Sallapam

Sallapam
Sallapam
	Poster
Directed by	Sundar Das
Written by	A. K. Lohithadas
Produced by	N. Krishnakumar (Kireedam Unni)
Starring	Dileep; Manoj K. Jayan; Manju Warrier; Bindu Panicker; N. F. Varghese;
Cinematography	Ramachandra Babu
Edited by	G. Murali
Music by	Johnson
Distributed by	Kripa Films
Release date	22 March 1996;
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Sallapam is a 1996 Malayalam-language film directed by Sundar Das and written by A. K. Lohithadas, starring Dileep, Manoj K. Jayan, and Manju Warrier. The music was composed by Johnson. The film was remade in Telugu as Egire Paavurama.^[1]

Synopsis

Radha comes from a poor family and dreams of becoming a great singer. She falls in love with Sasikumar, who calls himself Junior Yesudas. Sasikumar is also from a poor family. When Radha asks to marry Sasikumar, he makes excuses, saying he has a lot of responsibilities and does not have any money. Radha decides to commit suicide but is rescued by her cousin, who she realizes was in love with her.

Cast

Dileep as Sasikumar / Junior Yesudas
Manoj K. Jayan as Divakaran
Manju Warrier as Radha (voice-over by Sreeja)
Bindu Panicker as Padmini
Kozhikode Sarada as Divakaran's Mom
Mala Aravindan as Kunjookuttan Ashaari
N. F. Varghese as Chandran Nair
Valsala Menon as Leelavathi Thampuratti
Abubakkar as Damodaran
Kalabhavan Mani as Rajappan
Jagannatha Varma as Prabhakara Varma
Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Madhava Menon
Salu Kuttanadu as Raghavan
Mammukoya as Railway worker
Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri as Singer at the temple
Ottapalam Pappan
Manju Sahteesh

Music

The songs were composed by Johnson, with lyrics by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.

Track	Song	Artist(s)	Raga
1	"Chandana Cholayil"	K. J. Yesudas	Pahadi
2	"Ponnil Kulichu"	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra	Darbari Kanada
3	"Panchavarna"	K. S. Chithra	Sudha Dhanyasi
4	"Padha Smaranasugham"	K. J. Yesudas	Latangi
5	"Ponnil Kulichu"	K. S. Chithra	Darbari Kanada
6	"Ponnil Kulichu (Bit)"	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra	Darbari Kanada

Box office

The film became both a critical^[2] and commercial success.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "JD and Srikanth team-up again". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ "Charging forward". The Hindu. 4 November 2010.
^ "Next Malayalam star in the making". Deccan Chronicle. 9 December 2016.
^ "The rise and fall of Mollywood's people's hero Dileep..." Malayala Manorama. 12 July 2017.
^ "Forget the Dileep; Manju Warrior stands tall on her own". Asianet. 28 November 2016.
^ "Welcome To Central Jail first look poster out: Dileep and Sundar Das are finally back!". Catchnews. 24 August 2016.

External links

Sallapam at IMDb

[1] "JD and Srikanth team-up again". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[2] "Charging forward". The Hindu. 4 November 2010.

[3] "Next Malayalam star in the making". Deccan Chronicle. 9 December 2016.

[4] "The rise and fall of Mollywood's people's hero Dileep..." Malayala Manorama. 12 July 2017.

[5] "Forget the Dileep; Manju Warrior stands tall on her own". Asianet. 28 November 2016.

[6] "Welcome To Central Jail first look poster out: Dileep and Sundar Das are finally back!". Catchnews. 24 August 2016.

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