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'Rasathantram' leads Kerala's festival releases
By Paresh C. Palicha, Indo-Asian News Service

Kochi, April 19 (IANS) New Malayalam films that hit theatres in the wake last week's Vishu festival have shuffled the top slots this fortnight. 

The top five Malayalam films are:

  
1. "Rasathantram" - Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine are paired together for the first time in Satyan Anthikad's film and the magic they bring to the screen makes it a sure winner at the box office.

2. "Thuruppu Gulan" - Johnny Antony directs Mammootty in this comic caper. It is still early to say whether this film will repeat the success of "Rajamanikiyam", but the first couple of days have seen good crowds in the theatres.

3. "Pachakuthira" - Dileep plays a double role in the film directed by his mentor Kamal. The highlight of this successful film is Dileep donning the role of a mentally challenged person with a getup that renders him unrecognisable.

4 "Rashtram" - A contemporary political thriller starring Suresh Gopi and directed by Anil C. Menon, the film has all the masala - spice - fans can wish for. 

5. "Chintamani Kola Case" - This is a legal thriller directed by Shaji Kailas, again starring Suresh Gopi. Here, Gopi plays a lawyer and punishes his guilty clients after getting them freed from the court of law.

 
Ilayaraja rules Malayalam music albums
By Paresh C. Palicha, Indo-Asian News Service

Kochi, April 19 (IANS) Revellers at this year's Vishu festival tuned in mostly to music maestro Ilaiyaraja's songs in Kerala.

The top five Malayalam songs are:

1. "Aattinkarayorathe" - Film: "Rasathantram"; music: Ilayaraja; lyrics: Gireesh Puthencherry; singer: Manjari. This ranks as one of the most fabulously shot songs in Malayalam cinema in the recent times. The sequence has Meera Jasmine at her effervescent best.

2. "Oru thothavadi" - Film: "Pachakuthira"; music: Ilayaraja; lyrics: Gireesh Puthencherry; singers: Vijay Yesudas and Jyotsna. A fast-paced number with beats, this will prove to be a sure shot hit with the youth in the coming days.

3. "Thevaram nokkunnunde" - Film: "Rasathantram; music: Ilayaraja; lyrics: Gireesh Puthencherry; singer: Vineeth Sreenivasan. The success of the song proves that Vineeth's unconventional voice suits everyone. Here, he gives voice to veteran Mohanlal.

4. "Kalikonda chamundi" - Film: "Pachakuthira"; music: Ilayaraja; lyrics: Gireesh Puthencherry; singer: M.G. Sreekumar. This is a typical song used in Malayalam films to give pace to some comic situation. M.G. Sreekumar, an expert at rendering such numbers, has done full justice to the song.

5. "Poo kumkumappoo" - Film: "Rasathantram"; music: Ilayaraja; lyrics: Gireesh Puthencherry; singer: K.J. Yesudas. Yesudas and Ilayaraja are a heady combination. And when the song is woven nicely into the story, it creates an out-of-the-world experience.