Agrajan

Agrajan
Directed byDennis Joseph
Written byDennis Joseph
Screenplay byDennis Joseph
StarringManoj K. Jayan
Ganesh Kumar
Thilakan
Rajan P. Dev
Nedumudi Venu
Sukumari
CinematographySunny Joseph
Edited byK. Sankunni
Music bySongs:
G. Devarajan
Background Score:
G. Devarajan
S. P. Venkatesh
Production
company
Visual Creations
Distributed byVisual Creations
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Agrajan is a 1995 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Dennis Joseph. The film stars Manoj K. Jayan and Ganesh Kumar in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan and S. P. Venkatesh.[1][2][3]

Plot

The story is set on the backdrop of the rivalry between top two newspaper companies in Kerala. P. T. Joseph of Kerala Bhoomi is set to go into strongholds of Kairali led by Govindan Nair by opening a new edition. This escalates the tensions between the two. While Kerala Bhoomi is the number one in circulation, Kairali has more financial assets and influence due to their diversified investments including cargo transport. Govindan, though a paraplegic due to a recent stroke, is the tactician and is assisted by his sons Madhavan and Raju, an apparent business degree holder from the United States.

The Kairali family arranges a hit and run to kill Joseph. Joseph's car is hit by a truck driven by Govindan's henchmen seriously injuring the newspaper baron. Joseph on his death bed reveals to his advocate that he has an illegitimate son with a former lover from his younger days when he was a professional drama artist. Joseph also registers a revised will before passing away.

Joseph's family consist of his widow Annamma Joseph, son Anto Joseph and a grown up daughter. Anto appeared more interested in hunting than in managing the family business when his father was alive. His trusted confidant is his maternal uncle Itty, who stands by him throughout the story.

Anto and Itty set out to find the will of Joseph from his advocate. They are alarmed to realize that the will has been changed on his deathbed and the contents are not to be revealed for the next 12 months. Advocate advises Anto to arrange a suitable marriage alliance for his sister with in this 12 months hinting the will contains indiscriminating information that will tarnish the family's reputation. Anto and Itty bribes the advocate who reveals that 51% shares of the newspaper is set aside to Joseph Aravindan, Joseph's illegitimate elder son. Once the will executed Anto will have only 49% shares with no power over the running of the firm. This angers Itty, but Anto calmly requests the advocate to keep the information among them for the next 12 months.

Anto already was familiar with the name Joseph Aravindan who is a well known journalist in New Delhi. On further enquiries, it turns out that Aravindan lost his job for publishing an article against an influential central minister. He is running a drama troupe in alliance with the progressive left wing party. Anto meets Aravindan and offers him the post of Chief Editor of the Kerala Bhoomi with the primary task of exposing Kairali's illegal activities. Aravindan accepts the offer after Anto agrees to all his demands.

Anto reveals his plans to Itty. He is convinced that Govindan arranged the killing of his father. By setting out Aravindan against Govindan, he can destroy them both before the will is executed.

Aravindan takes charge and his first attempt is to find information on rumoured smuggling of illegal spirit in Govindan's trucks. He learns the whereabouts of the next load from an old truck driver, Kottuvadi Kunjachan. He reveals the information to Anto before setting out to stop the truck himself. Anto passes the information to Govindan with an anonymous call after ensuring it is too late to stop the truck. Aravindan stops the truck and hands over the load to Excise inspectors. He also writes an editorial with all the information on illegal smuggling by Kairali. It is revealed on the same night that the truck contains a chemical called Carbon Tetrachloride which does not belong to illegal smuggling. Anto is forced to burn off all his newspaper copies that night before it reaches the subscribers. A disappointed Aravindan hands over his resignation to Anto.

Anto, though disappointed with the failed attempt, convinces Aravindan to stay. Govindan grews suspicious why Anto is persisting with Aravindan despite the failure, asks his sons to dig into Aravindan's past. Aravindan meanwhile grows close to a girl, Sreedevi, who helps him with his investigation.

Kairali announces the launch of a new shipyard with Japanese collaboration. Madhavan inadvertently reveals to Anto that the full investment is for Kairali and the Japanese just provides technology. Aravindan grows suspicious of the source of income of Kairali as the government limits access to foreign currency for Indian companies. He does some calculations and concludes that Kairali's revenues alone can not fund such a venture. He speculates that Kairali either has foreign assistance or they are into counterfeiting foreign currency.

Sreedevi tells Aravindan about an old master counterfeiter Mayyanadu Iyyappan. Aravindan visits Iyyappan undercover to learn the tricks of the trade. Iyyappan, who turns out to be Sreedevi's father mentions Carbon Tetrachloride as one of the ingredients of making printing ink for counterfeiting. Aravindan further bribes Kairali's watcher Velappan who reveals that it is Raju himself who is working on the printers in the night. Aravindan manages to enter Kairali's building and capture photographs of Raju in the act. He also end up kidnapping a staff who sees him in the building.

