Mollywood Retake: What If Mani Ratnam's Mouna Ragam Is Remade In Malayalam?
Who will replace Mohan, Revathy, Karthik, etc., if Mani Ratnam's Mouna Ragam is remade in Malayalam now?
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By Akhila Menon
Mouna
Ragam,
the
1986-released
romantic
drama
has
been
considered
as
one
of
the
best
works
of
Mani
Ratnam
till
date.
The
movie,
which
revolved
around
the
dysfunctional
married
life
of
Divya
and
Chandrakumar,
had
Revathy
and
Mohan
in
the
lead
roles.
Karthik
made
an
extended
cameo
appearance
in
the
movie.
Mouna
Ragam,
which
was
one
of
the
biggest
commercial
successes
of
1986,
became
a
major
breakthrough
in
Mani
Ratnam's
career
and
has
been
considered
as
one
of
the
path-breaking
attempts
of
Tamil
cinema.
Let
us
see
who
would
fit
into
the
characters
of
Mouna
Ragam,
if
it
is
made
in
Malayalam
now....
Prithviraj
as
Chandrakumar/Chandru
Chandrakumar
is
a
matured,
doting
husband
who
immensely
respects
Divya's
feelings.
He
even
ignores
his
own
emotions
for
the
sake
of
his
wife.
The
role
of
Chandru
was
beautifully
portrayed
by
Mohan
in
the
original.
If
the
movie
is
being
remade
in
Malayalam
now,
Prithviraj
will
be
the
best
choice
for
the
role.
Keerthy
Suresh
as
Divya
Revathy
delivered
one
of
the
finest
performances
of
her
career,
as
Divya
in
Mouna
Ragam.
Divya
is
a
free-spirited,
stubborn
girl
who
struggles
with
the
memories
of
her
dead
lover
Manohar
and
refuses
to
accept
Chandru
as
her
husband.
From
the
current
slot
of
actresses,
Keerthy
Suresh
will
be
a
good
choice
for
the
role
of
Divya.
Dulquer
Salmaan
as
Manohar
Karthik
made
an
electrifying
cameo
as
Manohar,
the
charming,
impulsive
revolutionist
who
falls
in
love
with
Divya
and
later
dies
in
front
of
her
on
their
wedding
day.
If
the
movie
is
being
remade
in
Malayalam
now,
the
role
will
be
safe
in
Dulquer
Salmaan's
hands.
Siddique
as
Chandramouli
(Divya's
Father)
Chandramouli
is
a
loving
yet
strict
father,
who
wishes
to
get
Divya
married
before
his
retirement.
If
Mouna
Ragam
is
remade
in
Malayalam,
Siddique
can
do
total
justice
to
this
role.
Lalu
Alex
as
Chandru's
Boss
Chandru's
boss
is
a
soft-hearted
character
with
a
touch
of
humour.
The
role,
which
was
played
by
VK
Ramasamy
will
be
a
tailor-made
one
for
the
senior
actor
Lalu
Alex,
if
Mouna
Ragam
is
remade
in
Malayalam
now.
Mouna
Ragam
was
an
adaptation
of
Mani
Ratnam's
short
story
titled
Divya,
which
he
wrote
during
the
filming
of
his
directorial
debut
Pallavi
Anupallavi.
Mani
Ratnam
initially
wanted
Mouna
Ragam
to
be
his
Malayalam
directorial
debut,
but
later
dropped
the
plan.
The
role
of
Diyva
was
initially
offered
to
Nadiya
Moidu,
who
turned
down
the
offer
due
to
her
busy
schedule.
Later,
Mani
Ratnam
roped
in
Revathy,
who
had
earlier
associated
with
him
for
the
1984-movie
Pagal
Nilavu.
Mouna
Ragam,
which
bagged
the
National
Film
Award
for
the
Best
Tamil
Feature
Film
of
1986,
marked
the
first
collaboration
of
Mani
Ratnam
with
the
renowned
cinematographer
PC
Sreeram.
The
movie
was
later
remade
into
Hindi,
under
the
title
Kasak.