Akkare Akkare Akkare (English: Beyond Across and Forever) is a 1990 Malayalam buddy comedy thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Sreenivasan. It is the sequel to 1987's Nadodikkattu and 1988's Pattanapravesham. The story follows C. I. Ds Dasan (Mohanlal) and Vijayan (Sreenivasan) on an investigation for a stolen gold crown in the United States. Others in the cast include M. G. Soman, Mukesh, Maniyanpilla Raju, Parvathy, Nedumudi Venu, Sukumari, Jagadish, and K. P. A. C. Lalitha.
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Directed by | Priyadarshan |
Produced by | G. P. Vijayakumar |
Written by | Sreenivasan |
Starring | Mohanlal Sreenivasan M. G. Soman Mukesh Maniyanpilla Raju Parvathy Nedumudi Venu Sukumari Jagadish K. P. A. C. Lalitha |
Music by | Ouseppachan |
Cinematography | S. Kumar |
Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
Production company | G. P. Films |
Distributed by | Seven Arts Release |
Release date | 1990 |
Running time | 150 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
The film was produced by G. P. Vijayakumar and distributed by Seven Arts Release. It was filmed in Houston, Texas and the Greater Los Angeles Area, California.
Screenplay
When a priceless gold crown is stolen from India, Ramdas (Mohanlal) and Vijayan (Sreenivasan) are sent to the United States to retrieve it. The only clue they have is the pseudonym "Paul Barber" and a piece of torn shirt.
- Mohanlal as Ramdas aka Dasan
- Sreenivasan as Vijayan
- Mukesh as Surendran
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Gopi
- Parvathy as Sethulakshmi
- M. G. Soman as Commissioner Krishnan Nair
- Nedumudi Venu as Sivadasa Menon
- Sukumari as House owner
- Jagadish as Peter
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Sivadasa Menon's wife
- Prameela as Krishnan nair's wife
Akkare Akkare Akkare is one among the first few films in Malayalam to be shot in the United States. The various filming locations were in,
- Bellaire Hospital, Houston, Texas
- Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, California
- Disneyland, Anaheim, California
- Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, Santa Clarita, California
The film was also shot in the city of Burbank, California.
The music composition was done by Ouseppachan. The audio songs were released by the label J. S. Audio.
All lyrics written by Sreekumaran Thampi.
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No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
1. | "Kannukannil" | M. G. Sreekumar, Unni Menon, Jojo | |
2. | "Swargathilo" | M. G. Sreekumar, Unni Menon |
"Don't Let It End" by Styx plays in the backdrop when Dasan and Vijayan come down the escalator at the Chicago Ohare International Airport
The dialogue "Sadhanam Kayyilundo" from the film came as a popular catchphrase in Malayalam. As well as "Meenaviyal Enthayo Entho", the popular one-liner delivered by Sreenivasan found place in Printed T-shirts.