Aravindan informs Anto of all this and goes into writing with the intention of publishing the material on Easter Sunday after the press closes for 2 days. Anto invites Aravindan for dinner with his family on Maundy Thursday with an apparent reference to last supper. Even though Anto has an emotional family moment with Aravindan during his visit, he goes ahead and make another anonymous call to Govindan about Aravindan's plan.

Govindan, by this time aware of Aravindan's true identity makes out Anto's plan. He responds to Anto that he is not going to do anything with Aravindan as he trusts his old friend Joseph's son not to publish such material against him. Sensing his plan spoiled, Anto decides to take matters on his hand. On good Friday, he sets of from home with Itty pretending to go on traditional pilgrimage to Malayattoor church. He asks Itty to go alone to church and provide him alibi while he goes to Aravinda.

Aravindan accepts Anto's invitation to go on a hunting trip to Kodanadu forest. Once in the forest, Anto tries to shoot Aravindan with his hunting rifle. However Aravindan already has removed all bullets from the gun. Aravindan reveals that he knew Anto was his step brother ever since he received a letter from Joseph before he died. While the brothers reconciles, Raju appears and try to shoot at Aravindan. Anto saves Aravindan and in the ensuing fight, the brothers overpowers Raju, Madhavan and their henchmen with the help of Itty who arrives. Arvindan takes the injured Raju and Madhavan to their father. On a moment of rage, Govindan regains control of his body and tries to strangulate Aravindan, but dies of a heart failure in the attempt.

The film ends with Aravindan leaving to Delhi with Sreedevi after an emotional good bye to Anto and family.

Cast

Trivia

  • Shammy Thilakan plays the son of his real life father
  • Thilakan plays a paraplegic antagonist for the second time after Kalaal pada
  • Nedumudi Venu plays a man with illegitimate children. He followed this up with similar roles later in movies like Thachiledathu Chundan, Balettan
  • The plot around leading rival newspaper companies of the 90s was repeated in Agnidevan and Pathram

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by O. N. V. Kurup, or were Traditional.

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 "Etho Yugathinte" (F) K. S. Chithra O. N. V. Kurup
2 "Etho Yugathinte" (M) K. J. Yesudas O. N. V. Kurup
3 "Kaali Om Kaali" P. Jayachandran, P. Madhuri, C. O. Anto
4 "Kalike" K. J. Yesudas O. N. V. Kurup
5 "Koojantham" K. J. Yesudas, Chorus Traditional
6 "Urvashi Nee Oru" K. J. Yesudas O. N. V. Kurup
7 "Yesu Mahesaa" P. Susheela, Chorus O. N. V. Kurup

References

  1. ^ "Agrajan". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Agrajan". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Agrajan". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

Read other articles:

Melchior van Santvoort

Dari kiri ke kanan: Blijde Boodschap, Trouwe, 't Geloove, Liefde dan Hoope. engravir abad ke-17.Melchior van Santvoort (s. 1570 – 1641) adalah salah satu orang Belanda pertama di Jepang, yang menaiki kapal Belanda De Liefde, yang mendarat di Jepang pada 1600. Beberapa rekan kapalnya adalah Jacob Quaeckernaeck, Jan Joosten, dan William Adams. Van Santvoort menetap di Jepang, dimana ia menjalani 39 tahun sebagai pedagang di Nagasaki. Referensi Boxer, Charles Ralph (1951). The Christian Centur...

 

Provinsi Mino

Provinsi Mino (美濃国code: ja is deprecated , mino no kuni) adalah provinsi lama Jepang yang sekarang menjadi bagian selatan prefektur Gifu. Mino berbatasan dengan provinsi Echizen, Hida, Ise, Mikawa, Omi, Owari, dan Shinano. Ibu kota Mino terletak di kota Tarui, sedangkan istana penguasa terletak di kota Gifu. Mino merupakan wilayah kekuasaan Oda Nobunaga yang diteruskan oleh para pewarisnya sewaktu Toyotomi Hideyoshi berkuasa. Pertempuran Sekigahara terjadi di bagian barat Mino, tepatny...

 

Grand Prix Sepeda Motor Venezuela

Grand Prix VenezuelaGrand Prix Sepeda MotorTempatSan Carlos CircuitLomba pertama1977Lomba terakhir1979Terbanyak menang(pengendara)Barry Sheene (3)Terbanyak menang(pabrikan)Yamaha (5) Grand Prix Sepeda Motor Venezuela adalah acara balap motor yang pernah menjadi bagian dari musim Grand Prix Sepeda Motor, dari musim 1977 sampai 1979. Pemenang Grand Prix Sepeda Motor Venezuela Pemenang terbanyak (pembalap) # Menang Pembalap Menang Kategori Tahun menang 3 Barry Sheene 500 cc 1977, 1978, 1979 2 Á...

