Paattinte Palazhy
Directed byRajeev Anchal
Written byRajendra Babu
Produced byA. K. Pillai
Starring
CinematographyAlagappan N
Edited bySreekumar
Music byDr. Suresh Manimala
Release date
  • 20 August 2010 (2010-08-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Paattinte Palazhy is a 2010 Indian Malayalam film directed by Rajeev Anchal. The film has Meera Jasmine and Revathy in lead roles. Manoj.K.Jayan and Jagathy Sreekumar also play prominent roles in this film.[1] Meera plays the role of a playback singer in the film.[2]

Jagathy Sreekumar plays the father to Meera's character. Nedumudi Venu plays a full-length role in this film. The movie featured six songs written by veteran poet O.N.V. Kurup. The music was being produced by Dr. Suresh Manimala, a debutant in the film industry.

Plot

Veena aspires to become a world-renowned singer. When she realizes that the music within her has no ways of flowing out, she is driven almost to madness, but eventually finds a way to express it. Her father Sheshadri, Guru Usthad, Aamir, Dr. Aparna, Ganapathi, and young music director Sreehari compete for their share of her voice. With their help, she finds the best way to share her music.

Cast

Production

The film marked the comeback of Meera Jasmine to Malayalam film industry after a gap.[3] Rajeev was inspired from reality musical shows which prompted him to come up with a concept of "story of a singer who lived only for music".[4] The filming was started on 2 January 2010. Major parts were shot from Coorg and Chennai and also shot in Scot House in Mysore.[5]

Soundtrack

The film features a soundtrack written by veteran poet O. N. V. Kurup and composed by the debutant Dr. Suresh Manimala.

SongSinger(s)Notes
"Sathathanthriyakum"K. S. Chithra
"Ponnum Noolil"K. S. Chithra
"Azar Usko"K. S. Chithra
"Udayasooryane"K. S. Chithra and Aparna Rajeev
"Ammakkuruvi"K. S. Chithra and Aparna Rajeev
"Pattupaduvan"HariharanWon the Kerala State Award for Best Playback Singer in 2011
"Oru Malar Manchalumay"Vijay Yesudas and Shweta Mohan

Reception

A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Overall, Pattinte Palazhy has a lot of promise but fizzles out by the end".[6]

References

  1. "Malayalam Cinema News | Malayalam Movie Reviews | Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam". Archived from the original on 29 October 2009.
  2. "Meera Jasmine to plunge into Pattinte Palaazhi". Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  3. "First Look: Meera Jasmine's Pattinte Pallazhi". Rediff. 4 March 2010.
  4. "A lyrical endeavour". The Hindu. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  5. "Pattinte Pallazhi movie preview". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  6. "Pattinte Palazhy could have been better!". Rediff.com. 3 August 2010.
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