# Apaaratha > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Apaaratha > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Apaaratha.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apaaratha > Source revision: 1341555740 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1992 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi Apaaratha VCD cover Directed by I. V. Sasi Written by Sreekumaran Thampi Produced by Anu Enterprises I. V. Sasi Starring Rahman Sukanya Urvasi Siddique M. G. Soman Cinematography V. Jayaram Edited by K. Narayanan Music by Ilayaraja Release date 9 April 1992 (1992-04-09) Running time 130 minutes Country India Language Malayalam ***Apaaratha*** is a 1992 Indian [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam)-language film produced and directed by [I. V. Sasi](/source/I._V._Sasi). The film stars [Rahman](/source/Rahman_(actor)), [Sukanya](/source/Sukanya_(actress)) (in her Malayalam debut), [Urvashi](/source/Urvasi_(actress)), [Siddique](/source/Siddique_(actor)) and [M. G. Soman](/source/M._G._Soman).[1] The plot follows a person who is trying to find a job and the hardships he has to face after managing it later. ## Cast - [Rahman](/source/Rahman_(actor)) as Prathapan - [Sukanya](/source/Sukanya_(actress)) as Surya - [Urvasi](/source/Urvasi_(actress)) as Prabha - [Siddique](/source/Siddique_(actor)) as Suresh - [Jagathy Sreekumar](/source/Jagathy_Sreekumar) as Minnal Baby - [Nedumudi Venu](/source/Nedumudi_Venu) as K. P. Menon - [M. G. Soman](/source/M._G._Soman) as Singapore Pillai - [Rajan P. Dev](/source/Rajan_P._Dev) as Theeppori Madhavan - [Mamukkoya](/source/Mamukkoya) as Jamal - [Innocent](/source/Innocent_(actor)) as [SI](/source/Sub-inspector) Lonappan - [K. P. A. C. Lalitha](/source/K._P._A._C._Lalitha) as Arival Kochammini - [Shanthi Krishna](/source/Shanthi_Krishna) as Soumini - [Janardhanan](/source/Janardhanan_(actor)) as Phalgunan - [Sreenath](/source/Sreenath) as Sudhakaran - [Unni Mary](/source/Unni_Mary) as Nalini - Roshni as Renuka - [Geetha Vijayan](/source/Geetha_Vijayan) - [Kalpana](/source/Kalpana_(Malayalam_actress)) as Mary - [Raghu](/source/Karan_(actor)) as Hari - [Ramu](/source/Ramu_(actor)) as Jayapalan Panicker - [Kunchan](/source/Kunchan_(actor)) as Abdullah - [Lalu Alex](/source/Lalu_Alex) ## Soundtrack Songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics by Sreekumaran Thampi. Ilayaraja later reused the song "Melle Melle Vannu" as "Valli Valli Ena" for Tamil film *[Deiva Vaakku](/source/Deiva_Vaakku)*. 1. "Karthaavuyarthezhunnetta" - [P Jayachandran](/source/P_Jayachandran) 1. "Melle Melle Vannu (male)" - [KJ Yesudas](/source/KJ_Yesudas) 1. "Melle Melle Vannu (duet)" - [KJ Yesudas](/source/KJ_Yesudas), [KS Chithra](/source/KS_Chithra) 1. "Pullankuzhal Nadham - [KS Chithra](/source/KS_Chithra) 1. "Melle Melle (female)" - [KS Chithra](/source/KS_Chithra) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Apaaratha"](http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2534). malayalachalachithram. Retrieved 29 December 2013. ## External links - [*Apaaratha*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317089/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by I. V. 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