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 "markdown": "# Sargam (സർഗം) (1992 film)\n\n**Sargam** (സർഗം) is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language musical drama film written and directed by Hariharan and produced by his wife, Bhavani Hariharan. It stars Vineeth, Manoj K. Jayan, and Rambha, with [Nedumudi Venu](https://www.edgepedia.org/nedumudi-venu), Urmila Unni, Thilakan, and Oduvil Unnikrishnan in supporting roles. Sargam earned the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment along with three [Kerala State Film Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/kerala-state-film-awards), and a Telugu remake titled *Sarigamalu* featured its three lead actors playing the same parts.<sup>[1](https://gcinemas.test.terrificminds.com/sargam/)</sup>\n|---|---|\n| Release | 10 April 1992 (Filmibeat, M3DB); ETimes lists 7 August 1992<sup>[2](https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/movies/sargam.html)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/sargam/movieshow/65513903.cms)</sup>  |\n| Runtime | 2 hours 21 minutes (Apple TV, ETimes); Moviebuff lists 2 hours 27 minutes<sup>[4](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%97/umc.cmc.6shtux8vryh8j9hi5o0jot05u?l=ml)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://www.moviebuff.com/sargam-2000-malayalam)</sup>  |\n| Music | Bombay Ravi; lyrics by Yusufali Kechery<sup>[1](https://gcinemas.test.terrificminds.com/sargam/)</sup> |\n| Cinematography / editing | Shaji N. Karun; M. S. Mani<sup>[1](https://gcinemas.test.terrificminds.com/sargam/)</sup> |\n| Awards | National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment; Kerala State Film Awards for Best Director, Second Best Actor, and Best Music Director<sup>[1](https://gcinemas.test.terrificminds.com/sargam/)</sup> |\n| Telugu remake | *Sarigamalu*, with Vineeth, Manoj K. Jayan, and Rambha reprising their roles<sup>[1](https://gcinemas.test.terrificminds.com/sargam/)</sup> |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot\n\nKuttan Thamburan, the son of Subhadra Thampuratti and Kochanyian Thampuran of the Maangaattu Kovilakam, has suffered from epilepsy since childhood. He is rough and violent in character and is feared by everyone in his village. Haridas, two years his junior, is his classmate and closest friend; he always accompanies Kuttan and carries iron keys to help him when a seizure develops. To cure Kuttan of his ailment, a physician advises that he marry his uncle's daughter Thangamani, but Thangamani is in love with Haridas.<sup>[6](https://letterboxd.com/film/sargam-1992/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%97/umc.cmc.6shtux8vryh8j9hi5o0jot05u?l=ml)</sup>Hariharan has said the story drew on his own childhood: the character of Kuttan Thamburan was based on a childhood friend named Parameswaran Namboothiri, and the house shown as Kuttan's home in the film is the Maangaattillam tharavad near Kooduvalli in Kozhikode. He described the film as not an autobiography but \"a story with a piece of my soul in it.\"<sup>[7](https://www.manoramanews.com/entertainment/latest/2022/04/10/director-hariharan-on-30-years-of-sargam-cinema.amp.html)</sup>\n\n## Music\n\nThe soundtrack was composed by Bombay Ravi, with lyrics by Yusufali Kechery alongside selections from traditional pieces. The songs are set in Carnatic ragas, and the film also features kritis by [Muthuswami Dikshitar](https://www.edgepedia.org/muthuswami-dikshitar) and Thyagaraja.<sup>[1](https://gcinemas.test.terrificminds.com/sargam/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://www.dtnext.in/amp/story/edit/editorial-not-on-our-watch-776229)</sup> Songs such as \"Sangeethame\" and \"Krishna Kripa Sagaram\" remained popular with music lovers years after release.<sup>[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/musical-hits-of-malayalam-film-industry/photostory/48522872.cms)</sup> [K. J. Yesudas](https://www.edgepedia.org/k-j-yesudas) sang \"Sangeethame Amara Sallapame,\" written by Yusufali Kechery.<sup>[10](https://resorcio.com/products/sangeethame-amara-sallapame)</sup>\n\nHariharan credited the film's appeal to the combination of Yusufali's songs, Bombay Ravi's music, Yesudas's singing, and Shaji N. Karun's cinematography.<sup>[7](https://www.manoramanews.com/entertainment/latest/2022/04/10/director-hariharan-on-30-years-of-sargam-cinema.amp.html)</sup>\n\n## Cast and careers\n\n**Rambha's debut.** *Sargam* was Rambha's debut film. After it, she moved into [Telugu cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/telugu-cinema) and became a prominent actress across South Indian languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi.<sup>[11](https://www.manoramanews.com/entertainment/latest/2026/04/30/manoj-k-jayan-rambha-reunion-sargam-movie-nostalgia-dubai-airport.amp.html)</sup>\n\nFor [Manoj K. Jayan](https://www.edgepedia.org/manoj-k-jayan), the role of Kuttan Thamburan became one of the major milestones of his acting career; he won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for the performance.