Daisy (1988 film)
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Daisy is a 1988 Malayalam
musical
- romance
film depicting separation and longing set in a boarding school
, written and directed by Prathap K. Pothan
. It stars Harish
and Sonia in the lead roles, Lakshmi
in another pivotal role, and Kamal Hassan in a guest appearance. The screenplay was written by Prathap K. Pothan and the dialogues were written by Khalid.
in Ooty in the Nilgiris. He is regarded as a trouble-maker in school, and is often punished by his teachers and headmaster, at times often severely. When beautiful Daisy Thomas joins this school, he makes fun of her on the very first day, thus beginning a series of misadventures that result in more punishment for him. This also brings him close to Daisy and both are attracted to each other. Daisy understands why Pradeep is so aggressive, and offers him considerable support. She is shocked to see how rude he is toward his mother, Malathi Menon, but is unable to do anything about it.She later comes to know the reason behind his hatred was that his mother had decided to re-marry after his father's death and in process had started spending less time with him. Things improve considerably when Malati is confined in a hospital and Pradeep goes to visit her, thereby improving their relationship. Pradeep starts to respond positively to Daisy's support and is all set to turn a new leaf. Then Pradeep's world is turned upside down when he witnesses Daisy in the arms of James - a complete stranger. Shocked at this, Pradeep has no alternative but to regress to his self-destructive phase, alienating himself from everyone. He later comes to know that the other man, James, was in fact her older brother and that she is a terminally ill patient. Things go bad when his mother dies and him losing Daisy as well. The movie ends with him finding solace in James.
while lyrics are penned by Shibu Chakravarthy
.
Track listing
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
- romance
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
film depicting separation and longing set in a boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
, written and directed by Prathap K. Pothan
Prathap K. Pothan
Prathap K. Pothan , popularly known by his first name , is an Indian actor, director, writer, producer who has acted in about 95 films. He has acted in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu as well as Hindi films...
. It stars Harish
Harish Kumar
Harish Kumar is an Indian film actor who appeared in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is also known as Master Hari and Hari. He acted in minor roles in most of his Hindi films...
and Sonia in the lead roles, Lakshmi
Lakshmi (actress)
Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early...
in another pivotal role, and Kamal Hassan in a guest appearance. The screenplay was written by Prathap K. Pothan and the dialogues were written by Khalid.
Plot
Pradeep Menon is a troubled teenager who studies in a Boarding schoolBoarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
in Ooty in the Nilgiris. He is regarded as a trouble-maker in school, and is often punished by his teachers and headmaster, at times often severely. When beautiful Daisy Thomas joins this school, he makes fun of her on the very first day, thus beginning a series of misadventures that result in more punishment for him. This also brings him close to Daisy and both are attracted to each other. Daisy understands why Pradeep is so aggressive, and offers him considerable support. She is shocked to see how rude he is toward his mother, Malathi Menon, but is unable to do anything about it.She later comes to know the reason behind his hatred was that his mother had decided to re-marry after his father's death and in process had started spending less time with him. Things improve considerably when Malati is confined in a hospital and Pradeep goes to visit her, thereby improving their relationship. Pradeep starts to respond positively to Daisy's support and is all set to turn a new leaf. Then Pradeep's world is turned upside down when he witnesses Daisy in the arms of James - a complete stranger. Shocked at this, Pradeep has no alternative but to regress to his self-destructive phase, alienating himself from everyone. He later comes to know that the other man, James, was in fact her older brother and that she is a terminally ill patient. Things go bad when his mother dies and him losing Daisy as well. The movie ends with him finding solace in James.
Cast
- HarishHarish KumarHarish Kumar is an Indian film actor who appeared in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is also known as Master Hari and Hari. He acted in minor roles in most of his Hindi films...
as Pradeep Menon - Kamal Hassan as James
- Sonia as Daisy Thomas
- LakshmiLakshmi (actress)Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early...
as Malathi Menon
Trivia
- Title of the film is based on lead actress's character Daisy.
- One of the highest grossing malayalam films of 1988.
- The film is mainly centralized on teenagers and it took 9 long years in Malayalam CinemaMalayalam cinemaThe Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
to overcome this record with teens, which is Aniyathipravu. - Kamal Hassan played a cameo in the movie.
- The film was dubbed in Hindi as Daisy and had an official Audio launch as well.
Music
All the credits goes for music director ShyamShyam (composer)
Samuel Joseph alias Shyam is a popular Malayalam music director from Tamil Nadu, India. He has scored music for over 300 films including Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi languages. He also composed many Christian devotional songs...
while lyrics are penned by Shibu Chakravarthy
Shibu Chakravarthy
Shibu Chakravarthy is noted lyricist,screenplay and script writer who mainly works in Malayalam Cinema.He had been lyricist to around 200 songs and had also been script writer for various films like Nair Saab, Manu Uncle, Adharvam etc.He continues penning for various new films in Mollywood .He...
.
Track listing
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| "Ormathan Vasantha" | K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... |
| "Pookale" | K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films... |
| "Rapadithan" | K. S. Chithra |
| "Thenmazayo" | Krishnachandran |
External links
- Daisy at Chakpak.com
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- Daisy at Musiqbuzz.com