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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Murali (Mohanlal) returns to his home town after spending 7 long years hardworking in gulf with an intention to settle down peacefully in his hometown. Much against the greedy wishes of his family members, he decides to buy a second hand bus that comes along with a route permit. This is when he faces a lot of hardships. Starting ~~From~~ an accident because of the inefficient driver(~~innocent~~) to a cheating conductor to a cunning union leader, Murali's life is taken for a toss with ever growing challenges one after the other. Then he gets an offer from a labour officer but he turns down saying that he has already lost this game and he tends to move for a better job.		Murali (Mohanlal) returns to his home town after spending 7 long years hardworking in gulf with an intention to settle down peacefully in his hometown. Much against the greedy wishes of his family members, he decides to buy a second hand bus that comes along with a route permit. This is when he faces a lot of hardships. Starting from an accident because of the inefficient driver (Innocent), a cheating conductor (Jagadish), to a cunning union leader, Murali's life is taken for a toss with ever growing challenges one after the other. Then he gets an offer from a labour officer but he turns down saying that he has already lost this game and he tends to move for a better job. At last it is depicted as he leaves to Bombay (now Mumbai).
	At last it is depicted as he leaves to Bombay (now Mumbai).

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	*[[Mohanlal]] as ~~Muraleedharan~~		*[[Mohanlal]] as Murali<ref name="toi">{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/filmyfriday-varavelpu-homecoming-gone-wrong/articleshow/88607714.cms\|title=#FilmyFriday: Varavelpu: Homecoming gone wrong\|first=Silpa\|last=Rajan\|date=31 December 2021\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref>
	*[[Revathi]] as Rema		*[[Revathi]] as Rema
	*[[Sreenivasan]] as ~~Vehicle Inspector~~		*[[Sreenivasan]] as a vehicle inspector
	*[[Murali (Malayalam actor)\|Murali]] as Prabhakaran~~, a greedy and wicked politician~~		*[[Murali (Malayalam actor)\|Murali]] as Prabhakaran
	*[[Jagadish]] as Valsan~~, a former friend turned to a traitor~~		*[[Jagadish]] as Valsan
	*[[Thilakan]] as ~~Labour Officer~~ Ramakrishnan~~, friend of Muraleedharan~~		*[[Thilakan]] as Ramakrishnan
	*[[Innocent (actor)\|Innocent]] as Chathukutty~~, the bus driver~~		*[[Innocent (actor)\|Innocent]] as Chathukutty
	*[[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Kumaran		*[[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Kumaran<ref name="toi"/>
	*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Narayanan		*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Narayanan<ref name="toi"/>
	*[[Mamukkoya]] as Hamsa~~, Murali's assistant~~		*[[Mamukkoya]] as Hamsa<ref name="toi"/>
	*[[Sankaradi]] as Murali's ~~Uncle~~		*[[Sankaradi]] as Murali's uncle<ref name="toi"/>
	*[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Santha, /~~Kumaran's wife~~		*[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Santha<ref name="toi"/>
	*[[Meena (Malayalam actress)\|Meena]] as Rukmini		*[[Meena (Malayalam actress)\|Meena]] as Rukmini<ref name="toi"/>
	*[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] as Govindan Nair		*[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] as Govindan Nair
	*[[Bobby Kottarakkara]] as Pappan		*[[Bobby Kottarakkara]] as Pappan<ref name="toi"/>
	*[[Krishnan Kutty Nair (actor)\|Krishnan Kutty Nair]] as Rema's father		*[[Krishnan Kutty Nair (actor)\|Krishnan Kutty Nair]] as Rema's father
	*Praseetha Menon		*Praseetha Menon
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{{Infobox film
| name = Varavelpu
| image = Varavelpu poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Sathyan Anthikad]]
| producer = K. Rajagopal
| screenplay = [[Sreenivasan]]
| starring = [[Mohanlal]] [[Revathi]] [[Sreenivasan]] [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] [[Thilakan]]
| music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| cinematography = Vipin Mohan
| editing = K. Rajagopal
| studio = K. R. G. Movie International
| distributor = [[K. R. Gangadharan|K. R. G. Enterprises]]
| released = {{Film date|1989|04|07|df=y}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = 22.5 lakh
| gross = 74 . 6 lakh
}}

