| Makante Achan | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | V. M. Vinu |
| Written by | Samjad Narayanan |
| Produced by | Seven Arts International G.P. Vijayakumar (executive producer) |
| Starring | Sreenivasan Vineeth Sreenivasan |
| Cinematography | Manoj Pillai |
| Edited by | P. C. Mohanan |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran (songs) Ouseppachan (score) |
Production company | Seven Arts |
| Distributed by | Seven Arts Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Makante Achan (transl. Son's father) is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by V. M. Vinu, written by Samjad Narayanan, and produced by Seven Arts International. It stars Vineeth Sreenivasan, Sreenivasan and Suhasini in the lead roles[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Viswanathan is a village officer who desires for his son Manu to become an engineer. However, Manu's aspiration is to become a singer. Viswanathan sends him to a coaching centre ran by KC Francis, a strict principal who watches every child through CCTV cameras. Manu often asks his mother Rema to let him to go home and participate in reality TV shows. However, Viswanathan disagrees. Meanwhile, a fake sanyasi named Himaval Swami opens an Asram in their village. Krishnankutty, Viswanathan's friend, and his wife Santhanavally visit Himaval Swami to earn his blessings so that they can have a child. Some disciples of Himaval Swami visit Viswanathan to sanction a project worth 90 acres. However, Viswanathan realises that the project is illegal and refuses to sanction it.
Manu fails his engineering entrance exam, causing Viswanathan to slap him and call him a cheat. An upset Manu leaves home. Two days later, Viswanathan finds Manu working as a waiter in a hotel, causing Viswanathan to become heartbroken and begin drinking. Unknown to him, Manu has been participating in a reality show. Once Viswanathan returns home, Himaval Swami attacks him as he didn't sanction the project. The police find Viswanathan lying in a hospital, and he gives a statement, leading to Himaval Swami and his followers to get arrested. A few people led by Krishnankutty set the Ashram on fire.
Before the final round, Manu and Viswanathan reunite and he wins the reality show.
Cast
[edit]- Sreenivasan as Viswanathan, a village officer
- Vineeth Sreenivasan as Manu Viswanathan, Viswanathan's son
- Suhasini as Rema Viswanathan, Viswanathan's wife and Manu's mother
- Salim Kumar as Krishnan Kutty
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Himaval Chithanya Swami
- Janardhanan as Kurup
- Thilakan as K. C. Francis
- Suresh Krishna as Police Officer
- Varada as Ann
- Revathy Sivakumar as Dhanya Viswanathan, Manu's sister
- Bindu Panicker as Santhanavally, Krishnankutty's wife
- Augustine as Vachaspathy (Kooman Kumaran)
- Sreelatha Namboothiri as Kurup's wife
- Sharreth as himself (cameo appearance)
- Ouseppachan as himself (cameo appearance)
- Chitra Iyer as herself (cameo appearance)
- Sreekala Sasidharan as herself (archive footage)
Soundtrack
[edit]- "Ee Vennilavint" - Vineeth Sreenivasan
- "Himaval Swami" - Kavalam Sreekumar
- "Othorumichoru" - Vineeth Sreenivasan
Reception
[edit]The film was a commercial success at the box office and was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of that year.[3] Sreenivasan won the Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film.
References
[edit]- ^ "Review: Makante Achan disappoints".
- ^ "Makante Achan review. Makante Achan Malayalam movie review, story, rating".
- ^ Moviebuzz (2 January 2010). "2009- A Flashback!". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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