Achanurangatha Veedu

2006 Indian film

28 January 2006 (2006-01-28)

CountryIndiaLanguageMalayalam

Achanuragantha Veedu (transl. The house where father is sleepless) is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan. It stars Salim Kumar, Muktha, Samvrutha Sunil, and Indrajith Sukumaran. The film was released on 28 January 2006. For his performance, Salim Kumar won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Samuel after his wife's death faces hardship raising his three daughters. The story takes a mysterious route when his youngest daughter disappears.

Cast

Salim Kumar as Samuel / Prabhakaran
Muktha as Lisamma Samuel
Samvrutha Sunil as Sherly Samuel
Suja Karthika as Tressa Samuel
Usha as Lillykutty
Indrajith Sukumaran
Murali as Shekharan Nair
Sadiq
T.S Raju as S.P Thomas Mathew
Madhu Warrier as Gopy
Manikandan Pattambi as Maniyappan
Dinesh Prabhakar as Rajeev
Prasanth as Tommy
Harisree Ashokan as Johnykutty
Baby Nayanthara as Nayana John
Manka Mahesh as Saramma
Ambika Mohan as Harikrishnan's mother
Bindu Ramakrishnan as School principal
Cherthala Lalitha as Devaki
Radhika as Harikrishnan's Wife
Prithviraj Sukumaran as Harikrishnan (cameo appearance)

Production

The story came to Janardhanan's mind after he watched the Suryanelli rape case proceedings.^[3] The film portrayed Pentecostal denomination quite extensively.^[4] It was shot in Peermade in Kerala.^[5]

Reception

The film received positive critical reception, particularly noted for Salim Kumar's transformation from a comedian to serious roles.^[6]^[7]

Sequel

A sequel titled Lisammayude Veedu was later produced in 2013. It was written and directed by Babu Janardhanan.

References

^ Sify preview
^ Sify review
^ Vijay George (10 March 2006). "Handling a sensitive issue". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^ "Movie Preview: Achanuragantha Veedu". Music India Online. 2006. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
^ Sebastian, Shevlin (14 February 2017). "Lights, action, Hallelujah". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ Rammohan, Manoj (5 February 2006). "Achanurangatha Veedu". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 5 February 2007. ^{[dead link]}
^ George, Vijay (6 January 2006). "Reflection of society: Achanurangatha Veedu takes a hard look at some of the ills that are plaguing society." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)