# Agnidevan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Agnidevan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Agnidevan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnidevan > Source revision: 1341554735 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Agnidevan | image = Agnidevan 1995.jpg | caption = Poster | director = [Venu Nagavalli](/source/Venu_Nagavalli) | producer = Shobha Anand | writer = [P. Balachandran](/source/P._Balachandran)
Venu Nagavalli | starring = {{ubl|[Mohanlal](/source/Mohanlal)|[Revathi](/source/Revathi)|[Devan](/source/Devan_(actor))|[Bharat Gopy](/source/Bharat_Gopy)|[Jagadish](/source/Jagadish)}} | music = [M. G. Radhakrishnan](/source/M._G._Radhakrishnan) | cinematography = [K. P. Nambiathiri](/source/K._P._Nambiathiri) | editing = N. Gopalakrishnan | studio = Mahasudharshana Creations | distributor = Starplus Release | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1995|10|23}} | runtime = 159 minutes | country = India | language = [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam) }} '''''Agnidevan''''' ({{Translation|Lord of fire}}) is a 1995 Indian [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_cinema)-language [family drama](/source/family_drama) film directed by [Venu Nagavalli](/source/Venu_Nagavalli) and co-written by [P. Balachandran](/source/P._Balachandran) and Nagavalli. It stars [Mohanlal](/source/Mohanlal) and [Revathi](/source/Revathi).{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/happy-birthday-revathi-kilukkam-to-virus-five-popular-malayalam-films-of-the-star-you-must-watch-right-away/photostory/76847194.cms?picid=76847768|title=Happy Birthday Revathi: 'Kilukkam' To 'Virus', Five Popular Malayalam Films Of The Star You Must Watch Right Away|work=The Times of India|date=8 July 2020|access-date=3 May 2022|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503035933/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/happy-birthday-revathi-kilukkam-to-virus-five-popular-malayalam-films-of-the-star-you-must-watch-right-away/photostory/76847194.cms?picid=76847768|url-status=live}} The plot deals with the struggle for leadership of a family-owned newspaper firm causing the family to split apart. Agnidevan was released on October 23 during the [Diwali](/source/Diwali) holiday period. The film features music composed by [M. G. Radhakrishnan](/source/M._G._Radhakrishnan). == Plot == The story is about the conflict between two brothers who share the legacy of "Malayalam Shabdam", a newspaper company owned by their family, the ''Ezhuthupura'' [Tharavadu](/source/Tharavadu) . Their roles as the main writers and publishers of a daily newspaper come to the forefront of their rivalry with each other. While one brother Rama Varma a.k.a. 'Appan' has a clinical business-oriented attitude to growing the newspaper industry that he heads, the younger brother Ravi Varma a.k.a. 'Aniyankuttan' feels very emotional and passionate about the craft of writing and reporting. He gives everything to enrich his relationships and cannot understand how to approach it with business goals because writing, in itself, marks tradition, legacy and so much more in their family of distinguished writers, such as their poetess grandmother, Vishwalakshmi Thampuratti, their editor father, K. K. Menon, and their writer cousin, Sudarshana. To add more fuel to the family feud, Appan is manipulated by their company's sinister manager Anantharaman who has ulterior motives to fulfill by capturing the newspaper firm. The innocent love between Aniyankuttan and Sudhu and Appan's interference in their relation to gain the empire and lady upon the corrupt advices of Anantharaman is accurately depicted in the film. We also get to see the escalating differences between Aniyankuttan's flamboyant and modern mother, who whiles away her time playing rummy and partying with her friends in the ladies' club and supporting her elder son's dictates, and his intellectual and down to earth father- who considers that his life is incomplete without writing. The heart-touching relationship between Aniyankuttan and his grandmother has always stayed in the hearts and minds of the Malayali audience till date. How the younger brother wins his grandmother's and their newspaper's rich legacy by becoming a wealthy liquor baron to take back the company from the hands of Anantharaman is the rest of the film. The film ends with the grandmother passing away due to her unbearable grief of seeing her family breaking away into pieces due to differences and fights. Anantharaman is beaten up and banished away by Aniyan and his friends when he tries to usurp the grandmother's house. Her death and her burning [pyre](/source/pyre) make Appan and his mother realize their mistakes and unites all the estranged family members once again. Aniyankuttan, after being united with Sudarshana, takes a wow before his beloved grandmother's burning pyre that he will never let the family become disunited. ==Cast== * [Mohanlal](/source/Mohanlal) as Ravi "Aniyankuttan" Varma * [Rohini Hattangadi](/source/Rohini_Hattangadi) as Vishwalakshmi Thampuratti ('Muttashi')- the elderly matriarch of the Ezhuthupura family; Aniyankuttan's maternal grandmother * [Ratheesh](/source/Ratheesh) as Anantharaman * [Revathi](/source/Revathi) as Sudarshana (Sudhu), Aniyankuttan's