Kambhoji (film)
| Kambhoji | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vinod Mankara |
| Produced by | Lakshmi M. Padmanabhan |
| Written by | Vinod Mankara |
| Starring |
Vineeth Lakshmi Gopalaswamy Sona Nair Rachana Narayanankutty |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
Production company |
Padmalakshmi Productions |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kambhoji is an upcoming Indian Malayalam–language musical thriller film written and directed by Vinod Mankara.[1] The film stars Vineeth and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy in the lead roles along with Sona Nair and Rachana Narayanankutty in key supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by M. Jayachandran and the lyrics to the soundtrack marks the last film work of acclaimed poet ONV Kurup.[2]
The story of the film unfolds in a small village in Palakkad district of Kerala. Based on a true incident that took place in Malabar regions in the 1970s, the story is about Kunjunni (Vineeth), a Kathakali artiste and Uma Antharjanam (Lakshmi), a Mohiniyattam dancer who unite at a small village and their passion towards their art blossoms into love between the two and a tragedy strikes in the form of a murder. The principal photography of the film was held in Varikkassery Mana in Palakkad.
Cast
- Vineeth as Kunjunni, a Kathakali artist
- Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Uma Antharjanam, a Mohiniyattam dancer
- Sona Nair as Narayani
- Rachana Narayanankutty
- Shivaji Guruvayoor
- Harish Peradi
- Kalaranjini
- Indrans
- Balaji
- Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri
- Kalamandalam Eswaran Unni
Music
| Kambhoji | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by M. Jayachandran | |
| Released | 5 September 2016 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 33:15 |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Label | Satyam Audios |
| Producer | M. Jayachandran |
The film's soundtrack album and background score are composed by M. Jayachandran. The lyrics for the songs were written by ONV Kurup, Vinod Mankara and Gopalakrishna Bharathi. The album was released on 5 September 2016 at Hycinth hotel in Trivandrum.[3]
The album marks Jayachandran's re-collaboration with Vinod Mankara after their successful film Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram (2010) for which the former won Kerala State Award for best music director. The film also marks the last works of acclaimed Malayalam poet ONV Kurup before his death.[4] Kurup handed over his written lines to Mankara just three days before his death.
The soundtrack album has nine songs set to tune by Jayachandran and comprises popular singers like K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra, Bombay Jayashree among others who have recorded their voices.
| Tracklist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Nadavathil" | ONV Kurup | K. S. Chithra | |
| 2. | "Shruthi Cherumo" | ONV Kurup | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 3. | "Anguli Sparsham" | Vinod Mankara | Bombay Jayashree | |
| 4. | "Chenthar Nermukhi" | ONV Kurup | Sreevalsan J Menon, K. S. Chithra | |
| 5. | "Irakkam Varamal" | Gopalakrishna Bharathi | Bombay Jayashree | |
| 6. | "Harinakshi (female)" | Traditional | Nandini | |
| 7. | "Harinakshi (male)" | Traditional | Kottakkal Madhu | |
| 8. | "Olivil undo" | Traditional | Nandini | |
| 9. | "Mariman Kanni" | Traditional | Kalanilayam Sinu | |
Total length: |
33:15 | |||
External links
References
- ↑ "Vinod Mankara on his new movie Kamboji". The Hindu. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "ONV's last written song recorded for Kambhoji". Mathrubhumi. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "Kamboji audio release". facebook. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "ONV's last songs in Vinod Mankara's next". Indiaglitz. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.