Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan
Puthukottyile Puthumanavalan (transl. The new groom of Puthukotta) is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by the Rafi-Mecartin duo (in their directorial debut). It stars Jayaram, Prem Kumar, and Annie, along with Innocent, Jagathy Sreekumar, Janardanan, Captain Raju, Rajan P. Dev, Vinduja Menon, Spadikam George, Mala Aravindan, V. D. Rajappan, and Krishnakumar.
| Puthukottyile Puthumanavalan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rafi Mecartin |
| Written by | Rafi Mecartin |
| Starring | Jayaram Prem Kumar Annie |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | Harihara Puthran |
Production company | New Saga Films |
| Distributed by | New Saga Films |
Release date | 1995 |
Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Gireesh (Jayaram) and Satheesh (Prem Kumar) are friends who live in a city trying to make a living with their unsuccessful Kadhaprasangam troupe (story telling performance). They are mostly jobless and in their free time, they ogle at the girls in the hostel next door. The girls, in order to teach them a lesson, prank them into accepting a performance at their friend Geethu's (Annie) village.
When they reach the village of Puthukottai, they are introduced to two warring families - Madassery and Palathara. Cochin Brothers who thought of this getaway as an opportunity for romance, timely food and vacation, are torn between the families who both want them to perform the story of Madassery Thampi according to their wishes. When trying to escape from the village, they are met with Thampi himself who tell them his story.
Thampi is revered by the villagers and family alike. One day a man Anandhan (Krishna Kumar) lands in Puthukottai, claiming to be Thampi's son. This creates a rift between Thampi and his wife's family Palathara. Thampi denies having an extramarital affair and in his anger vows to kill Anandhan. The next day Anandhan is found dead and naturally Thampi is accused. While in court, as per the advice of his friend / lawyer Govindan, Thampi confesses to the crime and he is convicted.
Thampi has now escaped from jail and narrates this to the Cochin brothers and implores them to tell the story as it is. At the performance, Cochin brothers show up and narrate the story of Thampi, finally revealing that everything was orchestrated by the lawyer Govindan. The villagers and family realize that Thampi was innocent all along. Gireesh proposes indirectly to Geethu on stage and is approved by Thampi.
Cast
- Jayaram as Ganabhooshanam Gireesh Cochin
- Prem Kumar as Ganabhooshanam Satheesh Cochin
- Captain Raju as Madassery Thampi
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Madassery Kochu Thampi (Madassery Thampi's brother)
- Janardhanan as Palatharayil Palunny (Madassery Thampi's Brother-in-law)
- Innocent as Karyasthan Pillai (Majordomo of Madassery Family)
- Spadikam George as Palatharayil Sreedharanunni (Palunni's younger brother)
- Rajan P. Dev as Adv. Govindan (Madassery Thampi's friend/family lawyer)
- Annie as Geethu (Madassery Thampi's daughter)
- Vinduja Menon as Anitha (Geethu's friend)
- Aranmula Ponnamma as Madassery Thampi's Mother
- Kanakalatha as Bhanumathi, Pillai's wife
- Krishna Kumar as Anandhan/John Sacaria
- V. D. Rajappan as Kalari Gurukkal of Madassery Family
- Kunchan as Karate Master of Palatharayil Family
- Mala Aravindan as Varkey
- Machan Varghese as Kalari Member
- Sainuddin as Sub Inspector of Puthukkotta
- Praseetha Menon as Geethu's friend
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Dasan
- Vettukili Prakash as Kunjukrishnan
- Irshad
- Omana Ouseph
- Rafi as the man on the bridge (guest appearance)
Soundtrack
Movie has soundtrack by S. P. Venkatesh.
| Track | Singers | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|
| "Oru Velli Thambalam" | Krishnachandran, Biju Narayanan | Kundur IS |
| "Thanga Kolussil" | Sujatha Mohan, Biju Narayanan | Kundur IS |
| "Thanga Kolussil" (female) | Sujatha Mohan | Kundur IS |
| "Aaru Paranjalum" | K. J. Yesudas, Biju Narayanan, K. Prabhakaran | Rameshan Nair |
| "Janimrithikal" | K. J. Yesudas | Rameshan Nair |