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Directed by | Priyadarshan |
Produced by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
Written by | Priyadarshan |
Starring |
Mohanlal Shobana Nedumudi Venu Kaviyoor Ponnamma KPAC Lalitha Sukumari Sreenivasan Sankaradi Sharat Saxena |
Music by |
Original Background Score: S. P. Venkatesh Songs: Berny-Ignatius |
Cinematography | K. V. Anand |
Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
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Prasidhi Creations
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Distributed by | Surya Cini Arts Sudev Release |
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Running time
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193 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
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Soundtrack album by Berny-Ignatius | ||||
Released | 1994 (India) | |||
Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
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Thenmavin Kombath (English: At the top of Sweet Mango Tree) is a 1994 Malayalam musical adventure romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Priyadarshan, produced and edited by N. Gopalakrishnan, and starring Mohanlal, Shobana, Nedumudi Venu, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, KPAC Lalitha, Sukumari, Sreenivasan, Sankaradi, and Sharat Saxena. The cinematography was by K. V. Anand, and the score was composed by S. P. Venkatesh, while Berny-Ignatius composed the songs with lyrics written by Gireesh Puthenchery.
K. V. Anand and Sabu Cyril won National Film Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Production Design respectively. Music directors Berny-Ignatius received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music.R.D. Burman was initially signed in as the music composer for the film, as revealed by Burman himself in an interview to journalists in Cochin, during his visit to the city, just a few weeks before his death. But he died before he could complete the compositions of the film, and was later replaced. The film emerged as a blockbuster at the Kerala box office and became the highest grossing Malayalam film of 1994 and got a run of 250 days at the theaters. The film is considered among audiences and critics to be among the best comedy films in the history of Malayalam cinema. The film received 2 National Film Awards and 5 Kerala State Film Awards in various categories.