Politeknik Negeri Medan

Politeknik Negeri MedanJenisPerguruan Tinggi Negeri, PoliteknikDidirikan20 September 1982Lembaga indukKementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset, dan TeknologiDirekturMuhammad Syahruddin, ST, MT.AlamatJl. Almamater No.1, Padang Bulan, Kec. Medan Baru, Kota Medan, Sumatera Utara 20155, Medan, Sumatera UtaraNama julukanPolmedSitus webhttp://polmed.ac.id/ Politeknik Negeri Medan atau yang dahulu dikenal sebagai Politeknik Universitas Sumatera Utara Politeknik USU adalah sebuah perguruan tinggi ne...

 

Cliché

Idea which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or being irritating For other uses, see Cliché (disambiguation). Extract from a cartoon by Priestman Atkinson, from the Punch Almanack for 1885, mocking clichéd expressions in the popular literature at the time A cliché (UK: /ˈkliːʃeɪ/ or US: /kliːˈʃeɪ/) is an element of an artistic work, saying, or idea that has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of bein...

 

Nummus

Koin-koin Nummi dari akhir masa pemerintahan Anastasius I: di bagian kiri sebuah koin 40-nummi (follis) dan di bagian kanan sebuah koin 5-nummi (pentanummium). Nummus: (Yunani: νουμμίον, noummion), jamak nummi (νοῦμμοι) adalah sebuah istilah Latin yang artinya koin, tetapi secara teknis digunakan oleh para penulis modern untuk serangkaian koin tembaga bernilai rendah yang dikeluarkan oleh kekaisaran Romawi dan Bizantium pada Zaman Kuno Akhir. Kata tersebut berasal dari kat...

Guewenheim

Guewenheimcomune Guewenheim – Veduta LocalizzazioneStato Francia RegioneGrand Est Dipartimento Alto Reno ArrondissementThann CantoneMasevaux TerritorioCoordinate47°45′N 7°05′E / 47.75°N 7.083333°E47.75; 7.083333 (Guewenheim)Coordinate: 47°45′N 7°05′E / 47.75°N 7.083333°E47.75; 7.083333 (Guewenheim) Superficie8,57 km² Abitanti1 280[1] (2009) Densità149,36 ab./km² Altre informazioniCod. postale68116 Fuso orario...

 

Batushka

Polish black metal band The neutrality of this article is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. (February 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) BatushkaBatushka performing at Brutal Assault 2017Background informationOriginBiałystok, PolandGenresBlack metalYears active2015–presentLabelsWitching Hour, Sphieratz, Metal BladeMembersBart, Tarlachan, Lech, Boruta, Hiatsyntos, Yurodivyi, Grandf...

 

アプリケーションソフトウェア

「アプリケーション」はこの項目へ転送されています。英語の意味については「wikt:応用」、「wikt:application」をご覧ください。 この記事には複数の問題があります。改善やノートページでの議論にご協力ください。 出典がまったく示されていないか不十分です。内容に関する文献や情報源が必要です。（2018年4月） 古い情報を更新する必要があります。（2021年3月）出...

ヨハネス12世 (ローマ教皇)

ヨハネス12世 第130代 ローマ教皇 教皇就任 955年12月16日教皇離任 964年5月14日先代 アガペトゥス2世次代 レオ8世個人情報出生 937年スポレート公国（中部イタリア）スポレート死去 964年5月14日 教皇領、ローマ原国籍 スポレート公国親 父アルベリーコ2世（スポレート公）、母アルダその他のヨハネステンプレートを表示 ヨハネス12世（Ioannes XII、937年 - 964年5月14日）は、ロ...

 

سراييفو

سراييفو مدينة علم سراييفوعلمOfficial seal of سراييفوشعار الاسم الرسمي مدينة سراييفوGrad Sarajevo البوسنة والهرسك تحيط بسراييفو (الأزرق القاتم، في المركز) الإحداثيات 43°52′0″N 18°25′0″E / 43.86667°N 18.41667°E / 43.86667; 18.41667 تاريخ التأسيس 1462  تقسيم إداري  بلد  البوسنة والهرسك  ...

 

中華民國國軍中的中共間諜列表

 本表是動態列表，或許永遠不會完結。歡迎您參考可靠來源來查漏補缺。 潛伏於中華民國國軍中的中共間諜列表收錄根據公開資料來源，曾潛伏於中華民國國軍、被中國共產黨聲稱或承認，或者遭中華民國政府調查審判，為中華人民共和國和中國人民解放軍進行間諜行為的人物。以下列表以現今可查知時間為準，正確的間諜活動或洩漏機密時間可能早於或晚於以下所歸�...

