Ben Johnson is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Anil C. Menon, written by T. A. Shahid, and produced by Milan Jaleel. It stars Kalabhavan Mani in dual roles as father and son, alongside Indraja, Siddique, Harisree Ashokan and Vijayaraghavan in supporting roles. The songs were composed by Deepak Dev.[1][2][3]
| Ben Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anil C. Menon |
| Written by | T. A. Shahid |
| Produced by | Milan Jaleel |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | L. Bhoominathan |
| Music by | Deepak Dev (songs) C. Rajamani (score) |
Production company | Galaxy Films |
| Distributed by | Galaxy Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Ben Johnson was released on 24 June 2005, and was a commercial success at the box office.[4] The film was dubbed in Odia under the same title.
Plot
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Amarakkadan Pathrose is a name to local goon with in village Muthangakuzhi. He is the monarch of all that he surveys, thanks to his rough and ready methods. Fear stalks the village whenever he gets into ‘action’. His son, Johnson is everything that the fear-inspiring father is not. He goes out of his way to be nice to one and all, in an effort to erase the bad reputation set by his father. Johnson has always cherished the dream of becoming a policeman. Ever since his childhood, Johnson has been good in sports. Thanks to his excellence in athletics, the villagers start calling him Ben Johnson because of his physical resemblance to the famous Canadian sprinter.
Johnson manages to become a sub-inspector (SI) in Kerala police, under the sports quota! As destiny would have it, Johnson is posted as the SI in his own village of Muthangakuzhi. Now he is driven by a missionary zeal to rid the village of rowdies and baddies, both social as well as political.
Cast
edit- Kalabhavan Mani in a double role as:
- SI A. P. Ben Johnson (son)
- Amarakkadan Pathrose (father)
- Indraja as Gouri
- Siddique as SP Stephen Varghese IPS
- Harisree Ashokan as Head Constable Swami
- Vijayaraghavan as Chandranthodi Viswanathan Menon MLA
- Madhu as Govindan Menon
- Kalasala Babu as Chandranthodi Madhava Menon
- Cochin Haneefa as ASI Eenashu Pillai
- Sukumari as Dhakshyani, Gouri's grandmother
- Ambika as Lakshmi, Johnson's mother
- Adithya Menon as Vettukadan Velayudhan
- Sadiq as Chandranthodi Surendran Menon
- Machan Varghese as Constable Indran
- Vishnu Prasad as Chandranthodi Hariprasad Menon
- Shruti
- Bheeman Raghu as Raghu
- I. M. Vijayan
- T. P. Madhavan as Minister
- Narayanankutty
- Abu Salim as Abu
- Chali Pala as Retd. DYSP Parameshwaran
- Baiju Ezhupunna as Thrivikraman
- Ponnamma Babu
- Innocent as Chief Minister Raman Pilla (guest)
- Nadirshah as Himself (cameo)
Music
editThe music was composed by Deepak Dev, with lyrics written by Arjun Sasi and Kaithapram.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sona Sona nee" | Kalabhavan Mani | Kaithapram | |
| 2 | "Iniyum Mizhikal" | Sujatha Mohan | Kaithapram | |
| 3 | "Iniyum Mizhikal" (M) | K. J. Yesudas | Kaithapram | |
| 4 | "Munpe Munpe" | Deepak Dev, Arjun Sasi | Kaithapram, Arjun Sasi | |
| 5 | "Munpe Munpe" | Arjun Sasi | Kaithapram, Arjun Sasi | |
| 6 | "Pettayaadi" | Nadirsha, Sangeetha | Nadirsha |
Reception
editIt was released on 24 June 2005.[5][6] The film was a commercial success at the box office.[4] The songs were well received, especially the song "Sona..Sona.." sung by Kalabhavan Mani and "Iniyum Mizhikal Nirayaruthe" by K.J. Yesudas.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Ben Johnson". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Ben Johnson". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Ben Johnson". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ a b "The Hindu : Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram: Boom year for mollywood". The Hindu. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Must Watch". The Times of India. 19 May 2011.
- ^ "The best of Kalabhavan Mani: a tribute". Sify. 19 November 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.
External links
edit- Ben Johnson at IMDb
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