Raavanaprabhu (transl. Lord Ravana) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller drama film written and directed by Ranjith in his directorial debut. It is a sequel to the 1993 film Devaasuram written by Ranjith, directed by I.V. Sasi. The film stars Mohanlal in the dual role of Mangalassery Neelakandan and M. N. Karthikeyan, father and son. Napoleon reprises the role of Neelakandan's archenemy Mundackal Shekharan. It also features Vasundhara Das, Innocent, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, and Sai Kumar. Revathi reprises the role of Bhanumathi in a cameo appearance. The plot follows M. N. Karthikeyan, Neelakandan's son and his attempts to reclaim their ancestral home Mangalassery tharavadu.
The film features original songs composed by Suresh Peters and background score by C. Rajamani. Raavanaprabhu was released on 31 August 2001 during the time of Onam in Kerala. The film performed well at the box office, becoming the highest grossing malayalam movie of the year. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value and Best Male Playback Singer for K. J. Yesudas, and also won Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam for Peters.
Directed by Ranjith
Written by Ranjith
Produced by Antony Perumbavoor
Starring Mohanlal
Napoleon
Vasundhara Das
Innocent
Siddique
Vijayaraghavan
Sai Kumar
Cinematography P. Sukumar
Edited by Ranjan Abraham
Music by Suresh Peters
Rajamani (Score)
Production
company
Aashirvad Cinemas
Distributed by Swargachithra
Release date
31 August 2001
Running time 178 minutes
Country India
Language Malayalam
Cast
Mohanlal in a dual role as:
Mangalassery 'Neelan' Neelakandan (Father)
Mangalassery 'Karthi' Karthikeyan (Son)
Napoleon as Mundakkal Shekaran Nambiar
Vasundhara Das as Doctor Mundakkal Janaki, Shekaran's daughter and Karthi's love interest
Sanusha as Young Janaki
Siddique as SP Sreenivasan Nambiar IPS, Superintendent of Police, who later becomes Karthikeyan's friend in the end
Vijayaraghavan as Mundakkal Rajendran, Shekaran's nephew and right hand
Sai Kumar as Unni, Karthi's friend
Manoj K. Jayan as MLA Sivadasan, Kunjananthan's son and Karthi's childhood friend
Innocent as Warrier, caretaker of the Mangalassery house and Neelan's confidant
Augustine as Hydrose, Neelan's friend
V. K. Sreeraman as Kuruppu, Neelan's friend
Jagathi Sreekumar as Sakthivel Gounder, Karthi's friend
Jagadish as Guruswamy, Gounder's assistant
N. F. Varghese as Paul, Karthi's friend
Ratheesh as Maniyampra Purushothaman (MP), Rajendran's partner friend
Rajashree (actress) as Dr. Suhra Hydrose, Hydrose's daughter
Fathima Babu as Sreedevi, Shekaran's wife and Janaki's mother
Nadirsha as Salaam, Suhra's younger brother
T. P. Madhavan as Nambiar, Sreenivasan's father
Sukumari as Gounder's mother
Baburaj as Nateshan
Nalini as Mrs. Gounder
Manju Pillai as Kumudam, Gounder's younger sister
Joju George as Police officer
Madhupal as Harinarayanan, Peringodu Sankara Marar's son (cameo appearance)
Revathi as Bhanumathi (Bhanu), Neelan's wife and Karthi's mother (cameo appearance)
Ramu as Kunjananthan, MLA Sivadasan's late father (cameo appearance)
Vindhya as Item girl in song "Pottukuthedi"
Kashmera Shah as Item girl in song "Thakilu Pukilu"
Vishnu Sasikumar as child actor Mangalassery Karthikeyan
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