Namukku Parkkan
| Namukku Parkkan | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Aji John |
| Produced by | Joy Thomas Sakthikulangara |
| Screenplay by | Jayan-Sunoj |
| Starring |
Anoop Menon Meghna Raj Jayasurya |
| Narrated by | Mohanlal |
| Music by | Ratheesh Vegha |
| Cinematography | S.B.Prijith |
| Edited by | Shamjith |
| Distributed by | Jithin Arts |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Namukku Parkkan (Malayalam: നമുക്ക് പാർക്കാൻ) is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by Aji John, starring Anoop Menon and Meghna Raj in the lead roles.[1] Jayasurya plays a pivotal guest appearance, while Mohanlal makes a vocal appearance in the film.
Plot
Namukku Parkkan reflects the realities of a middle class Malayali family.[2] Rajeev (Anoop Menon) is a veterinary surgeon and his wife Renuka (Meghna Raj) is a primary school teacher. They have two school- going daughters.They live in a small house and doesn't have a proper bathroom ,one day somebody peeps in when meghana was bathing. They lead a happy and contended life, but they have a dream and that is to own a house. They have plans for their ideal house, a house merging with nature, with lots of trees and a lovely garden and cattle roaming the compound. But the dream is beyond their means. All others in their family own houses. But Rajeev and family still live in a rented house. On top of that, Rajeev has been served with a note to vacate the house. He has asked for some grace period till he finds a new house. Then an unexpected incident in his life makes it inevitable for him to build a house. He sets out on a journey to own a house and the realities he encounters in his journey form the rest of the story.[1] C.I. Velu Nagarajan(Jayasurya) a Kannada police officer residing in Kerala "helps" Rajeev and rest of the story is of the other incidents he faces.
Cast
- Anoop Menon as Rajeev, as a man who dreams high of establishing a house for his loving family.
- Meghana Raj as Renuka, as the wife of Rajeev
- Janardhanan as Krishnan Ammavan
- Jayasurya as C.I. Velu Nagarajan, as Kannada speaking sub-inspector (Guest Appearance)
- Mohanlal (voice)
- Ashokan as K.K
- Tini Tom as Balan
- Sudheesh
- Sudheer Karamana
- Geetha Vijayan
- Nandhu
- Kalabhavan Shajon
Reception
The music rights of movie was obtained by Sathyam Audios for a record price close to ₹13 lakh, which is the highest price in Malayalam film industry, beating the previous record of Urumi.[3] Movie as a whole was rated as average by Sify[4] and Rediff review with rediff calling Anoop Menon's acting impressive.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Namukku Parkkan: Malayalam Movie Review | Profile Synopsis, Namukku Parkkan Malayalam Movie Photo Gallery | Stills | Video Gallery, Malayalam Movie Namukku Parkkan Downloads, Malayalam Movie Namukku Parkkan Songs And Videos, Trailer, Malayalam Movie Namukku Parkkan Cast And Crew". Metromatinee.com. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
- ↑ Sanjith Sidhardhan (2012-05-01). "Ali John, Anoop Menon to bring back old era - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
- ↑ "'Namukku Parkkan' beats 'Urumi'". The Times of India. 27 April 2012.
- ↑ "Namukku Parkkaan". Sify.com. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ "Review: Namukku Parkkan is just average". Rediff Movies. Retrieved 24 July 2012.