Aaraam Thampuran

Aaraam Thampuran English The Sixth Lord is a 1997 Malayalam film written by Ranjith and directed by Shaji Kailas. It stars Mohanlal, Narendra Prasad, and Manju Warrier in the lead roles. The story follows Jagannadhan Mohanlal, a stranger who comes to a village named Kanimangalam and shifts the balance of power there and eventually comes to be known as Aaram Thampuran or the Sixth Lord. Upon release the movie went on to break many records in malayalam film industry and also became the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year. The film was a huge success at the box office, and developed a cult following. The Harimuraleeravam sequence has been an inpiration for similar song sequence in Apthamitra Kana Kanade Shaarade and its remake Chandramukhi Athinthom.

Within a short time, Jagan gets involved in the problems of the villagers and they started considering him to the heir of the palace and their leader. Jagannathan invites the ire of Appan Thamburan, with whom he clashes over the demolition of the palace, which he had earlier promised during the registration. Jagan, when expresses his desire to stay at Kanimangalam, Appan sends his henchmen, who had to humiliatingly return from Jagan. Now, the villagers decide to hold up the annual festival at the temple, after a long gap ofyears. Jagannathan takes up the leadership and with the support of villagers, he starts the preparations. Within mean time, Unnimaya develops a closeness towards him. In the midst of this, Nayanthara Priya Raman, a close friend of Jagan, reaches Kanimangalam from Bangalore. She expresses her desire to marry Jagan, which he declines, saying that he is now in love with Unnimaya. Nayanthara accepts his decision and goes back wishing him all the best for the future. According to the customs of the village, the festival puja should be done under a head priest from Keezhpayoor Mana, but when Appan Thamburan interferes, the members from Keezhpayoor refuses to conduct the puja, which makes Jagan to forcefully take the younger namboothiri Kalabhavan Mani from away from home on way back.Suddenly Nandakumar lands down at Kanimangalam with his friends, one of whom harasses Unnimaya. This upsets Jagan, and, without Nandans knowledge, he forcefully sends them back from Kanimangalam. In midst of this, the younger priest is taken away by Appan Thamburans men. It is then revealed by Jagan that he is the son of the Kaloor Brahmadathan Namboothiripadu, the head priest of the temple, who died after being wrongly accused of stealing the divine ornaments of the Goddess. Jagan follows Ayinikad Namboothiri Madampu Kunjukuttan, the astrologers instructions and wears his Yagyopaveetham, the holy thread, and adopts back Brahmanyam. ........

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