Azhakiya Ravanan

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{{Infobox film
| name = Azhakiya Ravanan
| image = Azhakiya Ravanan DVD.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = VCD cover
| director = [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]]
| screenplay = [[Sreenivasan]]
| story = Sreenivasan
| producer = V. P. Madhavan Nair
| starring = [[Mammootty]] [[Bhanupriya]] Sreenivasan [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] [[Biju Menon]] [[Rajan P. Dev]] [[Cochin Haneefa]]
| music = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| cinematography = P. Sukumar
| editing = K. Rajagopal
| released = {{Film date|1996|2|9|df=y}}
| distributor = Murali Films
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}
'''''Azhakiya Ravanan''''' (Handsome Ravanan) is a 1996 [[Malayalam]] [[drama]] film directed by [[Kamal Director|Kamal]] and written by [[Sreenivasan]]. The film stars [[Mammootty]] and [[Bhanupriya]] in the lead roles. Supporting cast includes [[Sreenivasan]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Rajan P. Dev]], and [[Cochin Haneefa]]. The music was composed by [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]], his debut Malayalam movie. The 2015 film ''[[Chirakodinja Kinavukal]]'' is a [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] to this film.

==Plot==
Shankar Das is a rich businessman who returns to his native village in [[Alappuzha]]. No one in the village is aware of his past. During his childhood he was a servant of the local feudal lord Chatothu Panickar. He left the job after getting severely punished for kissing the lord's young daughter. He fled to [[Mumbai]] and there he became a successful businessman.

Now he has returned to his native village incognito. He is a very boastful man and revels in the praises showered on him by the sycophants. He reveals his identity to Ambujakshan, who is his childhood friend and an aspiring writer. He also confides in him his interest for Panicker's daughter Anuradha, who was his childhood infatuation. Ambujakshan succeeds in convincing Shankar to produce a film by telling him that it would help him to earn the respect of the villagers and win over Anuradha. Thus the production of the film starts under the direction of Sharath, who is the love interest of Anuradha.

Shankar renders unsolicited financial help to Panicker's family. But, Shankar later realizes about the love developing between Anuradha and Sharath the film director and that leads to a pause on the film's production. Later, Shankar proposes marriage to Anuradha, which she declines. However, the family, which is indebted to him, coerces her to marry him. Anuradha, who is infuriated, decides that she will not present herself as a virgin before Shankar and makes love with Sharath. After the marriage she learns from Shankar that Sharath had accepted money from him for not creating any trouble for their marriage. This causes another heartbreak for her and she confesses about her relationship with Sharath to Shankar. In the end Shankar forgives Anuradha and their marital relationship resumes.

== Cast ==
* [[Mammootty]] as Shankar Das/Kuttisankaran
* [[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]] as Ambujakshan
* [[Bhanupriya]] as Anuradha
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Varghese
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Chathothu Panicker
* [[Biju Menon]] as Sarath
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Karayogam President TPV Kuruppu
* [[Valsala Menon]] as Omanakuttyamma
* [[Anju Aravind]] as Sandhya
* [[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]] as Sarath's mother
* [[Vineeth Kumar]] as Anuradha's Brother
* [[Kavya Madhavan]] as Young Anuradha
* [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Music Director
* [[Lal Jose]] as Assistant Director
* [[Jagadish]] as Himself
* [[Madhupal]] as Himself
* [[Spadikam George]] as Himself
* [[Zainuddin (actor)|Zainuddin]] as Himself
* [[Beena Antony]] as Herself
* Vinodhini

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Azhakiya Ravanan
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption =
| released = {{start date|df=yes|1996|01}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 23:35
| label = [[Satyam Audios]]
| producer = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| prev_title = Mummy Mee Aayanochadu
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = [[Indraprastham (film)|Indraprastham]]
| next_year = 1996
}}

This movie marked [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]'s entry into Malayalam films. He won [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director]] for his songs.

{{tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 25:35
| all_lyrics = [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]]
| all_music = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
| title1 = Vennila Chandana
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], Shabnam
| length1 = 5:14
| title2 = Pranayamanithooval
| extra2 = [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length2 = 4:31
| title3 = Sumangalee
| extra3 = K. J. Yesudas
| length3 = 4:46
| title4 = Pranayamanithooval
| extra4 = K. J. Yesudas
| length4 = 4:30
| title5 = O Dilruba
| extra5 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
| length5 = 5:14
| title6 = Vennila Chandana
| extra6 = K. S. Chithra
| length6 = 5:14
}}

==Awards==
;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyricist]] - Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] - Vidyasagar
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Female Singer]] - Sujatha Mohan

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0266288|title=Azhakiya Ravanan}}

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[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Sreenivasan]]
[[Category:Malayalam films in series|$Ambuj1]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kamal (director)]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar]]

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