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{{short description|1991 film by Siddique-Lal}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Godfather
| image = Godfather Malayalam.jpg
| image_size = 235px
| caption = [[VCD]] [[Optical disc packaging|Cover]]
| director = [[Siddique-Lal]]
| producer = [[PD Abraham|Appachan]]
| writer = Siddique-Lal
| narrator =
| starring = [[N. N. Pillai]] [[Thilakan]] [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] [[Bheeman Raghu]] [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]] [[Jagadish]] [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] [[Philomina]]
| music = [[S. Balakrishnan (composer)|S. Balakrishnan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/chithram-godfather-know-music-composers-behind-these-malayalam-hits-141594|date=16 January 2021|access-date=30 May 2021|work=The News Minute|author=Cris|title=‘Chithram’ to ‘Godfather’, know the music composers behind these Malayalam hits}}</ref> '''Lyrics:''' [[Bichu Thirumala]]
| cinematography = [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]
| editing = K.R. Gaurishankar T.R. Shekhar
| studio = Swargachithra Films
| distributor = Swargachithra Release
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1991|11|15|[[India]]}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget = ₹ 65 lakh
| gross = ₹ 3.3 crore
}}
'''''Godfather''''' is a 1991 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam-language]] [[Action film|action]] [[Comedy film|comedy]]
[[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[Siddique–Lal]]. It is produced by [[Swargachitra Appachan|Appachan]] under the banner of Swargachithra. The film stars an [[ensemble cast]] consisting of [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[N. N. Pillai]],[[Philomina]], [[Thilakan]], [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]], [[Jagadish]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]],[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], [[Sankaradi]], [[Paravoor Bharathan]], [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]], [[Bheeman Raghu]], and [[Kundara Johnny]]. Showcased for more than 400 days, Godfather was a blockbuster and is the longest running Malayalam movie in theatres till the date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-godfather-had-over-a-year-run-in-the-cinemas/articleshow/81110120.cms|title=Did you know 'Godfather' had over a year run in the cinemas?|date=19 February 2021|work=[[Times of India]]|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>

''Godfather'' won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film]]. The film was remade into [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Peddarikam]]'' (1992)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Narasimham |first1=M. L. |title=Emotions of the downcast |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/emotions-of-the-downcast/article26849784.ece |accessdate=17 April 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 April 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref> and into Marathi as ''Ghayaal'' (1993). In 2004, [[Priyadarshan]] remade the film in [[Hindi film|Hindi]] as ''[[Hulchul (2004 film)|Hulchul]]''. It was also remade in [[Kannada film|Kannada]] as ''Pandavaru'' (2006)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhkNMXPHW98</ref> and in [[Odia language|Odia]] as ''[[Love Dot Com]]''.

==Plot==
Anjooran ([[N. N. Pillai]]), and his four sons Balaraman ([[Thilakan]]), Swaminathan ([[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]]), Premachandran ([[Bheeman Raghu]]) and Ramabhadran ([[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]) are in severe enmity with the Anappara family. Anjooran's bitter hatred toward Anappara Achamma ([[Philomina]]) stems from events in the past, when the men of Anappara abducted Balaraman's fiancée and forced her to marry the eldest son of Achamma. The resulting series of events saw Anjooran's wife being killed, and him being sent to jail for avenging her by murdering Achamma's husband. Consequently, he develops a hatred toward all women, and their entry into his home is prohibited from then on.

Anjooran's youngest son Ramabhadran is a law student. At college, he and his friend Mayin Kutty ([[Jagadish]]) try all means to humiliate their classmate Malu ([[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]]), who is the granddaughter of Achamma. Malu gets engaged to Shyam Prasad, a young state minister, but the minister withdraws from the relation as Anjooran intervenes and threatens him of political consequences. Incensed, Achamma hatches a plan to divide Anjooran's family by having Malu seduce Ramabhadran and making him turn against his father. When Malu expresses her feelings to Ramabhadran, as per the advice of her grandmother, Mayin Kutty ideates that Ramabhadran could divide the Anappara family by seducing Malu and turning her against them. On his advice, Ramabhadran too acts as if he is in love with her. The facade soon falls and they really fall in love with each other. While wondering about ways to get his family to support this relationship, he gets to know that Swaminathan is leading a secret double life as Ramanathan, with a wife Kochammini ([[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]) and two children. When confronted with this information, Swaminathan promises to help unite him and Malu.

Through a turn of events, Anjooran comes to know of Ramabhadran's love affair and Swaminathan's deceptiveness. Consequently, they're both ostracised from the family. Over at Anappara, Achamma is shocked to know that Malu's love is not a mere act. She and her sons decide to get her married to the family's advocate's son ([[Ravi Vallathol]]). However, she still tries to bring her plans to fruition by sending out signals that the house is divided over the issue. To this end, she sends her sons to beg for Anjooran's help in preventing Ramabhadran from marrying Malu (a request that Anjooran approves), and approaches Ramabhadran himself assuring him of all help in doing so.

However, Achamma does not know that her youngest son Veerabhadran ([[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]) is sympathetic to the lovers' cause and has revealed her plan to Ramabhadran. With his help, Ramabhadran sneaks in to the marriage hall and almost marries Malu. Enraged, Achamma curses Anjooran for not being vigilant enough, exposing her duplicity. Ramabhadran then admits that he sneaked in not to marry Malu, but to foil Achamma's plan and save his father's honour. A regretful Anjooran allows the wedding of Ramabhadran and Malu to take place and welcomes both him, Swaminathan and their families back into the fold, thereby paving the way for the entry of women into his house once again.

