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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	The movie shows how a young woman, Padmini ([[Madhavi (actress)\|Madhavi]]), who is separated from her husband, becomes attached to an orphan girl, Gigi (Sonia), she meets while they are hospitalised after a bus accident. Gigi lost her mother in the accident and Padmini decides to take Gigi with her. Gigi is not completely mentally stable and is a special needs child. Padmini brings Gigi to Dr. Padmanabhan ([[Mammootty]]), who after initial apprehension accepts Gigi in his institute as a student by day. Gigi gradually improves and Padmini is peaceful. Padmini's separated husband, Sethu ([[Lalu Alex]]) still tries to win her back. Padmini had separated from her husband because she lost her children due to an episode of reckless motorcycle riding from her husband. Padmini decides to return to Sethu and adopt Gigi as their daughter. However, Gigi's special behavior annoys Sethu and Gigi starts to feel insecure about losing her mother again. The movie goes on to show Padmini's emotional turbulence.		The movie shows how a young woman, Padmini ([[Madhavi (actress)\|Madhavi]]), who is separated from her husband, becomes attached to an orphan girl, Gigi (Sonia), she meets while they are hospitalised after a bus accident. Gigi lost her mother in the accident and Padmini decides to take Gigi with her. Gigi is not completely mentally stable and is a special needs child. Padmini brings Gigi to Dr. Padmanabhan ([[Mammootty]]), who after initial apprehension accepts Gigi in his institute as a student by day. Gigi gradually improves and Padmini is peaceful. Padmini's separated husband, Sethu ([[Lalu Alex]]) still tries to win her back. Padmini had separated from her husband because she lost her children due to an episode of reckless motorcycle riding from her husband. Padmini decides to return to Sethu and adopt Gigi as their daughter. However, Gigi's special behavior annoys Sethu and Gigi starts to feel insecure about losing her mother again. The movie goes on to show Padmini's emotional turbulence.

			In the end, Gigi 'plays' hide and seek with Padmini in the forest who tries to find her. Unfortunately, Gigi goes deeper in the forest and goes missing and leaves her doll. Padmanabhan reveals that Gigi has died. While, Padmini mourns over her daughter's loss.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	Padmarajan had initially decided to cast Shabana Azmi in the lead role of Padmini. For this, Padmarajan and producer Gandhimati Balan made a visit to Shabana's home in Juhu, Bombay. They spent time with Shabana's father and poet Kaifi Azmi. They realised Shabana had made inquiries about Padmarajan and Gandhimati and was eager to work with them. The three sat down to script reading. After the reading, Shabana agreed to do the role, but on one condition, that the Malayalam dialogues be reduced and prominence given to her expressions. Padmarajan immediately closed his script notebook and apologised to Shabana that it would not be possible.		Padmarajan had initially decided to cast [[Shabana Azmi]] in the lead role of Padmini. For this, Padmarajan and producer Gandhimati Balan made a visit to Shabana's home in Juhu, Bombay. They spent time with Shabana's father and poet Kaifi Azmi. They realised Shabana had made inquiries about Padmarajan and Gandhimati and was eager to work with them. The three sat down to script reading. After the reading, Shabana agreed to do the role, but on one condition, that the Malayalam dialogues be reduced and prominence given to her expressions. Padmarajan immediately closed his script notebook and apologised to Shabana that it would not be possible.

	==Award==		==Award==

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{{Infobox film
|name = Nombarathi Poovu
|image = Nombarathi Poovu.jpg
|director = [[P. Padmarajan]]
|writer = P. Padmarajan
|starring = [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]<br/>Baby Sonia<br/>[[Mammootty]]<br/>Shari
|producer =
|music = [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]]<br/>[[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
|cinematography = [[S. Kumar (cinematographer)|S. Kumar]]
|editing = [[B. Lenin]]
|distributor =
|released = {{Film date|1987|4|9|df=y}}<ref name="preview">[http://www.apunkachoice.com/titles/nom/nombarathi-poovu/mid_33251/preview/ Nombarathi Poovu Preview] Apunkachoice.com</ref>
|runtime =
|country = India
|language = Malayalam
|gross =
}}
'''''Nombarathi Poovu''''' ({{lang-en|The Sorrowful Flower}}) is a 1987 [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] [[drama film]], written and directed by [[P. Padmarajan]].<ref>[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-12UH/nombarathi-poovu/ Nombarathi Poovu Details] Theiapolis</ref> It stars [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]], Baby Sonia, [[Mammootty]], Shari and Unnimary. It focuses on the relationship between Gigi (Sonia) and Padmini (Madhavi).<ref name="preview"/> Its songs were composed by [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]], while the background score was done by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]].

==Plot==
The movie shows how a young woman, Padmini ([[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]), who is separated from her husband, becomes attached to an orphan girl, Gigi (Sonia), she meets while they are hospitalised after a bus accident. Gigi lost her mother in the accident and Padmini decides to take Gigi with her. Gigi is not completely mentally stable and is a special needs child. Padmini brings Gigi to Dr. Padmanabhan ([[Mammootty]]), who after initial apprehension accepts Gigi in his institute as a student by day. Gigi gradually improves and Padmini is peaceful. Padmini's separated husband, Sethu ([[Lalu Alex]]) still tries to win her back. Padmini had separated from her husband because she lost her children due to an episode of reckless motorcycle riding from her husband. Padmini decides to return to Sethu and adopt Gigi as their daughter. However, Gigi's special behavior annoys Sethu and Gigi starts to feel insecure about losing her mother again. The movie goes on to show Padmini's emotional turbulence.

==Cast==
* [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] as Padmini
* [[Sonia (actress)|Sonia]] as Gigi
* [[Mammootty]] as Dr. Padmanabhan
* [[Shari (actress)|Shari]] as Anitha
* [[Unnimary]] as Joycee
* [[Lalu Alex]] as Sethu
* [[Jagathi Sreekumar]] as Sebastian
* [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]]... Samuel
* [[Kundara Johnny]]
*[[Vinduja Menon]]... Shanthi

==Trivia==
Padmarajan had initially decided to cast Shabana Azmi in the lead role of Padmini. For this, Padmarajan and producer Gandhimati Balan made a visit to Shabana's home in Juhu, Bombay. They spent time with Shabana's father and poet Kaifi Azmi. They realised Shabana had made inquiries about Padmarajan and Gandhimati and was eager to work with them. The three sat down to script reading. After the reading, Shabana agreed to do the role, but on one condition, that the Malayalam dialogues be reduced and prominence given to her expressions. Padmarajan immediately closed his script notebook and apologised to Shabana that it would not be possible.

==Award==
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]] for Baby Sonia<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-11-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119014326/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm |archivedate=19 November 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{imdb title|0249059}}

{{Padmarajan}}

[[Category:1987 films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Padmarajan]]
[[Category:Films directed by Padmarajan]]

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Nombarathi Poovu - Revision history

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