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

City in Colorado, United States Home rule municipality in Colorado, United StatesGlenwood Springs, ColoradoHome rule municipality[1]View of Glenwood Springs from Lookout Mountain.Location of the City of Glenwood Springs in Garfield County, Colorado.Glenwood SpringsLocation of the City of Glenwood Springs in the United States.Coordinates: 39°32′44″N 107°20′05″W / 39.54556°N 107.33472°W / 39.54556; -107.33472Country United StatesState Colora...

 

زابولوتيا (فولينسكا)

زابولوتيا (بالأوكرانية: Заблотьє)‏(بالأوكرانية: Заболоття)‏    تقسيم إداري البلد أوكرانيا  خصائص جغرافية إحداثيات 51°38′00″N 24°16′00″E / 51.633333333333°N 24.266666666667°E / 51.633333333333; 24.266666666667   الارتفاع 158 متر  السكان التعداد السكاني 4411 (1 يناير 2018)  معلومات أخرى ا...

 

Leslie Rutledge

American politician (born 1976) Leslie Rutledge21st Lieutenant Governor of ArkansasIncumbentAssumed office January 10, 2023GovernorSarah Huckabee SandersPreceded byTim Griffin56th Attorney General of ArkansasIn officeJanuary 13, 2015 – January 10, 2023GovernorAsa HutchinsonPreceded byDustin McDanielSucceeded byTim Griffin Personal detailsBornLeslie Carol Rutledge (1976-06-09) June 9, 1976 (age 48)Southside, Independence County, Arkansas, U.S.Political partyRepublicanSpouse...

Cannabis laws in Ann Arbor, Michigan

See also: Cannabis in the United States and Cannabis in Michigan Part of a series onCannabis ArtsCulture 420 (chan) Books Magu (deity) Names Religion Judaism Latter-day Saints Sikhism Smoke-in Spiritual use Sports Stoner film Stoner rock Terms Chemistry Phytocannabinoids Quasi-psychedelic delta-8-THC delta-10-THC THC THCH THCP Other CBD CBDH CBDP Semi-synthetic cannabinoids THC-O-acetate Synthetic cannabinoids AM AM-2201 CP CP-55940 Dimethylheptylpyran HU HU-210 HU-331 JWH JWH-018 JWH-073 JWH...

 

Brughiera

Questa voce o sezione sull'argomento ecologia ha un'ottica geograficamente limitata. Contribuisci ad ampliarla o proponi le modifiche in discussione. Se la voce è approfondita, valuta se sia preferibile renderla una voce secondaria, dipendente da una più generale. Segui i suggerimenti del progetto di riferimento. Brughiera sui Monti Pennini in Inghilterra. La brughiera è un tipo particolare di associazione vegetale, caratterizzata dal brugo (Calluna vulgaris; viene chiamata infatti a...

 

Boeing AH-64 Apache

Boeing AH-64 ApacheHelikopter AH-64 Apache dari Resimen Penerbangan ke-101 Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat di IrakTipeHelikopter serbuProdusenHughes Helicopters (1975–1984)McDonnell Douglas (1984–1997)Boeing Defense, Space & Security (1997–sekarang)Terbang perdana30 September 1975StatusAktifPengguna utamaAngkatan Darat Amerika SerikatAngkatan Udara IsraelAngkatan Udara MesirAngkatan Udara Kerajaan BelandaTahun produksi1975–sekarangJumlah produksi2.400 per April 2020[1]Harga...

Anita Hill

American law professor and accuser of Clarence Thomas For the Lutheran pastor, see Anita C. Hill. For the Australian researcher in materials and process engineering, see Anita Hill (researcher). Anita HillHill in 2018BornAnita Faye Hill (1956-07-30) July 30, 1956 (age 68)[1]Lone Tree, Oklahoma, U.S.EducationOklahoma State University (BS)Yale University (JD)EmployerBrandeis University Anita Faye Hill (born July 30, 1956) is an American lawyer, educator and author. She is a profess...

 

Castello di Rapallo

Castello di RapalloCastelli del TigullioUbicazioneStatoRepubblica di Genova Stato attuale Italia RegioneLiguria CittàRapallo IndirizzoPiazzetta Bottaro Coordinate44°20′52.46″N 9°14′03.35″E44°20′52.46″N, 9°14′03.35″E Informazioni generaliTipocastello-fortezza Costruzione1550-1551 CostruttoreAntonio de Càrabo Primo proprietarioRepubblica di Genova Condizione attualein buono stato di conservazione Proprietario attualeComune di Rapallo Visitabilesì Informazioni militar...