20 years of ‘Ravanaprabhu’: Interesting facts about the Mohanlal starrer
Mohanlal starrer ‘Ravanaprabhu’ will be completing 20 years of its release this week. From the heartwarming bond between Mangalassery Neelakandan and his son Karthikeyan to the iconic dialogue Savari giri giri, cinephiles, have enjoyed every bit of the movie, and the Ranjith directorial continues to be a film worth revisiting. As the movie is completing two decades of its release, let’s take a look back at some of the interesting facts about the film.
(Pic courtesy: Mohanlal's official website)
Ranjith’s directorial debut
‘Ravanaprabhu’ marks the maiden directorial venture of filmmaker Ranjith! Yes, we know, it’s almost impossible to believe. How could a debutant deliver such a massive blockbuster! Well, you read it right! Ranjith made heads turn with his directorial skills.
(Pic courtesy: Mohanlal's official website)
A sequel to Devasuram
Although ‘Ravanaprabhu’ marks the directorial debut of Ranjith, he wasn’t new to the industry. He was working as a screenplay writer from the late 1980s. And in 1997, Ranjith gave birth to the character Mangalassery Neelakandan. The script was made into a movie by IV Sasi, and was released in 1997 as ‘Devasuram’. When Ranjith was about to make his first movie as a filmmaker, he adopted the characters Mangalassery Neelakandan and a few others from his own script and made ‘Ravanaprabhu’. ‘Ravanaprabhu’ is considered as a sequel to ‘Devasuram’.
(Pic courtesy: Mohanlal's official website)
Mohanlal in a double role
Mohanlal played both father and son in ‘Ravanaprabhu’. The father Mangalassery Neelakandan and son Mangalassery Karthikeyan. Mohanlal appeared in two getups to suit the characters and was also successful in imbibing their characteristics. The superstar was able to emote the variation very well and has given an impressive performance.
(Pic courtesy: Mohanlal's official website)
The iconic Savari giri giri
Mohanlal has been part of some incredible films and has delivered some iconic dialogues and one-liners. And ‘Savari giri giri’ from ‘Ravanaprabhu’ is one among them. This catchphrase is used by Keralites in their day-to-day life and you won’t find even a kid, who doesn’t know ‘Savari giri giri’!
(Pic courtesy: Mohanlal's official website)
Onam Blockbuster
Did you know ‘Ravanaprabhu’ was a blockbuster? Yes, that’s right! The film was a festival release. It was released on the occasion of Onam and guess what? It went on to become one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year!
(Pic courtesy: Mohanlal's official website)