Rangam

Rangam is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language psychological drama film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The film stars Mohanlal as Kathakali artist Appunni, along with Shobana and Raveendran. It features a musical score composed by K. V. Mahadevan.

Plot
Appunni, a Kathakali artist, is the cousin of Chandramathi who is a classical dancer. He is in love with Chandramathi. Madhavan, son of Karunakarapanickker who is the owner of Sadanam, the Kathakali Kalari, returns from Russia. He falls for Chandramathi, and eventually, they get married. Then enters Jayanthi, an artist who wants to learn Kathakali and is the daughter of a rich businessman. The plot forms the conflict in Appunni and Chandramathi's life following these events.

Cast

 * Mohanlal as Appunni
 * Shobana as Chandrika/Chandramathi
 * Raveendran as Madhavan
 * Adoor Bhasi as Kunjikrishnan
 * Raghavan as Naanu
 * Sukumari as Chandrika's mother
 * Santhakumari as Appunni's mother
 * Kottayam Santha as Mrs. Sundaram
 * Jagannatha Varma as Karunakara Panikker Ashan
 * Master Suresh as Rajan
 * Mahalakshmi as Jayanthi

Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, and the lyrics were written by S. Ramesan Nair.

Responses
In a retrospect review, Neelima Menon of The News Minute wrote: "Mohanlal aces the role of the unrequited lover who carries a torch for the lady. And the actor’s transition is more internal, letting us buy into his vocation as a Kathakali dancer effortlessly". In 2020, while writing about Mohanlal in Mathrubhumi, writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair said that, although he loves every roles he enacted in his screenplays, Mohanlal's performance in Rangam and Sadayam stays close to his heart the most.