2005 Indian film
Pandippada (transl. Pandi gang) is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language comedy action film written and directed by Rafi Mecartin. The film stars Dileep in the lead role while Prakash Raj, Navya Nair, Harisree Ashokan, Salim Kumar, Cochin Haneefa and Indrans play supporting roles. The film was produced by Dileep and Anoop under the company Graand Production.[2][3] The film was commercially successful at box office, it was one of the highest-grossing film in 2005 and developed a cult following.[4]
The film released on 4 July 2005. The story revolves around Bhuvana Chandran (Dileep), a struggling entrepreneur in a lot of debt that gets involved in a land conflict between two powerful men related by marriage in Tamil Nadu, namely Pandi Durai (Prakash Raj) and Karuppayya Swami (Rajan P. Dev). Meanwhile, he lands himself as a close confidante of Durai and falls in a love triangle inspired from Twelfth Night.[5][4]
Plot
Pandippada is the story of a rivalry between Pandi Durai and his brother-in-law Karuppayya Swami, who are illiterate landlords, yet equally feared by the villagers for their brutalities. Bhuvanachandran is a 38 year old unsuccessful entrepreneur who gets a piece of land in the same village. He has a lot of debts and in order to clear that, he has to sell this land. However, Pandi and Karuppayya has not let any owner of the land to sell it, Bhuvan being the latest owner to land into trouble.
Bhuvanan, not knowing the situation stemming from the feud, comes to this village to check the possibilities of selling the land. Then he sees help from his best friend Bhasi who lived there. Bhasi takes him to Pandi, whom he works as a member, and Bhuvanan joins Pandi's group. Later, he Karuppayya's beautiful, literate yet well-mannered daughter Meena falls in love with Bhuvanan.[6]
However, Pandi also wants to marry Meena, and this makes Pandi and Bhuvanan as enemies. Pandi tries to kill Bhuvanan, but he escapes. Karuppayya finds Bhuvan to be the better suitor than Pandi, and fixes the marriage of Meena and Bhuvanan. Pandi also fixes his marriage with Meena on the same date. In the chaos that follows, Bhuvanan confronts Pandi in a duel, and finally gives a gun to him and asks him to shoot him if he cannot see him as a brother. Pandi realises his mistakes and forgives them both and nods approval for their marriage.
Box Office
The film was commercially successful in box office and ran more than 100 days completed in theatres.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Suresh Peters, with lyrics written by Chittoor Gopi, R. K. Damodaran, I. S. Kundoor, Nadirsha and Santhosh Varma.
| No. |
Song |
Singers |
Lyrics |
Length (m:ss)
|
| 1 |
"Ariyaathe Ishtamaay" (D) |
V. Devanand, Jyotsna |
Chittoor Gopi |
|
| 2 |
"Ariyaathe Ishtamaay" (F) |
Jyotsna |
Chittoor Gopi |
|
| 3 |
"Ariyaathe Ishtamaay" (M) |
V. Devanand |
Chittoor Gopi |
|
| 4 |
"Mayilin" |
Sujatha Mohan, Afsal, Vidhu Prathap |
R. K. Damodaran |
|
| 5 |
"Mayilin" (Remix) |
Sujatha Mohan, Afsal, Vidhu Prathap |
R. K. Damodaran |
|
| 6 |
"Mele Mukilin" |
K. S. Chithra, Afsal |
R. K. Damodaran |
|
| 7 |
"Panchaayathile" |
Sujatha Mohan, Afsal |
Nadirsha |
|
| 8 |
"Ponkanavu Minukkum" |
Mano, Ranjini Jose, Timmi |
Santhosh Varma, I S Kundanoor |
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