Johnnie Walker (film)
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Johnnie Walker or sometimes spelled as Johnny Walker is among the early noted films by the director Jayaraj
. With Mammootty
in the lead along with a set of youngsters, this movie was a box office success and has a cult following. The main theme centers around an adult who decides to go back to college with his younger brother. The movie is also inspired and partially adapted from the Rodney Dangerfield
movie Back to School.
degree college for Economics
. On a recent visit from his brother and friends changes Johnnie's mind and he decide to join college despite of his age. From there he clashes with drug Mafia who rules the college and what happens to Johnnie and boby is the rest of the plot.
was one of the most successful soundtrack albums of the year, especially the song "Shanthamee Ratriyil".The lyrics were penned by Gireesh Puthenchery
.
Jayaraj
Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair, often credited as Jayaraj, is an award-winning Indian Malayali filmmaker who has marked his presence in mainstream as well as art house films...
. With Mammootty
Mammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
in the lead along with a set of youngsters, this movie was a box office success and has a cult following. The main theme centers around an adult who decides to go back to college with his younger brother. The movie is also inspired and partially adapted from the Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield , was an American comedian, and actor, known for the catchphrases "I don't get no respect!," "No respect, no respect at all... that's the story of my life" or "I get no respect, I tell ya" and his monologues on that theme...
movie Back to School.
Plot
The film gets its title from the character's Mammooty role Johnnie Varghese. He has a brother Boby varghese who studies in BangaloreBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
degree college for Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
. On a recent visit from his brother and friends changes Johnnie's mind and he decide to join college despite of his age. From there he clashes with drug Mafia who rules the college and what happens to Johnnie and boby is the rest of the plot.
Summary
The film deals with use of drugs in the college and give a good sight of it.It also gives an eye to deep relationship with brotherhood and friendship.Cast
- Mammooty - Johnnie Varghese
- Jeet Upendra - Bobby Varghese
- RanjithaRanjithaRanjitha is an Indian film and television actress. She has acted in a number of Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Her first film was a Telugu film titled Kadapa Reddemma. She made her Tamil film debut in the 1992 Bharathiraja film Nadodi Thendral. She played lead roles in Tamil films till 1999....
- Mridula, Lecturer - Manian Pilla Raju - Professor
- SankaradiSankaradiSankaradi was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artiste, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit....
- Principal - Prem KumarPrem KumarPrem Kumar is a Malayalam film artist. He did many notable roles in Tele films and TV Operas. He acted in more than 100 films in which he was the hero in 18 films.- Career :...
- Bobby's friend - Kamal Gaur - Swami
- Gopal Poojari - Didi
- Thrissur Elsi - Hostel Warden
- SukumariSukumariSukumari is an Indian film actress who has primarily acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has been acting since she was 10 years old and has acted in various roles. The total number of her films is presumed to be about two-thousand. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of...
- Mridula's mother - Augustine - Drug mafia member
- Hakim - Drug mafia member
- Kuthiravattom Pappu - Priest
- Prem Prakash - Coach Mohana Krishan
- Jagathi Sreekumar - Police Constable
- SomanM. G. SomanM. G. Soman was an actor in Malayalam film. He was considered to be one of the superstars in Malayalam cinema along with Sukumaran and Jayan during the 1970s. He was born in Tiruvalla, Travancore...
- Doctor - Anitha - Chandini
- T. P. Madhavan - Chandini's father
Music
The music of the film composed by S. P. VenkateshS. P. Venkatesh
S. P. Venkatesh is a music director and composer popular for his works in the Malayalam film industry. He has also scored for some Bollywood and Bengali films. S. P. Venkatesh who is a Tamilian, was introduced into the Malayalam film industry by Dennis Joseph. The major break for S. P. Venkatesh...
was one of the most successful soundtrack albums of the year, especially the song "Shanthamee Ratriyil".The lyrics were penned by Gireesh Puthenchery
Gireesh Puthenchery
Gireesh Puthenchery was a noted Malayalam lyricist and screenwriter. He also served as a governing council member of the Indian Performance Rights Society . He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics seven times...
.
Track listing
- "Poo Mariyil" - K. J. YesudasK. J. YesudasKattassery 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,...
, K. S. Chitra - "Shanthamee Ratriyil" - K. J. Yesudas
- "Minnum Palunkukal" - K. J. Yesudas
- "Chanchakkam Thenniyum" - K. J. Yesudas
- "Chemmana Poomacham" - S. JanakiS. JanakiS. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...