# Vishnulokam > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Vishnulokam > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Vishnulokam.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnulokam > Source revision: 1341555263 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1991 Indian film Vishnulokam Directed by Kamal Written by T. A. Razzaq Produced by Sanal Kumar G. Suresh Kumar Starring Mohanlal Urvashi Shanthi Krishna Cinematography Saloo George Edited by K. Rajagopal Music by Raveendran Johnson (Score) Production company Sooryodaya Creations Distributed by Shirdi Sai Release Release date 11 April 1991 (1991-04-11) Country India Language Malayalam ***Vishnulokam*** (transl. [Realm of Vishnu](/source/Vaikuntha)) is a 1991 Indian [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam)-language [romantic drama](/source/Romantic_drama) film directed by [Kamal](/source/Kamal_(director)), written by [T. A. Razzaq](/source/T._A._Razzaq), and produced by Sanal Kumar and G. Suresh Kumar. The film stars [Mohanlal](/source/Mohanlal), [Shanthi Krishna](/source/Shanthi_Krishna), [Urvashi](/source/Urvashi_(actress)), and [Murali](/source/Murali_(Malayalam_actor)). The songs featured in the film were composed by [Raveendran](/source/Raveendran), while [Johnson](/source/Johnson_(composer)) provided the background score.[1][2][3] The film was a commercial success at the box office. ## Plot This article's plot summary needs to be improved. Please help do so. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. (December 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Govindan Aashaan, Kumari Kasthuri, Tharakan, and Bheemarajan reach a village as part of their street circus troupe but their main performer, Sankunni, reaches there only later. Sankunni sees Savithrikutty and falls in love. The evil landlord, Prathapa Varma, has an eye on Savithrikutty. Sankunni asks Savithrikutty not to surrender before Prathapa Varma and persuades her to come along with him; but Savithri does not agree. Prathapa Varma's people beat Govindan Aashaan and others, making them decide to go to some other place. Sankunni sees Savithri Kutty and asks her to come along with him to the new place. Prathapa Varma's people beat Sankunni and kidnaps Savithrikutty. Sankunni reaches Prathapa Varma's house and tries to kill him. At last, he takes Savithrikutty with him. ## Cast - [Mohanlal](/source/Mohanlal) as Sankunni - [Shanthi Krishna](/source/Shanthi_Krishna) as Savithri - [Urvashi](/source/Urvashi_(actress)) as Kasthoori - [Murali](/source/Murali_(Malayalam_actor)) as Prathapa Varma Thampuran - [Balan K. Nair](/source/Balan_K._Nair) as Govindan Aashaan - [Sukumari](/source/Sukumari) as Vilasini - [Nedumudi Venu](/source/Nedumudi_Venu) as Krishnanunni - [Oduvil Unnikrishnan](/source/Oduvil_Unnikrishnan) as Achuthan - [Santhosh](/source/Santhosh_(actor)) as Sathyan - [Maniyanpilla Raju](/source/Maniyanpilla_Raju) as Jayakrishnan - Krishnankutty Nair - [Aranmula Ponnamma](/source/Aranmula_Ponnamma) - [Kaithapram](/source/Kaithapram) - [Bobby Kottarakkara](/source/Bobby_Kottarakkara) as Bheemarajan - [Jagadish](/source/Jagadish) as Tharakan - [Kaveri](/source/Kaveri_(actress)) - [Nayana](/source/Nayana) - [Shyama](/source/Shyama_(Malayalam_actress)) - [Soorya](/source/Soorya) ## Production *Vishnulokam* was the debut film of [Dileep](/source/Dileep) who worked as [assistant director](/source/Assistant_director). Initially, producer G. Suresh Kumar's wife and actress, [Menaka](/source/Menaka_(actress)), was decided in the role of Savithri and had 20 days work charted, but opted out due to difficulty in managing her baby daughter, (Revathy), and work at the same time. Later, [Shanthi Krishna](/source/Shanthi_Krishna) was cast in the role.[4] ## Trivia This was the first movie in which actor Dileep joined as an assistant director to Kamal. Kamal mentioned in an online program that since the movie had maximum night shoots, it was Dileep who used to keep the film unit entertained after dinner with his mimicry. ## Soundtrack The music was composed by [Raveendran](/source/Raveendran) and the lyrics were written by [Kaithapram Damodaran](/source/Kaithapram_Damodaran). A version of the famous [Mukesh](/source/Mukesh_(singer)) song "[Awaara Hoon](/source/Awaara_Hoon)", composed by [Shankar Jaikishan](/source/Shankar_Jaikishan) and written by [Hasrat Jaipuri](/source/Hasrat_Jaipuri), was also used in the film. This version was crooned by actor [Mohanlal](/source/Mohanlal). The songs "Mindaathathenthe" and "Kasthoori Ente Kasthoori" are quite popular still today among Kerala audiences. All lyrics are written by [Kaithapram Damodaran](/source/Kaithapram_Damodaran), except where noted; all music is composed by [Raveendran](/source/Raveendran). No. Title Lyrics Artist(s) Length 1. "Aadyavasanthame" M. G. Sreekumar 2. "Aadyavasanthame" K. S. Chithra 3. "Awaaraa Hoon" Hasrat Jaipuri Mohanlal 4. "Kasthoori Ente Kasthoori" M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan 5. "Mindaathathenthe" M. G. Sreekumar 6. "Paanappuzha" Malaysia Vasudevan ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Vishnulokam"](http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2429). www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 14 October 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Vishnulokam"](https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1120). malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 14 October 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Vishnulokam"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092411/http://spicyonion.com/title/vishnulokam-malayalam-movie/). spicyonion.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Menon, Madhu K. (28 January 2011). ["സിനിമ എങ്ങനെ ഞാന്‍ മറക്കും"](https://www.mathrubhumi.com/women/interview/--1.191150) (in Malayalam). [Mathrubhumi](/source/Mathrubhumi). Retrieved 8 December 2019. ## External links - [*Vishnulokam*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292341/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) This article about a Malayalam film of the 1990s is a stub. 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