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Mammootty's comic role puts 'Rajamanickam' on top
By Paresh C. Palicha, Indo-Asian News Service

Kochi, Nov 18 (IANS) Ramzan releases - Mammootty's Rajamanickam and the Santosh Sivan directed "Ananthabhadram" - are in the limelight with the euphoria created during Onam continuing at the box office. 

The top five Malayalam films are:

1. "Rajamanickam": Mammootty in a comic role was considered a rarity, but recently young filmmakers have tried to explore this aspect of the star's repertoire. Debutant director Anwar Rasheed is the latest to join the league.

2. "Ananthabhadram": This is Santosh Sivan's first Malayalam movie and gives an elusive hit to young actor Prithviraj. It remains to be seen whether Prithviraj delivers in future or not.

3. "Chaandupottu": Director Lal Jose has regained confidence in his craft with the success of "Chaandupottu". For his next film he has cast comedian Salim Kumar in the main lead.

4. "Mayookham": Veteran director Hariharan returns after a long hiatus with a socially relevant film starring newcomers. Response to this film will be crucial to predict the fate of meaningful cinema in the near future.

5. "Sarkar Dada": This Jayaram starrer, directed by Sasi Sankar, was gathering dust in the cans for various reasons. It hit the theatres hoping to cash in on the festive mood and did well. 
 

Raja Ravi Varma's art makes song number one favourite
By Paresh C. Palicha, Indo-Asian News Service

Kochi, Nov 18 (IANS) The music of Santosh Sivan's supernatural thriller "Ananthabhadram" is ruling the roost. In one of the songs Sivan has paid a tribute to Raja Ravi Varma by using his paintings as a motif.

The top five Malayalam songs are: 

1. "Pinakkamano": Film: "Ananthabhadram". Music: M.G. Radhakrishnan. Lyrics: Girish Puthenchery. Singers: M.G. Sreekumar and Manjari. 
The paintings of Raja Ravi Varma form the motif of this song, for which art director Sunil Babu is getting a lot of praise.

2. "Ramzan Nilavotha": Film: "Boyy Friennd" Music: M. Jayachandran. Lyrics: Kaithapram. Singer: K.J. Yesudas.
The release of this film may have been delayed, but its music continues to be popular.

3. "Malamalooya": Film: "Ananthabhadram". Music: M.G. Radhakrishnan. Lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery. Singer: Kalabhavan Mani.
The song aims at entertaining the masses and succeeds in doing so.

4. "Omane": Film: "Boy Friend". Music: M. Jayachandran. Lyrics: R.K. Damodaran. Singers: Sujatha and Nishad.
The song depicts mother-child love.

5. "Omanappuzha": Film: "Chaandupottu". Music: Vidyasagar. Lyrics: Vayalar Sharathchandra Varma. Singer: Vineeth Sreenivasan.
The popularity of this song refuses to diminish.