| Ben Johnson | |
| Director: | Anil C. Menon |
| Producer: | Milan Jaleel |
| Music: | Deepak Dev (songs) C. Rajamani (score) |
| Cinematography: | P. Sukumar |
| Editing: | L. Bhoominathan |
| Studio: | Galaxy Films |
| Distributor: | Galaxy Films |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Malayalam |
Ben Johnson is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Anil C. Menon, written by T. A. Shahid, and produced by Milan Jaleel. It stars Kalabhavan Mani in dual roles as father and son, alongside Indraja, Siddique, Harisree Ashokan and Vijayaraghavan in supporting roles. The songs were composed by Deepak Dev.[1] [2] [3]
Ben Johnson was released on 24 June 2005, and was a commercial success at the box office. The film was dubbed in Odia under the same title.
Amarakkadan Pathrose is a name to local goon with in village Muthangakuzhi. He is the monarch of all that he surveys, thanks to his rough and ready methods. Fear stalks the village whenever he gets into ‘action’. His son, Johnson is everything that the fear-inspiring father is not. He goes out of his way to be nice to one and all, in an effort to erase the bad reputation set by his father. Johnson has always cherished the dream of becoming a policeman. Ever since his childhood, Johnson has been good in sports. Thanks to his excellence in athletics, the villagers start calling him Ben Johnson because of his physical resemblance to the famous Canadian sprinter.
Johnson manages to become a sub-inspector (SI) in Kerala police, under the sports quota! As destiny would have it, Johnson is posted as the SI in his own village of Muthangakuzhi. Now he is driven by a missionary zeal to rid the village of rowdies and baddies, both social as well as political.
The music was composed by Deepak Dev, with lyrics written by Arjun Sasi and Kaithapram.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sona Sona nee" | |||
| 2 | "Iniyum Mizhikal" | |||
| 3 | "Iniyum Mizhikal" (M) | Kaithapram | ||
| 4 | "Munpe Munpe" | Deepak Dev, Arjun Sasi | Kaithapram, Arjun Sasi | |
| 5 | "Munpe Munpe" | Arjun Sasi | Kaithapram, Arjun Sasi | |
| 6 | "Pettayaadi" | |||
It was released on 24 June 2005.[4] [5] The film was a commercial success at the box office.[6] The songs were well received, especially the song "Sona..Sona.." sung by Kalabhavan Mani and "Iniyum Mizhikal Nirayaruthe" by K.J. Yesudas.