{{short description|2004 Indian film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Vamanapuram Bus Route | image = Vamanapuram Bus Route (film) DVD cover.jpg | caption = DVD cover | director = Sonu Shishupal | producer = K. T. Anand Kumar | writer = Sudheesh-John | narrator = | starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br/>[[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]<br>[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]<br>[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] | music = Sonu Shishupal<br/>C. Rajamani (score) | cinematography = Sanjeev Shankar | editing = G. Murali | studio = Adithya Cine Vision | distributor = Sreehari Release | released = {{Film date|2004|01|23|df=yes}} | runtime = 123 minutes | country = India | language = [[Malayalam]] | budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--> | gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--> }}
'''''Vamanapuram Bus Route''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film directed by Sonu Shishupal and written by Sudheesh John, starring [[Mohanlal]] and [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]. Shishupal also composed the songs featured in the film, while C. Rajamani provided the [[background score]]. The film was released on 23 January 2004.
==Plot== {{More plot|date=August 2019}} The hamlet of Vamanapuram has no bus service. The conflict between the ruling party and the opposition in the Panchayath prevents development in the village. The Panchayath President Gopalan Nair's ambition is to become a minister or at least a member of the Legislative Assembly. To finance his plans, he wants to pave the roads with asphalt and get funds from it. But the opposition stirs up trouble every time he tries. Then comes Lever Johnny and how he solves the problems forms the rest of the story.
==Cast== {{colbegin}} *[[Mohanlal]] as Lever Johnny, Johnnychayan *[[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] as Meenakshi Nair *[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Gopalan Nair, Panchayat President and Meenakshi's father *[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Bahuleyan *[[Adithya (actor)|Adithya Menon]] as Karippidi Gopi *[[Nandu (Malayalam actor)|Nandu]] as Kuttappan *[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Appukkuttan *[[Machan Varghese]] as Velayudhan *[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Chandran Pillai (Cameo) *[[Kottayam Naseer]] as Chaakkappan *[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Rajappan *[[Jagadish]] as Kumaran *[[Rajan P. Dev]] as [[Inspector|SI]] Ouseppu *[[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Kuliru Thankappan *[[V. K. Sreeraman]] as Gangadharan *[[Baiju Santhosh|Baiju]] as Kunjachan *[[K. T. S. Padannayil]] as Velappan Nair / Mummy Maman, Gopalan's father-in-law and Meenakshi's maternal grandfather *Manka Mahesh as Ambujam, Gopalan Nair's wife and Meenakshi's mother *Abu Salim as Udumbu Jose *[[Saju Kodiyan]] as Ayyappan *A. S. Joby as Mathapp {{colend}}
==Soundtrack== Beside directing, Sonu Shishupal also composed the songs featured in the film, lyrics were by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]]. The background score was composed by C. Rajamani. The film reused the song "Rajavin Paarvai" from the 1966 Tamil film ''[[Anbe Vaa (1966 film)|Anbe Vaa]]'', originally composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. The soundtrack album was released by MC Audios & Videos.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vamanapuram Bus Route (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/vamanapuram-bus-route-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1065251103|publisher=[[iTunes]]|access-date=14 August 2019|date=22 November 2004}}</ref> {{Track listing | headline = Vamanapuram Bus Route (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | extra_column = Singer(s) | all_lyrics =
| title1 = Enniyenni Chakkakkuru | extra1 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]] | length1 = 4:44
| title2 = Ezhai Paravakale | extra2 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]] | length2 = 5:10
| title3 = Niragopurakkuri Charthi | extra3 = [[K. J. Yesudas]] | length3 = 4:55
| title4 = Rajavin Paarvai | extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] | length4 = 4:25
| title5 = Thaane En Thamburu | extra5 = [[Manjari (Indian singer)|Manjari]] | length5 = 4:46
| title6 = Unnimaavilooyalitta | extra6 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[Rimi Tomy]] | length6 = 4:55
| title7 = Vaamanapuramunde | extra7 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]] | length7 = 5:13 }}
==Release and reception== ''Vamanapuram Bus Route'' was released on 23 January 2004. It opened major in Savitha Films Ernakulam and other 35 centres [[Kerala]]. The film received unfavourable reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|author=Moviebuzz|title=Vamanapuram Bus Route|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vamanapuram-bus-route-review-malayalam-pclvz0gfdbiai.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818041527/http://www.sify.com/movies/vamanapuram-bus-route-review-malayalam-pclvz0gfdbiai.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 August 2016|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=3 July 2016|date=25 January 2004}}</ref> [[Sify]]'s critic wrote that "our heart goes out to Mohanlal, one of the finest actors in the country who is being wasted in insipid films".<ref>{{cite web|author=Moviebuzz|title=Review : Vamanapuram Bus Route (2004)|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vamanapuram-bus-route-review-malayalam-pclvz0gfdbiai.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818041527/http://www.sify.com/movies/vamanapuram-bus-route-review-malayalam-pclvz0gfdbiai.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 August 2016|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=14 August 2019|date=24 January 2004}}</ref> Despite the criticism, the film managed to remain in all 36 theatres in its third week. In a 19 February 2004 box office report, ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "Mohanlal's ''Vamanapuram Bus Route'' is doing its third week in 36 centres in Kerala and doing good business outside Kerala".<ref>{{cite news|last=Egmore|first=Indira Sisupal|title=Box office hits back|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/02/19/stories/2004021900710200.htm|access-date=14 August 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 February 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190814125318/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/box-office-hits-back/article28200049.ece|archive-date=14 August 2019}}</ref>The film ended its box office run as a failure.
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0393926}}
[[Category:2004 films]] [[Category:2004 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]] [[Category:2004 comedy-drama films]] [[Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram]]
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