Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal
Poovinnu Puthiya Poonthennal is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Fazil and produced by Swargachitra Appachan, starring Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Nadiya Moidu and Baby Sujitha.[1][2][3] It was later remade in Tamil as Poovizhi Vasalile, in Telugu as Pasivadi Pranam, in Kannada as Aapadbandhava and in Hindi as Hatya Bangladeshi unofficial remake in Bengali Khotipuron and in Sinhala as Wada Barinam Wadak Na.[4] The three remakes each had a different ending. Babu Anthony played the role of the killer and Sujitha played the role of deaf and mute boy in all the five versions.
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| Directed by | Fazil |
| Produced by | Swargachitra Appachan |
| Written by | Fazil |
| Starring | Mammootty Nadiya Moidu Suresh Gopi Sujitha |
| Music by | Kannur Rajan |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | T. R. Sekhar |
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| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
A deaf and mute boy (Baby Sujitha) witnesses his widowed mother being murdered by two men. Later, he escapes from them. Kiran (Mammootty) is an alcoholic who is not able to recover from the tragic death of his family. Kiran finds the boy when he is sleeping in the trash and adopts him, naming him Kittu, naming him after his son. Soon he meets Neetha and become close friends without knowing that she is Kittu's aunt. Kittu recognizes his mother's murderer in a bar along with their boss. The police discovers the body of his mother and Neetha realizes it is her sister's son. Kiran kills the murderers and finally he also faces death.
Cast
- Mammootty as Kiran
- Sujitha as Benny/Kittu
- Suresh Gopi as Suresh
- Nadiya Moidu as Neetha
- Thilakan as Chandrasekhara Menon, Neetha's father
- Lalu Alex as Inspector Simon
- Babu Antony as Renji
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Alex
- Sukumari as Doctor
- Jayalalita as Sathi/Annie, Benny's Mother
- N. F. Varghese as Man disguised as Benny's father
- Mini Arun as Lady disguised as Benny's mother
- Siddique as Man at priest's place
- Ajith Kollam as Gunda
- John Varghese as the priest
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Kannur Rajan with lyrics by Bichu Thirumala.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aaro Aaro Aararo" | K. J. Yesudas | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 2 | "Aaro Aaro Aararo" | K. S. Chithra | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 3 | "Mounangalil Ninte Janmam" | K. J. Yesudas | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 4 | "Nenjinullil" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 5 | "Peeliyezhum Veeshi Vaa" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra, Chorus | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 6 | "Peeliyezhum Veeshi Vaa" (F) | K. S. Chithra | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 7 | "Poove Ponpoove" | K. J. Yesudas | Bichu Thirumala |
References
- "Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal". MalayalaChalachithram. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- "Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- "Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- "Babu Antony". babuantony.com. Retrieved 26 January 2012.