Ee Parakkum Thalika

Ee Parakkum Thalika (transl. This Flying Saucer) is a 2001 Malayalam comedy film starring Dileep,[3] Nithya Das and Harisree Asokan. It was directed by Thaha and written by V. R. Gopalakrishnan.[4] The film was one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of 2001.[2][3][5] The film was also the debut film of actress Nithya Das.[6] The story follows bus owner Unnikrishnan (Dileep) and his assistant Sundareshan (Harisree Asokan) who live and sleep in their bus.

Ee Parakkum Thalika
Unnikrishnan and Sundareshan still
Directed byThaha[1]
Produced byM. M. Hamsa
Screenplay byVR Gopalakrishnan[2]
Story byGovind Padman
Mahesh Mithra
StarringDileep
Nithya Das
Harisree Asokan
Cochin Haneefa
Salim Kumar
Music byOuseppachan
CinematographySaloo George
Edited byRanjan Abraham
Distributed byKalasangham Films
Release date
  • 4 July 2001 (2001-07-04)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹2.5 crore (US$350,000)
Box office₹20 crore (US$2.8 million)

Plot

Unnikrishnan (Dileep) owns an old bus,[7] received as compensation for his father Thamarakshan Pillai's (Dileep) road accident, which killed Pillai, who was a chenda master. Now, Unni faces consequences due to the pathetic condition of the bus, named after his father. He sold many valuable things to maintain this bus. His friend Sundareshan (Harisree Asokan) is his only companion and the bus's cleaner. A mouse had eaten Sundareshan's passport and spoiled his chances of going abroad. Some part of the film's comedy involves Sundareshan running behind the mouse for revenge. A live TV show in which Unni badmouths Traffic Sub-Inspector Veerappan Kurup (Cochin Haneefa) lands him in more trouble when the former commands Unni to leave the city with the bus. Sreedhara Kaimal (Oduvil Unnikrishnan), an advocate and well-wisher, tries to help Unni with a bank loan to run a mobile kitchen (Thattukada) from his bus. The plot takes a turn when a girl named Basanthi (Nithya Das) enters the bus as a nomad, but she is actually Gayathri, the daughter of an influential and politically powerful minister R. K. Santhanam (P. Vasu) in Puducherry. Santhanam forced Gayathri to join politics, which made her leave home. Initially, Gayathri refuses to leave the bus, despite Unni's and Sundareshan's constant efforts. The police trace her and takes her back to Santhanam's custody. Santhanam is making arrangements for her marriage with someone else. Meanwhile, Unni realizes that he could not live without Gayathri. He and Sundareshan secretly enter her house. Unni and his friends plans to take Gayathri, but Santhanam find them inside the Alamara. The future bride and the fighters begin to beat Unni. After the fighting ends, Santhanam understands that he loves Gayathri too much. It ends with her winning Santhanam's heart.

Cast

Reception

The film received a mostly positive critical reception and was a box office superhit> It was the second-highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2001, after Ravanaprabhu.[2][3][5][8][9]

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Gireesh Puthenchery; all music is composed by Ouseppachan.

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Arumayaam Sandhyayodu"M. G. Sreekumar 
2."Ka Kaattile"K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra 
3."Kudamulla Kammalaninjal"K. J. Yesudas 
4."Kudamulla" (Violin Solo)Ouseppachan 
5."Kuppivala Kaikalum"K. S. Chithra 
6."Kuppivala Kaikalum"M. G. Sreekumar 
7."Parakkum Thalika"M. G. Sreekumar 
8."Pathu Pavanil"M. G. Sreekumar 

Remakes
  • Aaduthu Paaduthu in Telugu
  • Sundara Travels in Tamil
  • Dakota Express in Kannada
  • Many scenes from the movie were used in the Hindi movie Chal Chala Chal
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References
  1. "Hailesa: Comedy Thriller laced with Action". Oneindia.in. 14 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  2. "VR Gopalakrishnan's film". Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 2001. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  3. "Rise of a superstar". The Hindu. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  4. "Thaha to direct Suresh Gopi". Yahoo! Movies India. 27 August. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 2009-07-09. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. "Dileep (Dileep Gopalakrishnan)". webindia123. com. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  6. "Nitya Das". my-kerala.com. 7 May 2002. Archived from the original on 30 August 2005. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  7. "Ee Parakkum Thalika — Movie Profile". seventymm.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  8. Unni R. Nair (4 January 2002). "Let down". Screen India. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007.
  9. "Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku". Sify. 12 February 2004.
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