Rasikan () is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Lal Jose and written by Murali Gopy starring Dileep in the lead role with Biju Menon and Murali Gopy in the supporting roles. This was the debut film for both Murali Gopy and Samvrutha Sunil. The movie was an average hit.
Synopsis Sivankutty is a big fan of superstar Mohanlal. A part-time electrician, Sivankutty ekes out a living selling movie tickets in the black. It is at this stage that comely Karishma Menon walks into his life. Karishma is an engineering student who happens to be staying in a hostel near Sivankutty's house. Sivankutty is bowled over by Karishma's curls and charms. But Sivankutty's cousin Thanki alias Parvathi is in love with him, which Sivankutty is unaware about.
Meanwhile, Theliparambil Bhaskaran, a dreaded gangster and criminal has killed a policeman Ramabhadran and is in spending life imprisonment in jail. Besides her grief, Ramabhadran's mother goes insane. Since Bhaskaran was a terror in the village, no one was ready to testify against him. But the plight of the old woman moves Sivankutty, who musters the courage to give evidence against Bhaskaran. A pep talk by the local inspector Kapil Dev also gives Sivankutty the courage to take on Bhaskaran. The daring deed makes him a hero in the village. Soon, Sivankutty learns that Bhaskaran will be released on parole and going to kill him. Sivankutty develops a cold feet.
When Bhaskaran gets released and comes to kill Sivankutty, to everyone's surprise, though injured, Sivankutty retaliates by overpowering and defeating Bhaskaran and his men. One of Bhaskaran's men creates a chaos and tries to help him kill Sivankutty, but Sivankutty accidentally kills Bhaskaran in the chaos. The villagers become happy and celebrates Bhaskaran's death.
Cast
Dileep as B. Sivankutty Biju Menon as SI Kapil Dev Murali Gopy as Thelliparambil 'Kaala' Bhaskaran, the main antagonist Sidharth Bharathan as Sudhi, Sivankutty's friend Aniyappan as Jango, Sivankutty's friend Kalabhavan Abi as Abu, Sivankutty's rival turned friend Samvrutha Sunil as Parvathy (Thanki), Sivankutty's fiancée Sishwa as Karishma Menon, Sivankutty's ex-lover Dinesh Prabhakar as Mohanan Kodumpara, Sivankutty's friend Sukumari as Bhargaviyamma, Sivankutty's mother Jagathy Sreekumar as Thomas Chacko (Varathan Thoma) Mala Aravindan as Thanki's father Neena Kurup as Shailaja, Sivankutty's sister Harimurali as Unnikkuttan, Sivankutty's nephew Manikandan Pattambi as Nana Vasudevan, Sivankutty's friend Suraj Venjaramoodu as Abu's friend Hakim Rawther as Maari Ambika Mohan as Madhavi, Thanki's mother Nishanth Sagar as Arjun Kalabhavan Shajohn as Head Constable P.K. Ramabhadran (Guest appearance) Narayanankutty as Postman Annachi Salim Kumar as Paramu, Sivankutty's brother-in-law (Guest appearance) Machan Varghese as PC Velu Madampu Kunjukuttan as Bharathan, Sivankutty's father Abu Salim as Cyber Anto Ajith Kollam as Bhaskaran's henchman Santhakumari as Ramabhadran's mother J. Pallassery as Astrologer Priya Mohan as Karishma Menon's friend Vishnu Prasad as Akhilesh Nair
Soundtrack
Reception The film was an average grosser at box office. Later this received positive response from the audience after the release of its DVD. Prathiba Joy of Deccan Herald wrote, "Disappointing is the one word that can sum up Rasikan, as Lal Jose fail to recreate the magic of their earlier film Meesha Madhavan. With a wafer-thin story line, Rasikan tells the story of die-hard Mohanlal fan Sivankutty, a part-time TV mechanic. He supplements his income by doing jobs like sticking film posters and selling cinema tickets in black." Notes
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