| Rakthasaakshikal Sindabad | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Venu Nagavalli |
| Produced by | Deepa Ramesh Kumar |
| Written by | Venu Nagavally |
| Screenplay by | Venu Nagavally Cheriyan Kalpakavadi |
| Story by | Cheriyan Kalpakavadi |
| Starring | Mohanlal Suresh Gopi Murali Nedumudi Venu Sukanya |
| Music by | M. G. Radhakrishnan |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
Production company | Surya Cine Arts |
| Distributed by | Surya Cine Arts Seven Arts |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Rakthasaakshikal Sindabad (English: Long live the martyrs) is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language historical political action thriller movie directed by Venu Nagavalli,[1] featuring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Sukanya in the lead roles. The revolt scenes in the film were directed by Priyadarshan.
The film was released on 30 October 1998 coinciding with the fifty-second anniversary of Punnapra-Valayar.[2]
Plot[edit | edit source]
A political story set in the pre-independent India when Communism came into the picture.[3]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Mohanlal as Siva Subrahmanya Iyer, later Comrade Shivan
- Suresh Gopi as Urmees Tharakan Mappilassery
- Nassar as Divan Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer
- Sukanya as Sivakami Ammal
- Murali as E. Sreedharan
- Nedumudi Venu as Iyer's elder brother
- Zainuddin as comrade
- Karamana Janardanan Nair as Raman Thirumulpadu
- Rajan P. Dev as Mappilassery Tharakan
- Mala Aravindan
- Jagannatha Varma as Parthasarathy of Alummoottil
- Ranjitha
- Maathu
- Sukumari as Subbulaxmi Ammal, Iyer's mother
- Kalamandalam Sreejaya as Ammini
Production[edit | edit source]
The film is based on the Punnapra-Vayalar agitation and was criticised for not doing justice to the history.[5]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The film's soundtrack contains 9 songs, all composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan. Lyrics were by P. Bhaskaran, O. N. V. Kurup, Gireesh Puthenchery and Ezhacheri Ramachandran.[6]
| # | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Balikudeerangal" | Ezhacheri Ramachandran | K. J. Yesudas |
| 2 | "Cheruvallikkaavilinnu" [Bonus Track] | Gireesh Puthenchery | Sudeep Kumar |
| 3 | "Kizhakku Pulari" | P. Bhaskaran | M. G. Sreekumar, K. J. Yesudas, Chorus |
| 4 | "Nammalu Koyyum" | O. N. V. Kurup | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chitra, Chorus |
| 5 | "Panineer Maariyil" [Bonus Track] | Gireesh Puthenchery | Radhika Thilak, Sudeep Kumar |
| 6 | "Ponnaaryan Paadam" | K. S. Chitra | |
| 7 | "Vaikaasihennalo" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chitra | |
| 8 | "Vaikaasithennalo" (F) | K. S. Chitra | |
| 9 | "Vaikaasithennalo" (M) | M. G. Sreekumar |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "'Making political films no longer possible'". The New Indian Express. 3 March 2009.
- ↑ "അധികമാർക്കും അറിയാത്ത ചരിത്രകഥകളുമായി പ്രേക്ഷകരിലേക്ക് എത്തിയ മലയാള സിനിമകൾ!" [Malayalam movies that reach the audience with historical stories unknown to most!]. Samayam (in മലയാളം). 3 December 2021.
- ↑ S., Bechu (17 October 2020). "Lal Salam movie buffs! Films that all communists must watch before they die". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ↑ Rakthasaakshikal Zindabad Malayalam Full Movie | Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Murali, 4 April 2014, retrieved 24 June 2023
- ↑ Gangadharan, Saju (30 October 2021). "രക്തസാക്ഷികള് സിന്ദാബാദ്- വിപ്ലവ വീര്യത്തിന്റെ കഥ- 'ചുവന്ന' സിനിമകളിലൂടെ തുടരുന്നു" [Martyrs Zindabad: The story of revolutionary vigor continues through 'Red' films]. Deshabhimani (in മലയാളം). Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ↑ "Rakthasakshikal Zindabad". Gaana. 2012.
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