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<p>2409:4073:20C:B6CB:4F8:CF43:F34D:120B: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}<br /> {{Infobox film<br /> | name = Oru Cheru Punchiri<br /> | image = OruCheruPunchiri.jpg<br /> | caption =<br /> | alt =<br /> | director = [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br /> | producer = Jisha John<br /> | writer = Sriramana (Story) &lt;br /&gt;[[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] (Screenplay)<br /> | starring = [[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]]&lt;br /&gt; Nirmala Sreenivasan<br /> | music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]<br /> | cinematography = [[Sunny Joseph]]<br /> | editing = [[Beena Paul]]<br /> | studio = [[Chithranjali Studio]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br /> | distributor =<br /> | released = September 2000<br /> | runtime = 89 mins<br /> | country = India<br /> | language = Malayalam<br /> | budget =<br /> | gross =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''''Oru Cheru Punchiri''''' ([[English language|English]]: ''A Slender Smile'') is a [[Malayalam films of the 2000s|2000]] [[Malayalam film]] written and directed by [[M.T. Vasudevan Nair]]. This is his sixth film as a [[film director|director]].&lt;ref&gt;http://www.mtvasudevannair.com/php/showNews.php?newsid=4&amp;linkid=2&lt;/ref&gt; The film stars [[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] and Nirmala Sreenivasan in the lead roles. The film is based on [[Telugu language|Telugu]] writer Sriramana's short story ''Mithunam'' from the novel of the same title.<br /> <br /> ==Plot==<br /> Oru Cheru Punchiri tells the story of a retired estate manager Krishna Kuruppu ([[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]]) in his mid seventies and his wife Ammalukutty (Nirmala Sreenivasan) in her mid sixties continuing their married life in a honeymoon mood. This couple wake up to romantic mornings dense with sweet herbal aroma with the melodious music of birds as the background. They spend their time engaged in games of mischief and even some social activities that they could manage. They make it clear that they would never surrender to the plea of their children coated in love, to sell the ancestral property in the village and move to the city with them. They are happy doing agriculture in the land they own. They have some good neighbours in Janu (Roslyn), her daughter Malathi (sindhu) and helper-boy Kannan (Master Vignesh). Krishna Kuruppu was instrumental in Janu getting a sweeper's job in the Urban bank there. He also sponsors for Kannan's education. Krishna Kuruppu helps Bhaskaran (Jayakrishnan) get a job in the estate he worked. He also arranges the marriage of Bhaskaran and Malathi. He also supports the love affair of his granddaughter Beena ([[Lena (actress)|Lena]]) with a Muslim youth.<br /> <br /> The movie ends with Ammalukutty's decision to continue with this celebration of life even after the death of Krishna Kuruppu.<br /> <br /> ==Cast==<br /> * [[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Krishna Kuruppu<br /> * Nirmala Sreenivasan as Ammalukutty(Voice by Thankamani)<br /> * [[Jayakrishnan]] as Bhaskaran<br /> * [[Sindhu Shyam]] as Nirmala(Voice by Nithuna)<br /> * [[P. K. Venukuttan Nair]] as Govindettan<br /> * Aliyar as Postman Ramankutty<br /> * Master Vignesh as Kannan<br /> * [[Thampi Kannanthanam]] as Ravi<br /> * Sreedevi Unni as Radha<br /> * Paul as Kesu<br /> * Manka Mahesh as Subhadra<br /> * [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] as Beena<br /> * Mukundan as Jayan<br /> * Roslyn as Janu<br /> * Vijayan Peringode as Paulose<br /> * Sarada as Chinnamani<br /> <br /> ==Filming==<br /> The film was shot on the banks of the [[Periyar River]] at Parappuran, Puthiyedam, [[Chowwara]], [[Sreemoolanagaram]], and Aluva in [[Kochi, India]].<br /> <br /> ==Awards and recognitions==<br /> * Special mention at the [[International Federation of Film Critics|FIPRESCI]] awards in 2000.<br /> * [[National Film Awards|Indian National Film Award]] for the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation|Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation]] in 2001.<br /> * The [[Kerala State Film Award]] for the best director of 2000.<br /> * Screened at the third [[Mumbai International Film Festival]] in November 2000.<br /> * Screened at the [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] in 2001.<br /> * Selected for the [[Munich]] International Film Festival.<br /> * last few scenes of the [[screen play]] of this [[movie]] has been included in the [[Malayalam]] [[textbook]] for class IX formulated by [[Kerala State Education Board|SCERT]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{IMDb title|0355859}}<br /> * [http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/5156/oru-cheru-punchiri.html OneIndia article]<br /> * [http://www.upperstall.com/films/2000/oru-cheru-punchiri Upperstall article]<br /> <br /> [[Category:2000 films]]<br /> [[Category:Indian films]]<br /> [[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]<br /> [[Category:Environmental films]]<br /> [[Category:Films with screenplays by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br /> [[Category:Films shot in Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:Films about couples]]<br /> [[Category:Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation National Film Award winners]]<br /> [[Category:Films directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]</div>

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