Onnaman is a 2002 Malayalam film by Thampi Kannanthanam

Thampi Kannanthanam

Thampi Kannanthanam is a noted Malayalam film director. He has directed over 16 films in his career. His last film was the 2004 film Freedom....

 starring Mohanlal

Mohanlal

Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...

 and Ramya Krishnan

Ramya Krishnan

Ramya Krishnan is an actress who performs in Indian cinema. She has acted in over 200 films in five languages; Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.-Early life and background:...

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Plot

Onnaman movie is all about Ravishanker (Mohanlal

Mohanlal

Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...

) who is a street-urchin comes under the patronage of Salim Bhai, a self-styled messiah of the masses and a don too. When Ravishankar grows up, he becomes an adviser to Salim Bhai. With the help of his gang of young friends, Ravishankar soon emerges as a leader of the poor and the oppressed. Naturally, the 'bad' guys led by Gulab Chand Sha, resent him and do everything possible to eliminate Ravishankar.

How Ravishankar combats the 'evil' forces with the help of his friends, his ladylove, the district collector Kamala and the ACP Vishnu.S.Pillai form the rest of the story.
The movie displayed average results in the box office.

Cast

• Mohanlal
  Mohanlal
  Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
  
   ... Ravisankar
• Ramya Krishan
• Vijayakumar
  Vijayakumar
  Vijayakumar is a Tamil actor and politician. Along with predominant work in Tamil cinema since 1973, he has acted in a few Hindi and Telugu movies. As of 2009, he is acting in the television serial, Thangam, aired on Sun TV.-Early life:...
  
  
• Jagadish
  Jagadish
  P. V. Jagadish Kumar , popularly known as Jagadish, is a Malayalam film actor and script writer. He became popular through performances in films such as Mukhachitram, In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Welcome to Kodaikanal, Thiruthalvaadi, Mantrikacheppu, and Hitler...
  
  
• Biju Menon
  Biju Menon
  Biju Menon is an Indian film actor who has mainly worked in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. He appears mostly in supporting roles, but has also acted in antagonistic roles. He made his debut in 1995 in Mannar Mathai Speaking...
  
  
• Saju Kodiyan ... Friend 3
• Kavya Madhavan
  Kavya Madhavan
  Kavya Madhavan is an Indian film actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She made her debut in Pookkalam Varavayi as a child artist. In 1999, she became a lead actress in Lal Jose's Chandranudikkunna Dikhil.-Background:...
  
  
• Manuraj ... Friend 2
• Martin ... Friend 4
• Pranav Mohanlal
  Pranav Mohanlal
  Pranav Mohanlal is the son of Indian film actor Mohanlal. Pranav made his debut in the film Onnaman, directed by Thampi Kannamthanam. He won the 2002 Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role in the film Punarjani, which was directed by Major Ravi and Rajesh Amanakara...
  
   ... Young Ravisankar (as Master Pranav)
• Rajesh Rajan ... Friend 1
• Jagathi Sreekumar
• Vinayakan
  Vinayakan
  Vinayakan is an actor from the Malayalam film industry of India.- Career :Vinayakan became famous as a dancer. His own troupe used to perform in various stages across Kerala. Thampi Kannanthanam was impressed with his dancing skills and gave him a small role in his film Manthrikam...
  
  ... Friend 5