The film depicts a compassionate relationship between a talented novelist and the spirit of a beautiful lady who had been murdered. The novelist is writing the story of this lady, into whose house he has moved in as tenant. The film mirrors in a meta-cinematic fashion the close and often symbiotic relationships between Malayalam filmmakers and writers in depicting a writer at work, collaborating with an intangible agency in the form of the eponymous Bhargavi. It was the directorial debut of A. Vincent.[2][2] It is generally regarded as the first horror film in Malayalam.[2]
The screenplay written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer is based on his own short story "Neelavelicham". But the film also contains instances from some of his other short stories which he claims as his own life experiences. The scene were the young writer saw a beautiful woman on a beach is actually adapted from the short story "Nilavu Kanumbol" where Basheer himself claims that he has seen a naked woman taking bath on a beach and when he tried to speak to her she disappeared. Similarly, the scene where the young Bhargavi requests Sasikumar's help for preparing a speech is actually based on the short story "Hunthrappy Bussatto", which again we can find in the autobiographical novel Anuragathinte Dinangal. The lyrics for the song "Ekanthathayude Apaara Theeram" is taken from the short story "Anargha Nimisham".
Soundtrack
The film had a successful and acclaimed soundtrack composed by M. S. Baburaj which is regarded as the noted composer's master piece. The lyrics are penned by noted poet P. Bhaskaran. The soundtrack consists of seven songs, mostly based on Hindustani. Baburaj took inspiration from popular Bollywood songs while composing "Thamasamenthe Varuvan" (from "Mere Mehboob Tujhe" and also perhaps from "Humse Aaya Na Gaya") and "Vasantha Panchami" (from "Chaudhwin Ka Chand").
The soundtrack received immense critical praise for the high quality instrumentation and was one of the biggest audio hits of all time.[2] The song "Thamasamenthe Varuvan" was selected by Naushad Ali as one of the few of his favourite songs when he visited Baburaj Music Academy in 1988.[citation needed] "Thamasamenthe Varuvan" is also regarded as one of the most loved songs in Malayalam music history.[4] It was voted the "Best Song in Malayalam" by Malayala Manorama in a special issue published as part of 50th anniversary of formation of Kerala state.[5]
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Bhargavi Nilayam transl The House of Bhargavi is a 1964 Indian Malayalam language romantic horror film directed by A Vincent in his directorial debut and written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer based on the short story Neelavelicham The film stars Madhu Vijaya Nirmala Prem Nazir and P J Antony 1 2 Bhargavi NilayamFilm posterDirected byA VincentWritten byVaikom Muhammad BasheerBased onNeelavelichamby Vaikom Muhammad BasheerProduced byT K PareekuttyStarringPrem NazirMadhuVijaya NirmalaP J AntonyAdoor BhasiCinematographyP Bhaskar RaoEdited byG VenkitaramanMusic byM S BaburajProductioncompanyChandrathara ProductionsRelease date22 November 1964 1964 11 22 Running time162 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageMalayalamThe film depicts a compassionate relationship between a talented novelist and the spirit of a beautiful lady who had been murdered The novelist is writing the story of this lady into whose house he has moved in as tenant The film mirrors in a meta cinematic fashion the close and often symbiotic relationships between Malayalam filmmakers and writers in depicting a writer at work collaborating with an intangible agency in the form of the eponymous Bhargavi It was the directorial debut of A Vincent 2 2 It is generally regarded as the first horror film in Malayalam 2 Contents 1 Cast 2 Production 3 Soundtrack 4 Box office 5 Remake 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksCast EditPrincipal cast Madhu as Novelist Prem Nazir as Sasikumar Vijaya Nirmala as Bhargavi P J Antony as Narayanan Nair aka Nanukuttan Adoor Bhasi as Cheriya Pareekanni Kottayam Santha as Suma Kuthiravattam Pappu as Kuthiravattam Pappu Mala Shantha as Bhargavi s mother voiced by T R Omana Cameo appearances Shobana Parameshwaran Nair as mail carrier 3 Production EditThe screenplay written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer is based on his own short story Neelavelicham But the film also contains instances from some of his other short stories which he claims as his own life experiences The scene were the young writer saw a beautiful woman on a beach is actually adapted from the short story Nilavu Kanumbol where Basheer himself claims that he has seen a naked woman taking bath on a beach and when he tried to speak to her she disappeared Similarly the scene where the young Bhargavi requests Sasikumar s help for preparing a speech is actually based on the short story Hunthrappy Bussatto which again we can find in the autobiographical novel Anuragathinte Dinangal The lyrics for the song Ekanthathayude Apaara Theeram is taken from the short story Anargha Nimisham Soundtrack EditThe film had a successful and acclaimed soundtrack composed by M S Baburaj which is regarded as the noted composer s master piece The lyrics are penned by noted poet P Bhaskaran The soundtrack consists of seven songs mostly based on Hindustani Baburaj took inspiration from popular Bollywood songs while composing Thamasamenthe Varuvan from Mere Mehboob Tujhe and also perhaps from Humse Aaya Na Gaya and Vasantha Panchami from Chaudhwin Ka Chand The soundtrack received immense critical praise for the high quality instrumentation and was one of the biggest audio hits of all time 2 The song Thamasamenthe Varuvan was selected by Naushad Ali as one of the few of his favourite songs when he visited Baburaj Music Academy in 1988 citation needed Thamasamenthe Varuvan is also regarded as one of the most loved songs in Malayalam music history 4 It was voted the Best Song in Malayalam by Malayala Manorama in a special issue published as part of 50th anniversary of formation of Kerala state 5 No Song Singers Lyrics Length m ss 1 Anuraagamadhuchashakam S Janaki P Bhaskaran2 Arabikkadaloru K J Yesudas P Susheela P Bhaskaran3 Ekaanthathayude Kamukara P Bhaskaran4 Pottaatha Ponnin S Janaki P Bhaskaran5 Pottithakarnna Kinaavu S Janaki P Bhaskaran6 Thaamasamenthe Varuvan K J Yesudas P Bhaskaran7 Vaasantha Panchami Naalil S Janaki P BhaskaranBox office EditThe film was highest grossing Malayalam film at that time and a commercial success 2 6 Remake EditA remake of the film titled Neelavelicham directed by Aashiq Abu released in April 2023 7 See also EditList of Malayalam horror filmsReferences Edit ഭ ര ഗവ ന ലയ 50 Mathrubhumi in Malayalam Archived from the original on 21 October 2014 Retrieved 21 October 2014 a b c d e f Vijayakumar B 16 November 2009 Bhargavi Nilayam 1948 sic The Hindu Archived from the original on 16 October 2016 Retrieved 16 October 2016 cinematters 15 May 2011 Classic Picks A Vincent Bhargavi Nilayam 1964 OLD MALAYALAM CINEMA Retrieved 10 November 2022 Ajithkumar P K 10 October 2008 Unforgettable Baburaj The Hindu Archived from the original on 14 October 2008 Retrieved 21 September 2022 Ravi Menon et al 1 November 2006 മലയ ളത ത ല മ കച ച പത ത ഗ നങ ങൾ Malayala Manorama Must watch malayalam horror films The Times of India 1 November 2016 Archived from the original on 27 February 2018 Retrieved 26 February 2018 Makers of Neelavelicham release Roshan Mathew s character poster The New Indian Express Retrieved 21 January 2023 External links EditBhargavi Nilayam at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bhargavi Nilayam amp oldid 1154161818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
