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{{Infobox film
| name = Mr. Brahmachari
| image = Mr. Brahmachari poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[Thulasidas]]
| producer = [[M. Mani]]
| screenplay = [[J. Pallassery]]
| story = Mahesh Mithra
| narrator = J. Pallassery
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br>[[Meena (actress)|Meena]]<br>[[Devan (actor)|Devan]]<br>[[Jagadish]]
| music = [[Mohan Sithara]]<br />C. Rajamani (Score)
| cinematography = [[Venugopal Madathil]]
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]]
| studio = Aroma Movie International
| distributor = Aroma Release
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|03|03}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Mr. Brahmachari''''' ({{Translation|Mr. Celibate}}) is a 2003 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Thulasidas]] and written by [[J. Pallassery]] from a story by Mahesh Mithra. It was produced and distributed by [[M. Mani]] through the company Aroma Movie International. The film stars [[Mohanlal]] and [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], with [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Jagathi Sreekumar]], [[Jagadish]], [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]], and [[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]] in supporting roles.<ref name="screen04apr03">{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=2871|title= Mr Brahmachari : Mohanlal plays a bachelor|date=4 April 2003|work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen Weekly]]|accessdate=2009-07-21}}</ref> The film released on 3 March 2003, and turned out to be a box-office hit.<ref name="rediff"/>

==Plot==
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Ananthan Thampy is a middle-aged man who has decided never to marry in his life. He thinks he will lose all his youthfulness and manly looks by marriage. His main hobby is body building and physique maintaining. Ananthan Thampy prefers to be a chronic bachelor. Ananthan Thampi is known among his friends as ''Thampi annan''. The two ever-loyal assistants Rajappan and Varadappan support him and his ideals, though secretly in their hearts, they plan to marry their sweethearts.

His father Shekharan Thampy and mother Subhadramma are eagerly waiting for the day when their son would re-think and change his stand, they always give offerings in temples for that. Ananthan Thampy's sister Nirmala and her husband Venugopalan Thampi (popularly called VVT) are happy about Thampy's unmarried status, since they have an eye on the huge inheritance of Thampy.

Ganga and family comes to stay in neighborhood of Thampi. Shekharan Thampy rents out a house owned by him to an elderly teacher Vasumathi, who reaches there on transfer. She has four daughters. Eldest one, Sindhu is already married while the other three, namely, Ganga, Yamuna and Kaveri, live with their mother. The local workers does not allow Ganga's family to unload their furniture and other stuff from the lorry. On the demand of Thampy's sister, he had to unload all the furniture of Ganga's family all by himself to keep the pride of his sister.

One day a guy, Aravindan comes and pleads with Thampi for a job in his cable company. Thampi mistakes Aravindan to be Ganga's lover and promises him to help him marry her. Confusions arises and Thampy had to marry Ganga.

==Cast==
* [[Mohanlal]] as Ananthan Thampi / Thampi Annan/Thampi Aliyan
* [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Ganga
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Sekharan Thampi, Ananthan's father
* [[Jagathi Sreekumar]] as V. Venugopalan Thampi a.k.a. V. V. T.
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Subhadramma, Ananthan's mother
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Raghavan
* [[Jagadish]] as Rajappan
* [[Sindhu Menon]] as Sevanthi
* [[Mohan Raj]] as Masthan Majeebhai
* [[Bindu Panikkar]] as Nirmala
* [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Anasooya
* [[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]] as Varadappan
* [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Aravindan
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as Vasumathi
* [[Jose Prakash]] as Aravindan's father
* Rajasree Nair as Vimala as Sindhu
* Sruthi Nair (Devika Rani) as Yamuna
* Nivia Rebin as Kaveri
* [[Jagannatha Varma]] as Thirumeni
* [[Saju Kodiyan]] as Shokkalingam
* [[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]]
* Sajan Palluruthy as Milk seller
* Krishna Prasad
* Bayilvan Ranganathan

==Production==
The film's shooting took place in [[Thenkasi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], and in shoranur, kerala.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/25/stories/2002112500090203.htm|title=Superstars running scared?|date= 25 November 2002|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-07-20|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030111062443/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/25/stories/2002112500090203.htm|archivedate=11 January 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/17/stories/2003031700980203.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040711102234/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/17/stories/2003031700980203.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 July 2004|title=On the comeback trail |date=17 March 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-07-20}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The film features songs composed by [[Mohan Sithara]] with lyrics by [[Girish Puthenchery]]. The soundtrack album was released by [[Manorama Music]] on 1 February 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Brahmachari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/mr-brahmachari-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/900556946|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=17 November 2019|date=1 February 2003}}</ref> The [[background score]] was composed by C. Rajamani.

{{Track listing
| headline = Mr. Brahmachari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Kaanana Kuyil
| extra1 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[Radhika Thilak]]
| length1 = 5:14

| title2 = Bhajare
| extra2 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length2 = 5:06

| title3 = Thidambeduthu
| extra3 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length3 = 4:12

| title4 = Ekanthamaay
| extra4 = Sunil
| length4 = 4:46

| title5 = Ninne Kandal
| extra5 = [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length5 = 4:22
}}

==Reception==
The film was well received in theatres and was a commercial success at the box office.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|last=Warrier|first=Shobha|title='I may be the first actor brand of pickles!'|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/26mohan.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref> Made on a budget of ₹1.40 crore, the film earned more than ₹2.50 crore in distributor's share alone.<ref>{{cite web|last=Binukumar|first=P. M.|title=2003 Malayalam cinema box office Vellinakshatram report|url=https://postimg.cc/G8gr6tPm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191118172241/https://postimg.cc/G8gr6tPm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-11-18|publisher=[[Vellinakshatram (magazine)|Vellinakshatram]]|accessdate=18 November 2019|language=ml|date=2003}}</ref> The [[Telugu language|Telugu]] remake right of ''Mr. Brahmachari'' was bought by [[Chiranjeevi]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jim|first=Josekutty|title=Malayalam beckons Shilpa|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/05south.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=17 November 2019|date=5 May 2003}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{imdb title|0364243|Mr. Brahmachari}}

[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:2003 comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Thulasidas]]
[[Category:2003 comedy films]]
[[Category:2003 drama films]]

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