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	* [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Chandrankutty, Balagopalan's Brother-In-Law		* [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Chandrankutty, Balagopalan's Brother-In-Law
	* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Balagopalan's Elder Sister		* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Balagopalan's Elder Sister
	* [[Sreenivasan ~~(actor)\|Srinivasan~~]] as Advocate Ramakrishnan		* [[Sreenivasan]] as Advocate Ramakrishnan
	* [[Uma Bharani]] as Devi		* [[Uma Bharani]] as Devi
	* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Narayankutty		* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Narayankutty
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	* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Man [[Arranged marriage\|arranged]] to wed Devi		* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Man [[Arranged marriage\|arranged]] to wed Devi
	* [[Priyadarshan]] as in a [[cameo appearance]] as a film director		* [[Priyadarshan]] as in a [[cameo appearance]] as a film director
	* [[Uma Bharani]]

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==

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Mass revert of edits by Blackstonefire, who across a score of articles, has apparently decided who the starring cast is, without providing a substantive argument for each film. Ex: How could Thoppil Joppan, a romantic comedy, have one "star", when the romance/comedy aspect would require at least one other primary?

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = T. P. Balagoplan M. A.
| image = T. P. Balagopalan M.A..jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sathyan Anthikkad]]
| producer = T. K. Balachandran
| screenplay = [[Sreenivasan]]
| story = Sathyan Anthikkad
| starring = [[Mohanlal]] [[Shobana]] [[Balan K. Nair]] [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] Sreenivasan [[Sukumari]] [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]
| music = [[A. T. Ummer]]
| cinematography = Vipin Mohan
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]
| studio = Ajay Arts
| distributor = Evershine Release
| released = {{Film date|1986|2|11|df=y}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}

'''''T. P. Balagopalan M. A.''''' is a 1986 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Sathyan Anthikkad]] and written by [[Sreenivasan]] from a story by Anthikkad. Starring [[Mohanlal]] in the title role, along with [[Shobana]], [[Balan K. Nair]], [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]], [[Maniyanpilla Raju]], Sreenivasan, [[Sukumari]], and [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1819|title=TP Baalagopaalan MA|accessdate=2014-10-22|publisher=MalayalaChalachithram}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?47|title=TP Baalagopaalan MA|accessdate=2014-10-22|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> The story follows T. P. Balagopalan, who struggles to make ends meet and his romantic life with Anitha.

The film won two [[Kerala State Film Awards]]—[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for Mohanlal and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Story|Best Story]] for Anthikkad.

==Plot==
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The film revolves around T. P. Balagopalan, a low-scale employee at Falcon products who is also a kind and caring young man. He owns some land which his elder sister and her husband are trying to grab from him. He falls in love with a school teacher Anitha, whom he meets in one of his marketing trysts for Falcon products.

He loses his land when he tries to help her father in a litigation. He also loses his job due to labor union issues. His younger sister, not being able to get married in a traditional arranged marriage set up, marries his friend Narayanankutty. His elder sister and family leave his house when they find out that he does not have the land anymore.

Meanwhile, Anitha's father wins the court case and becomes rich. He returns Balagopalan's money, but refuses to acknowledge his love with Anitha. He tries to get her married off to the lawyer who appeared for him in High Court and won the case for him. However, Anitha runs away on the day off her wedding to go and live with Balagopalan at his home town. So Balagopalan Anitha and Balagopalan's grandmother happily start living in his home town as the film ends.

==Cast==
* [[Mohanlal]] as T. P. Balagopalan
* [[Shobana]] as Anitha
* [[Balan K. Nair]] as Anitha's Father
* [[Sukumari]] as Anitha's Mother
* [[Adoor Bhavani]] as Balagopalan's Grandmother
* [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Chandrankutty, Balagopalan's Brother-In-Law
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Balagopalan's Elder Sister
* [[Sreenivasan (actor)|Srinivasan]] as Advocate Ramakrishnan
* [[Uma Bharani]] as Devi
* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Narayankutty
* [[Kothuku Nanappan]]
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Man [[Arranged marriage|arranged]] to wed Devi
* [[Priyadarshan]] as in a [[cameo appearance]] as a film director
* [[Uma Bharani]]

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[A. T. Ummer]] and the lyrics were written by [[Sathyan Anthikkad]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Nakshathraraajyathe" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], Chorus || [[Sathyan Anthikkad]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Oro Poovilum" || K. J. Yesudas || Sathyan Anthikkad ||
|}

==Awards==
;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm|title=Kerala State Film Awards 1969 - 2001|publisher=Information and Public Relations Department of Kerala|accessdate=2011-01-31|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234213/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm|archivedate=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] - [[Mohanlal]]
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Story|Best Story]] - [[Sathyan Anthikkad]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Sathyan Anthikad}}

==External links==
* {{IMDB title|0286190}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1986 films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Sreenivasan]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sathyan Anthikad]]
[[Category:1986 comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:1986 comedy films]]
[[Category:1986 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]

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