Sopanam (film)

Sopanam
Directed by	Jayaraj
Produced by	Appachan Antony Srinivasa Shenoy
Starring	J. V. Somayajulu Manoj K. Jayan Chippy
Music by	S. P. Venkatesh
Cinematography	P. Sukumar
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Distributed by	Saga Films
Release dates	1993
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Sopanam is a 1993 Malayalam drama film directed by Jayaraj, and starring J. V. Somayajulu, Manoj K. Jayan, Chippy in lead roles. Scripted by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, this film tells the story of a singer who loves his teacher's daughter.^[1]

Cast

• J. V. Somayajulu as Rajaraja Varma Thampuran
• Manoj K. Jayan as Ananthakrishna Warrier aka Ananthu
• Chippy as Anju
• Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Potti
• Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Sethu
• Sankaradi as Marar
• M. S. Thripunithura as Thirumeni
• Seena Antony as Unnimaya
• Bindu Panicker as Manoharan's wife
• Kozhikode Narayanan Nair
• Maniyanpilla Raju as Manoharan
• Kunchan
• Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri
• Thilakan
• V K Sreeraman

Soundtrack

Sopanam
Soundtrack album by S. P. Venkatesh
Released	1993
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Johny Sagariga
Producer	Saga Films

All music composed by S. P. Venkatesh.

Songs
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aaradhaye Manamohana" (Raga - Vrindavana Saranga)	Kaithapram	Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Poornachandra Rao
2.	"Ashtapadi" (Raga - Mohanam)	Jayadeva	Dr. K. J. Yesudas
3.	"Deva Deva" (Raga - Mayamalavagowla)	Swathi Thirunal	T. N. Seshagopalan, Manoj Krishnan
4.	"Ksheerasagara Shayana" (Raga - Devagandhari)	Tyagaraja	Dr. K. J. Yesudas
5.	"Nagumomu" (Raga - Madhyamavati)	Tyagaraja	Mano
6.	"Paavanaguru" (Raga - Hamsanandi)	Lalita Dasar	Dr. K. J. Yesudas, T. N. Seshagopalan
7.	"Pon Meghame" (Raga - Jog)	Kaithapram	K. S. Chithra, Chorus
8.	"Sadhim Chane" (Raga - Arabhi)	Tyagaraja	Dr. K. J. Yesudas, T. N. Seshagopalan, K. S. Chithra, Manju Menon
9.	"Saroja Dalanethri" (Raga - Sankarabharanam)	Syama Sastri	Dr. K. J. Yesudas
10.	"Slokam" (Raga - Mohanam)	Kaithapram	Dr. K. J. Yesudas
11.	"Sogasugamrudanga" (Raga - Shree ranjani)	Tyagaraja	Dr. K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra, Manju Menon
12.	"Thaaranoopuram Charthi" (Raga - Mohanam)	Kaithapram	Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Manju Menon

Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
1993	Dr. K. J. Yesudas	National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer	Won
	K. S. Chithra	Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer	Won
	P. Sukumar	Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography	Won
	B. Lenin, V. T. Vijayan	Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor	Won
	Seena Antony	Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist	Won
	Prasad Colour Lab	Kerala State Film Award for Best Processing Lab	Won

References

1. "Sopanam - MalayalaSangeethamInfo". msidb.org. Retrieved 2013-06-27.

External links

• Sopanam at the Internet Movie Database