Pranayavarnangal


Pranayavarnangal is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language romantic film directed by Sibi Malayil, and written by Jayaraman Kadambat and Sachidanandan Puzhankara. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Divya Unni and Biju Menon.

Plot

Arathi is a shy girl, who is silent, a daydreamer and loves poetry whereas Maya is her roommate and best friend who is naughty and plays pranks on hostel mates. Victor loves Arathi but is afraid to express his love. At a college event, Vinayachandran who is well known to Maya's family and deputy collector of the city comes as the guest and he praises Aarathy after listening to her poetry. Meanwhile, Maya realizes that Arathi has a crush on Vinayan. Seeing this as an opportunity to make Aarathy come out of her shell, Maya compels her friend to write letters to Arathi posing as Vinayan. Arathi truly falls in love with Vinayan, whereas he doesn't have a clue about this. Meanwhile, Maya's parents arrange her marriage with Vinayan as he is in love with Maya. Maya also starts loving Vinayan. Soon Maya forces Arathi to forget Vinayan as she feels guilty and both friends break up. With the help of Victor, Arathi comes to meet Vinayan but realizes that he is marrying Maya. Arathi has a mental breakdown. Victor takes care of her. Vinayan visits her and tells her the truth and both the friends reunite.

Production

The song "Aaro Viral" was shot at University College Thiruvananthapuram.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Vidyasagar to the lyrics written by Gireesh Puthenchery and Sachidanandan Puzhankara, co-writer of the film. The songs were widely popular among the masses. The song 'Aaro Viral Neetti' was a remake of Vidyasagar's own composition 'Meetu Ennai' from the 1993 Tamil film Maathangal Ezhu. The song "Kannadi Koodum" tune was reused by Vidyasagar as "Toonega Toonega" in 2001 Telugu movie Manasantha Nuvve directed by V. N. Aditya. It was then reused in Tamil, Kannada and Bengali remakes of Manasantha Nuvve.

Track listing

TrackTitleSingerLyricistRaga
1"Aaro Viral Neetti"K. J. YesudasGireesh PuthencheryRagamalika
2"Varamanjalaadiya"Sujatha MohanSachidanandan PuzhankaraKapi
3"Othiri Othiri"K. S. ChithraGireesh Puthenchery
4"Kannadi Koodum"K. J. Yesudas, K. S. ChithraGireesh PuthencheryMohanam
5"Aalelo Pulelo"ChorusSachidanandan Puzhankara
6"Aaro Viral Neetti"K. S. ChithraGireesh PuthencheryRagamalika
7"Orukula Poo"Suresh GopiSachidanandan PuzhankaraRagamalika
8"Varamanjalaadiya"K. J. YesudasSachidanandan PuzhankaraKapi
9"Othiri Othiri"ShabnamGireesh Puthenchery

Awards

;Kerala State Film Awards
; Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
; Asianet Film Awards