cousin * [Devan](/source/Devan_(actor)) as Rama "Appan" Varma, Aniyankuttan's elder brother * [Bharat Gopy](/source/Bharat_Gopy) as K. K. Menon, Appan's and Aniyan's father * [Jagadish](/source/Jagadish) as Murukan * [Sukumari](/source/Sukumari) as Kochammini, Sudhu's mother * [Karamana Janardhanan Nair](/source/Karamana_Janardhanan_Nair) as Vasudeva Warrier * [Kavitha](/source/Kavitha_(actress)) as Parvathi Varma, Muttasshi's daughter and Aniyankuttan's mother * [Maniyanpilla Raju](/source/Maniyanpilla_Raju) as Poojari Potti Kunju * [Mala Aravindan](/source/Mala_Aravindan) as Vijayan, the mahout * [Poojappura Ravi](/source/Poojappura_Ravi) as Payapaddan * [Mohan Jose](/source/Mohan_Jose) as Jacob * [Beena Antony](/source/Beena_Antony) as Daughter of Vasudeva Warrier * [P. Balachandran](/source/P._Balachandran) as 'Edakka' Marar * [Captain Raju](/source/Captain_Raju) as Pareed * [T. P. Madhavan](/source/T._P._Madhavan) as Sathyan, Sudhu's uncle * [Valsala Menon](/source/Valsala_Menon) as Ashram Head * [Kollam Ajith](/source/Kollam_Ajith) as Victor Raj, a goon * James Stalin as Minister == Production == The film was shot in [Guruvayoor](/source/Guruvayoor).{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/once-i-complete-a-sculpture-i-detach-myself-from-it-and-dont-take-credit-either-artist-pv-ramachandran/articleshow/58443907.cms|title=Once I complete a sculpture, I detach myself from it and don't take credit either: Artist PV Ramachandran|date=1 May 2017|last=Sidhardhan|first=Sanjith|work=The Times of India|access-date=3 May 2022|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519143019/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/once-i-complete-a-sculpture-i-detach-myself-from-it-and-dont-take-credit-either-artist-pv-ramachandran/articleshow/58443907.cms|url-status=live}} == Soundtrack == The film includes songs written by lyricist [Gireesh Puthenchery](/source/Gireesh_Puthenchery) and composed by [M. G. Radhakrishnan](/source/M._G._Radhakrishnan).{{Cite web |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/malayalam/album/ |title=Raaga |access-date=5 January 2011 |archive-date=30 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230063812/http://www.raaga.com/channels/malayalam/album |url-status=live }} The songs became chartbusters especially "Nilavinte Neela Bhasmam" sung by [M. G. Sreekumar](/source/M._G._Sreekumar). The soundtrack album was released by Wilson Audios on 15 October 1995.{{cite web |title=Agnidevan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by M. G. Radhakrishnan |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/agnidevan-original-motion/926207254 |publisher=[iTunes](/source/iTunes) |accessdate=16 September 2019 |archive-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503035933/https://music.apple.com/in/album/agnidevan-original-motion/926207254 |url-status=live }} Puthenchery won the [Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyricist](/source/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Lyricist) for this film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2010/feb/11/an-acknowledged-prince-among-lyricists-130439.html|title=An acknowledged prince among lyricists|date=11 February 2010|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=3 May 2022|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503035939/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2010/feb/11/an-acknowledged-prince-among-lyricists-130439.html|url-status=dead}} {{Track listing | collapsed = | headline = | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Akshara Nakshathra | extra1 = [M. G. Sreekumar](/source/M._G._Sreekumar) | length1 = 4:38 | title2 = Nilaavinte | extra2 = [M. G. Sreekumar](/source/M._G._Sreekumar) | length2 = 4:26 | title3 = Saama Gaana | extra3 = [M. G. Sreekumar](/source/M._G._Sreekumar), [K. S. Chithra](/source/K._S._Chithra) | length3 = 4:36 | title4 = Suralala Nathaka | extra4 = [M. G. Sreekumar](/source/M._G._Sreekumar), [Mano](/source/Mano_(singer)), [Kalyani Menon](/source/Kalyani_Menon) | length4 = 4:04 }} ==Accolades== * [Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyricist](/source/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Lyricist) - [Gireesh Puthenchery](/source/Gireesh_Puthenchery) * [Kerala Film Critics Association Awards](/source/Kerala_Film_Critics_Association_Awards)' Special Jury Award - [Venu Nagavally](/source/Venu_Nagavally){{Cite web |date=2020-10-17 |title=Film Critics Awards Complete list from 1977 till 2012 |url=https://www.keralafilmcritics.com/2020/10/film-critics-awards-complete-list-from.html |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Kerala Film Critics Association}} == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|0291711}} * [http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2834 ''Agnidevan''] at the Malayalam Movie Database Category:1995 films Category:1995 Malayalam-language films Category:Indian drama films Category:Indian family films Category:Films shot in Thrissur Category:Films scored by M. G. Radhakrishnan Category:Films directed by Venu Nagavally --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Agnidevan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnidevan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnidevan?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.