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	'''''Palunku''''' is a 2006 Malayalam-language [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Blessy]]. It stars [[Mammootty]] in the lead role with Baby [[Nazriya Nazim]], [[Lakshmi Sharma]], [[Baby Nivedita]], [[Kottayam Santha]] and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] playing other pivotal roles. Lakshmi Sharma made her debut as an actress with this film.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629033940/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/06/30/stories/2007063050950100.htm "The girl next door"]</ref> The film exposes the trappings of consumerism and how city life changes the perspective and priorities of an ordinary farmer, Monichan (Mammootty).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629033955/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/01/04/stories/2007010401160500.htm "Blessy is back"]</ref>		'''''Palunku''''' ({{translation\|[[Crystal]]}}) is a 2006 Malayalam-language [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Blessy]]. It stars [[Mammootty]] in the lead role with Baby [[Nazriya Nazim]], [[Lakshmi Sharma]], [[Baby Nivedita]], [[Kottayam Santha]] and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] playing other pivotal roles. Lakshmi Sharma made her debut as an actress with this film.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629033940/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/06/30/stories/2007063050950100.htm "The girl next door"]</ref> The film exposes the trappings of consumerism and how city life changes the perspective and priorities of an ordinary farmer, Monichan (Mammootty).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629033955/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/01/04/stories/2007010401160500.htm "Blessy is back"]</ref>

	The film was mainly shot at various locations in [[Muvattupuzha]] and [[Thodupuzha]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034023/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/03/stories/2006110300460200.htm "Search for greener pastures"]</ref> It released on 22 December 2006.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070103161133/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/26/stories/2006122600320200.htm "Mixed response to Christmas releases"]</ref><ref name="Review">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070104115314/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/29/stories/2006122902700200.htm "Of the ills of consumerism"]</ref> Mammootty won the Best Actor award at the Kerala Film Critics Awards and national award nomination.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113042524/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/04/13/stories/2007041300270100.htm "Striking a balance"]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034220/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/16/stories/2006121602400403.htm "Offbeat films"]</ref>		The film was mainly shot at various locations in [[Muvattupuzha]] and [[Thodupuzha]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034023/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/03/stories/2006110300460200.htm "Search for greener pastures"]</ref> It released on 22 December 2006.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070103161133/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/26/stories/2006122600320200.htm "Mixed response to Christmas releases"]</ref><ref name="Review">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070104115314/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/29/stories/2006122902700200.htm "Of the ills of consumerism"]</ref> Mammootty won the Best Actor award at the Kerala Film Critics Awards and national award nomination.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113042524/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/04/13/stories/2007041300270100.htm "Striking a balance"]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034220/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/16/stories/2006121602400403.htm "Offbeat films"]</ref>

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{{Infobox film
| name = Palunku
| image = Palunkufilm.jpg
| director = [[Blessy]]
| producer = Houli Pottoor
| writer = [[Blessy]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Mammootty]] [[Lakshmi Sharma]] [[Nazriya Nazim]] [[Baby Nivedita|Nivedita]] [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] [[Kottayam Santha]]
| music = [[Mohan Sithara]]
| cinematography = [[Santosh Thundiyil]]
| editing = Raja Mohammed
| studio = Dream Team Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|12|22}}
| runtime = 136 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Palunku''''' is a 2006 Malayalam-language [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Blessy]]. It stars [[Mammootty]] in the lead role with Baby [[Nazriya Nazim]], [[Lakshmi Sharma]], [[Baby Nivedita]], [[Kottayam Santha]] and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] playing other pivotal roles. Lakshmi Sharma made her debut as an actress with this film.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629033940/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/06/30/stories/2007063050950100.htm "The girl next door"]</ref> The film exposes the trappings of consumerism and how city life changes the perspective and priorities of an ordinary farmer, Monichan (Mammootty).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629033955/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/01/04/stories/2007010401160500.htm "Blessy is back"]</ref>

The film was mainly shot at various locations in [[Muvattupuzha]] and [[Thodupuzha]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034023/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/03/stories/2006110300460200.htm "Search for greener pastures"]</ref> It released on 22 December 2006.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070103161133/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/26/stories/2006122600320200.htm "Mixed response to Christmas releases"]</ref><ref name="Review">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070104115314/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/29/stories/2006122902700200.htm "Of the ills of consumerism"]</ref> Mammootty won the Best Actor award at the Kerala Film Critics Awards and national award nomination.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113042524/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/04/13/stories/2007041300270100.htm "Striking a balance"]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034220/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/16/stories/2006121602400403.htm "Offbeat films"]</ref>

==Plot==
''Palunku'' tells the story of an industrious farmer Monichan and his family, which consists of his wife Susamma, and his daughters Geethu and Neethu, whom he lovingly calls 'Ponnu' and 'Kilunthu'. Monichan is happy with his life as a farmer and loves his family, his profession, nature and the people around him.

At a juncture in his life, he is forced to take his daughters to a school in the town, simply because the school in his village cannot accommodate his elder daughter, who is in fifth standard, as there are not enough students to run classes. Thus Geethu and Neethu join an English medium school. Monichan brings the children to school every morning and hangs around in town till evening to take them back.

In the course of this routine, Monichan gets close to Soman Pillai, a shrewd lottery agent, who knows all kinds of short-cuts to earn money. Soman Pillai becomes Monichan's advisor. Monichan buys a bicycle and the father and the daughters now travel to town and back on the bicycle. In the meantime Monichan joins a class conducted for elders and starts learning to read and write Malayalam as well as English. A minor accident makes Monichan shift over to the town along with his family.

Once in town, Monichan finds himself entrapped in a vicious circle. He, with the help of Soman Pillai, begins to tread down the wrong path - lending out money, and doing things not entirely above board. His life changes slowly. He is no longer the naive farmer he used to be. Even his wife has changed, spending her time watching soap operas on TV and dreaming about modern household amenities. But fate has something else in store for them. They lose their elder daughter Geethu because she was raped and killed by a seventeen-year-old boy. The courts punishes the boy by sending him to the juvenile jail. However Monichan is not satisfied. In the end, he realizes his mistakes and is shown to go back his ways as a farmer.<ref>[http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3520/malayalam/palunku/review.htm "Plot summary"]</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Mammooty]] as Monichan
*[[Lakshmi Sharma]] as Susamma
*[[Nazriya Nazim]] as Geethu
*[[Baby Nivedita]] as Neethu
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Soman Pillai
*[[Nedumudi Venu]] as Teacher
*Thampi Antony as Prof. Sukumaran Nair
* [[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]] as Lalitha
*[[Kottayam Santha]] as Ammayi
*[[Subair]] as Police Officer
* Mahima
*[[Vishnu Unnikrishnan]] as Asalappan.

==Critical reception==

A review by ''[[The Hindu]]'' said, "''Palunku'' is a commendable attempt at portraying the changing attitude of the modern Malayali through the story of a small family of a husband, wife and two children. The family succumbs to the temptations of a modern lifestyle and gets down to making money. The movie realistically depicts how the craze for modernity and consumerist culture affects family values."<ref name="Review"/>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack to the film was composed by [[Mohan Sithara]] with lyrics penned by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri|Kaithapram]].

#"Maanathe Velli" - [[K. J. Yesudas|Dr. K. J. Yesudas]]
#"Pottu Thotta" - [[P. Jayachandran]], [[Jassie Gift]], Sheela Mani
#"Ettuvatta Kettum" - [[G. Venugopal]], Anwar Sadath
#"Neruparayanam" - [[Madhu Balakrishnan]], Anu

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0867396}}
{{Blessy}}

[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2006 drama films]]
[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Blessy]]

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