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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mini<br />
| image = <br />
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| director = P. Chandrakumar<br />
| producer = [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]<br />
| writer = Iskantar Mirsa<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = Aarati Ghanashyam<br>Chandrahasan<br> Kuckoo Parameswaran<br>Babu G. Nair<br>Malini Nair<br>Ramachandran Nair<br />
| music = Vishnu Bhatt<br />
| cinematography = Sukumar<br />
| editing = Madhu Kainakari<br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1995||}}<br />
| runtime = 76 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
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'''''Mini''''' is a 1995 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[P. Chandrakumar]], written by Iskantar Mirsa, and produced by [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]. The film depicts the problem of [[alcoholism]] through the determined efforts of a young girl to save her father from self-destruction. It stars Aarati Ghanashyam, Chandrahasan, Kuckoo Parameswaran,<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/cuckoo-parameswaran/article3890649.ece</ref> Babu G. Nair and Malini Nair in pivotal roles. It won the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare]]. Aarati Ghanashyam won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]] and Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Child Artist.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Mini is a 10-year-old school girl from a middle-class family whose father is a habitual drunkard who beats up his wife as a rule and throws tantrums into the early hours of the morning. The mother and daughter suffer in silence; but the neighbours find the daily antics a nuisance. Despite their vehement protests things go from bad to worse.<br />
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Mini prays to god and wishes that her father stop drinking and turn over a new life. She goes to the temple but to no avail. She then learns about [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and his [[Satyagraha|hunger strike]]. She goes on a hunger strike and when she collapses she is admitted to the hospital. Her father realises his fault and breaks down. He then promises never to touch alcohol again. Mini's non-violent approach brings her victory and joy.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [https://in.linkedin.com/in/aaratighanashyam Aarati Ghanashyam]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} as Mini<br />
* Chandrahasan as Mini's father<br />
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/cuckoo-parameswaran/article3890649.ece Kuckoo Parameswaran] as Mini's mother<br />
* Babu G. Nair<br />
* Malini Nair<br />
* N Ramachandran Nair<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about alcoholism]]<br />
[[Category:Best Film on Family Welfare National Film Award winners]]<br />
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