==Cast==
* [[N. N. Pillai]] as Anjooran<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/09/18/godfather-anjooran-nn-pillai-character.html|title=അച്ഛൻ ഒരിക്കലും ‘അഞ്ഞൂറാനാകില്ല’: വിജയരാഘവൻ സിദ്ദിഖ്–ലാലിനോട് പറഞ്ഞു|date=18 September 2019|access-date=30 May 2021|work=Manorama Online}}</ref>
* [[Philomina]] as Aanappara Achamma
* [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as Ramabhadran, youngest Son of Anjooran
* [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]] as Malu, granddaughter of Achamma and Daughter of Parasuraman
* [[Thilakan]] as Balaraman, eldest Son of Anjooran
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Swaminathan / E. K. Ramanathan, second Son of Anjooran
* [[Bheeman Raghu]] as Premachandran, third Son of Anjooran
* [[Jagadish]] as Mayin Kutty, Ramabhadran's Friend
* [[Paravoor Bharathan]] as Parasuraman, eldest Son of Achamma / Achamma's Husband (Double Role)
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Bhoominathan, second Son of Achamma
* [[Kundara Johny]] as Hemachandran, third Son of Achamma
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Veerabhadran, youngest Son of Achamma
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Kochammini Teacher, wife of Swaminathan / Ramanathan
* [[Sankaradi]] as Achamma's Advocate
* [[Kollam Thulasi]] as Anjooran's Advocate
* [[Harisree Ashokan]] as Anjooran's Houseboy
* [[Unni Mary]] as Omana, Hemachandran's Wife
* [[Thodupuzha Vasanthi]] as Bhoominathan's Wife
* [[Thesni Khan]] as Mercy, Malu's friend
* [[Beena Antony]] as Beena, Malu's friend
* [[Ravi Vallathol]] as Dr. Balakrishnan, Son of Achamma's Advocate and Malu's fiancee
* Thrissur Elsy as Hostel Warden
* [[Zeenath]] as Kadappuram Karthyayani

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Godfather
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[S. Balakrishnan (composer)|S. Balakrishnan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 15 November 1991
| recorded = 1991
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 18:46
| label = Nisari Music
| language = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| producer = [[Swargachitra Appachan|Appachan]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|5QyR926Yg4o|Audio Jukebox}}}}
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = List of songs
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 18:46
| title1 = Manthrikochamma Varunnundee
| extra1 = [[K. G. Markose]]
| lyrics1 = [[Bichu Thirumala]]
| length1 = 02:39
| title2 = Neer Palunkukal
| extra2 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| lyrics2 = [[Bichu Thirumala]]
| length2 = 03:55
| title3 = Neer Palunkukal
| note3 = Male
| extra3 = M. G. Sreekumar
| lyrics3 = [[Bichu Thirumala]]
| length3 = 03:55
| title4 = Pookkalam Vannu Pookkalam
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Unni Menon]]
| lyrics4 = [[Bichu Thirumala]]
| length4 = 03:03
}}

==Box office==
The film was commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/coronavirus-outbreak-tsunami-team-calls-off-shoot/amp_articleshow/74667480.cms|title=Coronavirus outbreak: ‘Tsunami’ team calls off shoot|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 May 2020}}</ref>

==Legacy==
The film ran for 417 days in [[movie theatres]] in [[Trivandrum]]. Especially the film ran for 417 days in [[Visakh Subramaniam|Sree Kumar Theatre]] in Trivandrum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Spell-of-Mollywood-Movies-Released-in-1991-Still-Grips-Hearts/2016/01/09/article3218192.ece|title=Spell of Mollywood Movies Released in 1991 Still Grips Hearts|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=9 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/Malayalam-films-remade-in-Hindi/photostory/48267580.cms|title=Malayalam films remade in Hindi|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/amp/lifestyle/festivals/world-laughter-day-2020-malayalam-films-to-watch.html|title=World Laughter Day 2020: Malayalam rib-tickling movies to watch for a good laugh|publisher=[[Republic TV]]|date=2 May 2020}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Kerala Film Critics Award]] for Best Second Actress - [[Philomina]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm80upPK61w&t=29s |title=Film Critics Award 1991 |via=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=2019-12-21}}</ref>

==Trivia==
* This was the third film by [[Siddique-Lal]] and broke many collection records at Kerala box-office. The film completed 417 days at Sreekumar theater in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].
* Theater legend [[N. N. Pillai]] made his film debut as Anjooran. [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]] was also introduced into Malayalam film industry through ''Godfather''.
* Preview show of the film was done 3-4 days before at Chennai and the same was attended by Director Maniratnam and many famous actors.
* The scene where Mukesh and Kanaka hugged each other and Philomena seeing the same was retaken many times as Director Siddiq wanted to make the scene different and that was the time when he asked Mukesh to do the humorous part of vanishing from the scene, which was widely accepted by the audience in theatre.
*Manthrikochamma song was sung by Marcos but the chorus part of the song was sung by the Lyricist Bichu Thirumala.

*The scene where Jagdish fell from the tree while trying to enter Malus house, the scene was planned by using a rope and pulley, but the rope broke and he fell from the tree trunk without a harness that added to the comic effect because of the genuineness.

*Bhiman Raghu was not initially cast in the movie, he was a replacement for the actor [[Nedumudi Venu]], which actually gave him a break. Also, his father acted as the principal in Malu & Ramabhadran’s college.

* [[Film Companion]] called it a retelling of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.<ref>https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/malayalam-features/25-malayalam-comedies-for-every-mood-available-on-youtube/amp/</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0353496|Godfather}}
* [http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2413 ''Godfather''] at the Malayalam Movie Database

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