Sathyam (transl.Truth) is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Vinayan, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Anandaraj, Thilakan, Priyamani and Taruni Sachdev. This was Priyamani's debut film in Malayalam. This was also the last Malayalam film of Taruni Sachdev.[2][3][4]
| Sathyam | |
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| Directed by | Vinayan |
| Written by | Vinayan |
| Produced by | Vaisakh Rajan |
| Starring | Prithviraj Sukumaran Anandaraj Thilakan |
| Cinematography | Shaji Kumar |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹1.75 crore[1] |
Plot
The story circles around Sanjeev Kumar who is awaiting his selection into the police force. But it was being delayed by the Police Commissioner Mambilli Mukundan Menon, who is backed up by his political and underground relationships and has a grudge against Sanjeev's father Ayyappan Nair. When things go beyond a limit, Sanjeev gets fed up, and locks up Mukundan in a secret location. Sanjeev gets selected for the police force and joins as a Sub-Inspector near his home town, and gets a lot of praise for his work in curbing crime in the city.
In the meanwhile, Mukundan manages to escape the secret location. Sanjeev manages to prove that Mukundan is insane and puts him in an asylum. But he faces many obstacles. His wife Sona and he gets shot by Mukundan's men and his younger brother Prakash during a fight when they when they were kidnapping Sona. Sanjeev kills Prakash and saves Sona. His niece Chinnukutty and Ayyappan gets kidnapped by Mukundan and his men and Mukundan kills Ayyappan. Sanjeev fights off Mukundan and his men. Sanjeev kills Mukundan and saves Chinnukutty.
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as SI A. Sanjeev Kumar (Sanju)
- Anandaraj as City Police Commissioner Mambilly Mukundan Menon IPS
- Thilakan as Head Constable 'Sathyavan' Ayyappan Nair, Sanjeev's Father
- Priyamani as Sona
- Taruni Sachdev as Chinnukutty, Sanjeev's niece [5]
- Rajeev as Minister Mambilly Madhava Menon
- Suresh Krishna as Mambilly Prakash Menon
- Lalu Alex as ACP James Manjooran IPS
- Captain Raju as City Police Commissioner
- Aniyappan as Balan, Sanjeev's Friend
- Venu Nagavally as Chief Minister
- Narayanankutty as ASI Kunjiraman
- Kochu Preman as Police Constable Menon
- Baburaj as Mattancherry Martin
- Kollam Thulasi as ACP Anirudan IPS
- K. P. A. C. Saji as CI Yousuf
- Bindu Ramakrishnan as Sanjeev's mother
- Ramya Salim as Sanjeev's sister
- Poornima Anand as Mukundan's wife
- Babu Swamy as Sona’s father
- Manka Mahesh as Sona's mother
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains six songs, all composed by M. Jayachandran. Lyrics were by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri and S. Ramesan Nair .
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Raga(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Be Happy Man" | Jyotsna, Vijay Yesudas | |
| 2 | "Kaatte Kaatte" | M. G. Sreekumar | |
| 3 | "Kaatte Kaatte" (F) | Kalyani Nair | |
| 4 | "Kallakkurumbi" | Sujatha Mohan, Baby Vidya | |
| 5 | "Nee En Sundari" | K S Chitra,Karthik | Abheri |
| 6 | "Whisile Whisile" | Alex Kayyalaykkal, Ganga |