<sup>[11](https://www.manoramanews.com/entertainment/latest/2026/04/30/manoj-k-jayan-rambha-reunion-sargam-movie-nostalgia-dubai-airport.amp.html)</sup> Hariharan also credited the film with making names for Vineeth, Urmila Unni, and Rambha alongside Jayan.<sup>[7](https://www.manoramanews.com/entertainment/latest/2022/04/10/director-hariharan-on-30-years-of-sargam-cinema.amp.html)</sup>\n\n## Reception and awards\n\nAt the [National Film Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-film-awards), Sargam took the prize for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and at the Kerala State Film Awards it earned three honors: Best Director, given to Hariharan; Second Best Actor, given to Manoj K. Jayan; and Best Music Director, given to Bombay Ravi.<sup>[1](https://gcinemas.test.terrificminds.com/sargam/)</sup> Hariharan recalled that the film was not even considered a popular film within Kerala, yet it received the national award in the popular-entertainment category; his wife, as producer, collected the award in Delhi.<sup>[7](https://www.manoramanews.com/entertainment/latest/2022/04/10/director-hariharan-on-30-years-of-sargam-cinema.amp.html)</sup>\n\n*Sargam* was screened at the film festival in Goa in 2014, in the \"Musical Journey of World Cinema\" section, and was invited to the Indian Panorama, the Japan Film Festival, and the France Pianges Young Film Festival.<sup>[7](https://www.manoramanews.com/entertainment/latest/2022/04/10/director-hariharan-on-30-years-of-sargam-cinema.amp.html)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[12](https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/interview/2021/03/12/director-hariharan-about-his-works-and-life.html)</sup> Hariharan, whose career spans more than fifty films, received the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala's highest film honor, for 2019.<sup>[13](https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/hariharan-receives-jc-daniel-award-594995)</sup>\n\n## Legacy\n\nThe film is counted among the musical hits of [Malayalam cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/malayalam-cinema) of the early 1990s, alongside *His Highness Abdullah* (1990) and *Bharatham* (1991).<sup>[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/musical-hits-of-malayalam-film-industry/photostory/48522872.cms)</sup> A 2016 editorial described *Sargam* as the last holdout of a short-lived wave that brought [Carnatic music](https://www.edgepedia.org/carnatic-music) into mainstream Malayalam films before it burned out in the mid-1990s.<sup>[8](https://www.dtnext.in/amp/story/edit/editorial-not-on-our-watch-776229)</sup> In April 2026, Manoj K. Jayan and Rambha reunited at [Dubai International Airport](https://www.edgepedia.org/dubai-international-airport) 34 years after the film's release, an encounter widely celebrated by fans on social media.<sup>[11](https://www.manoramanews.com/entertainment/latest/2026/04/30/manoj-k-jayan-rambha-reunion-sargam-movie-nostalgia-dubai-airport.amp.html)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Sargam, Gayatri Cinemas](https://gcinemas.test.terrificminds.com/sargam/)\n2. [Sargam (1992) Movie, Filmibeat Malayalam](https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/movies/sargam.html)\n3. [Sargam Movie, ETimes](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/sargam/movieshow/65513903.cms)\n4. [സർഗം, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%97/umc.cmc.6shtux8vryh8j9hi5o0jot05u?l=ml)\n5. [Sargam (1992), Moviebuff](https://www.moviebuff.com/sargam-2000-malayalam)\n6. [Sargam (1992) directed by T Hariharan, Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/sargam-1992/)\n7. [സർഗത്തിന് 30; ഹരിഹരൻ പറയുന്നു, Manorama News](https://www.manoramanews.com/entertainment/latest/2022/04/10/director-hariharan-on-30-years-of-sargam-cinema.amp.html)\n8. [Editorial: Not on our watch, DT Next](https://www.dtnext.in/amp/story/edit/editorial-not-on-our-watch-776229)\n9. [Musical hits of Malayalam film industry, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/musical-hits-of-malayalam-film-industry/photostory/48522872.cms)\n10. [Sangeethame Amara Sallapame, Resorcio](https://resorcio.com/products/sangeethame-amara-sallapame)\n11. [Kuttan Thamburan and Thangamani Reunite After 33 Years, Manorama News](https://www.manoramanews.com/entertainment/latest/2026/04/30/manoj-k-jayan-rambha-reunion-sargam-movie-nostalgia-dubai-airport.amp.html)\n12. [Hariharan interview, Manorama Online](https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/interview/2021/03/12/director-hariharan-about-his-works-and-life.html)\n13. [സംവിധായകൻ ഹരിഹരന് ജെ.സി ഡാനിയൽ പുരസ്കാരം, Madhyamam](https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/hariharan-receives-jc-daniel-award-594995)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Indian films (individual works) › Malayalam films before 2010*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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