Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu Malayalam Movie
Release Date: 31 Jul 2009
Cast: Rajasenan, Sitharaa. Jagathy Sreekumar, Kalpana, Mukesh, Indrans, Sindhumenon, Janett, Drishya, Sumithra
Direction: Rajasenan
Music: M Jayachandran-Rajeev Alumkal
Genre: Drama
Language: Malayalam
Review
After being the favorite director of families for quite some time, filmmaker Rajasenan is finally applying greasepaint on his face to don the lead character of a movie. The flick titled ‘Bharya Onnu, Makkal Moonnu’ directed by Rajasenan will have its director, playing the hero. The senior director who have been a favorite face in the mini screen singing and hosting discussions and shows whenever he is free from the work of his movies, had earlier made some small cameo appearances in a few flicks.
This new light hearted family entertainer, as the name implies, will have him as Chandramohan Thampi, a post master, who lives with his wife and three children. Born into an affluent family, Chandramohan and his younger brother Rajamohan were brought up under the stubborn strictness of their father Sachithanandhan Thampy, a retired police officer. But when Chandramohan fall in love with Lisamma, a girl from a poor Christian family, he has to break the big dreams of his father and to move out of their family home.
To prove his father that he was never wrong in his choices of life, Chandramohan leads a lavish life even though with the limited salary that he gets. He teaches his children in good schools and keeps abreast of every new arrivals in the family market. Lisamma, who had been always a modest lady, doesn't like her husband's spendthirftness.
Chandramohan's brother Rajamohan, who has great regard for his brother, live up to his father's expectations securing high positions in the business world and is living with his family in their “tharavadu” with his parents. But their only sorrow was that they were not gifted with any children. But they never realized that Chandramohan was gradually moving towards devastation, due to his habits of showoff. The movie scripted by the director, goes on to tell the importance of choices in life and how good values imbibed from parents keeps the life of individuals on safer tracks.
Sithara, noted for his films like Mazhavilkkavadi, and Jathakam, makes a comeback to Malayalam playing Lisamma. In fact, Rajasenan had to struggle for some time to find one able senior face, ready to play the character, a mother to three grownup children and has consulted many leading actresses who turned down the offer. But when the director narrated the story to Sitharaa, she was more than inclined to be in the role at the earliest. Rajasenan clarifies that this new film, though with out any superstar, definitely have a super story that is sure to cater to the family audiences, with which every household can readily relate to.
Rehman plays Raja Mohan while Sivaji Guruvayoor plays their father Sivamohanthampi. Also in the cast are Jagathy Sreekumar, Kalpana, Mukesh, Indrans, Sindhumenon, Janett, Drishya and Sumithra.
Rajasenan was initially reluctant to face the camera for the role, But with the support and encouragement of his Friends in the filed, he made it sure that the character was safe with his limited expressions and fits his age, mannerisms and figure. The popular directors of the filed like Shafi, Thulasidas, Sundardas and Mecartin, who were all his assistants earlier, were called upon to handle the shoot and to support him in his first acting exercise. All of them remained in the sets for days to make sure that their guru is performing well before the camera.
‘Bharya Onnu, Makkal Moonnu’ will also feature two song by M Jayachandran-Rajeev Alumkal team. While Saloo George handles the camera, Gireesh Menon is in charge of the Art department. Produced by a Dubai based entrepreneur Alex, the movie will be brought to theatres by Jini cinema
