Vardhakya Puranam Explained

Vardhakya Puranam
Director:	Rajasenan
Starring:	Manoj K. Jayan Narendra Prasad Jagathy Sreekumar Janardhanan Kanaka
Music:	Songs: Kannur Rajan Background Score: S. P. Venkatesh
Cinematography:	Venugopal
Editing:	G.Murali
Country:	India
Language:	Malayalam

Vardhakya Puranam is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Rajasenan and written by Sasidharan Arattuvazhi. The film stars Manoj K. Jayan, Narendra Prasad, Jagathy Sreekumar, Janardhanan and Kanaka. The film featured songs composed by Kannur Rajan and film score by S. P. Venkatesh.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

The film follows the adventures of three retirees. Mahendran Thambi, Ommanakuttan Pillai, and Cherian Thomas. Thambi comes up with the plan of starting a theatre troupe.

Cast

• Manoj K. Jayan as Jayamohan Thampi
• Narendra Prasad as Mahendran Thampi
• Jagathy Sreekumar as Omanakuttan Pillai
• Janardhanan as Cherian Thomas
• Kanaka as Rajani
• Kanakalatha as Sumithra Omanakuttan
• Meena as Susanna Cherian
• Usha as Mollykutty
• Kaveri as Sathi
• Prem Kumar as Parimalan - Jayan's Friend
• Philomina as Odanavattom Omana
• Sudheesh as Satheesh
• Abi as Santhosh
• Aneesha as Thara
• T. R. Omana as Mahendran Thampi's Mother
• Adoor Bhavani as Thara's Grandmother
• Bharath Gopi as Rajani's Father
• Madhupal as Vysakhan
• Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Attakulangara Ambujakshan
• Indrans as Kattanam Kuttikrishnan
• Sonia Baiju as Malini Thankachi
• Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Rajashekharan Thampi (Malini's Father)
• Gayathri as Jayanthi (Substitute of Thara)
• Appa Haja as Alexander

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Kannur Rajan.^[3]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Veena Padum"		Ramesan Nair	04:22
2	"Paal Nilavil"		S. Rameshan Nair
3	"Vallathoru Yogam"		S. Rameshan Nair
4	"Veena Paadum" (Bit)	K. J. Yesudas, P.Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra	IS Kundoor
5	"Veena Paadum"	K. S. Chithra	IS Kundoor

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vardhakya Puranam. 2014-09-19. filmibeat.com.
2. Web site: Vardhakya Puranam. 2014-09-19. spicyonion.com.
3. Web site: Vardhakya Puranam Songs. 2014-09-19. Raaga.com.