Welcome to Kodaikanal

1992 Indian film

  • 28 May 1992 (1992-05-28)
CountryIndiaLanguageMalayalam

Welcome to Kodaikanal is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Anil Babu and written by Kaloor Dennis from a story by Asha Mathew. The film stars Jagadish, along with Siddique, Anusha, Shweta Menon, and Sai Kumar in supporting roles.[1] The music was composed by C. Rajamani.

Plot

A man is found dead in a river. The police reveal the flashback about him, James Kutty, who was a music teacher in Kodaikanal and the hardships he faced there.

Cast

  • Jagadish as James Kutty
  • Siddique as Vinayachandran
  • Anusha as Maya
  • Sukumari as Elizabeth Samuel
  • Sai Kumar as Biju
  • Zainuddin as Hussain
  • Shweta Menon as Kavitha
  • Mala Aravindan as Eradi
  • Bobby Kottarakkara as Kunjachan
  • K. P. A. C. Sunny as Police officer
  • Kanakalatha

Production

The film was originally planned with Mohanlal in the lead role, who opted out from the film. He was replaced by Jagadish.[2]

Soundtrack

Rajamani gave music to the lines written by Bichu Thirumala.

Song list
  1. "Pathayoram": M. G. Sreekumar, Minmini
  2. "Manjukuttikal": M. G. Sreekumar
  3. "Swayam Marannuvo": M. G. Sreekumar, R. Usha
  4. "Manjukuttikal": K. S. Chithra
  5. "Swayam Marannuvo": (Pathos): M. G. Sreekumar

References

  1. ^ "Malayalam actor Jagadish's wife P Rema dies at 61". April 2022.
  2. ^ Dennis, Kaloor (10 May 2022). "എന്റെ വാശിയിൽ മുകേഷിനു പകരം ആ പടത്തിൽ ജഗദീഷ് നായകനായി". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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