'''''Varavelpu''''' ({{Translation|Welcoming}}) is a 1989 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[black comedy]] film directed by [[Sathyan Anthikad]] and written by [[Sreenivasan]], starring [[Mohanlal]], [[Revathi]], Sreenivasan, [[Thilakan]], [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], and [[Jagadish]]. The film was produced by K. Rajagopal. The film depicted trade union problems plaguing [[Kerala]] in a satirical dark comedy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Malini |date=25 May 2020 |title=How Kerala's migrant experience is woven in its culture, captured on screen, in stories |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-keralas-migrant-experience-is-woven-in-its-culture-captured-on-screen-in-stories/articleshow/75961347.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620015317/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-keralas-migrant-experience-is-woven-in-its-culture-captured-on-screen-in-stories/articleshow/75961347.cms |archive-date=20 June 2020 |access-date=5 January 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=George |first=Vijay |date=19 December 2018 |title=We have to compete using ideas: filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ace-director-sathyan-anthikad-on-teaming-up-with-sreenivasan-again-for-fahadh-fasil-starrer-njan-prakashan/article25781285.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220114219/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ace-director-sathyan-anthikad-on-teaming-up-with-sreenivasan-again-for-fahadh-fasil-starrer-njan-prakashan/article25781285.ece |archive-date=20 December 2018 |access-date=5 January 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

The film was based on a real-life incident in Sreenivasan's father's life. The film was an average grosser at box office but later created a [[cult]] status and following.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kurup |first=Aradhya |date=12 September 2017 |title=From 'Sadayam' to 'Kaiyoppu': 10 Malayalam films that flopped but have a cult status |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sadayam-kaiyoppu-10-malayalam-films-flopped-have-cult-status-68294 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109033840/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sadayam-kaiyoppu-10-malayalam-films-flopped-have-cult-status-68294 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |access-date=5 January 2021 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Neelima |date=4 February 2019 |title=Under-appreciated Malayalam Films Of The 80s |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/malayalam-features/under-appreciated-malayalam-films-of-the-80s/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105061538/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/malayalam-features/under-appreciated-malayalam-films-of-the-80s/ |archive-date=5 January 2021 |access-date=5 January 2021 |website=Film Companion}}</ref> The movie was remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Chal Chala Chal]]''.

==Plot==
Murali (Mohanlal) returns to his home town after spending 7 long years hardworking in gulf with an intention to settle down peacefully in his hometown. Much against the greedy wishes of his family members, he decides to buy a second hand bus that comes along with a route permit. This is when he faces a lot of hardships. Starting From an accident because of the inefficient driver(innocent) to a cheating conductor to a cunning union leader, Murali's life is taken for a toss with ever growing challenges one after the other. Then he gets an offer from a labour officer but he turns down saying that he has already lost this game and he tends to move for a better job.
At last it is depicted as he leaves to Bombay (now Mumbai).

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Mohanlal]] as Muraleedharan
*[[Revathi]] as Rema
*[[Sreenivasan]] as Vehicle Inspector
*[[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] as Prabhakaran, a greedy and wicked politician
*[[Jagadish]] as Valsan, a former friend turned to a traitor
*[[Thilakan]] as Labour Officer Ramakrishnan, friend of Muraleedharan
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Chathukutty, the bus driver
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Kumaran
*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Narayanan
*[[Mamukkoya]] as Hamsa, Murali's assistant
*[[Sankaradi]] as Murali's Uncle
*[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Santha, /Kumaran's wife
*[[Meena (Malayalam actress)|Meena]] as Rukmini
*[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] as Govindan Nair
*[[Bobby Kottarakkara]] as Pappan
*[[Krishnan Kutty Nair (actor)|Krishnan Kutty Nair]] as Rema's father
*Praseetha Menon
*Sindhu Varma
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film was based on a real-life incident in [[Sreenivasan]]'s father's life. [[Sathyan Anthikkad]] got the story idea while listening to Sreenivasan when he recalled how his family ended in financial debt as his [[communist]] father was labeled a [[capitalist]] after he bought a bus.<ref>{{cite news|last=രാജീവ്|first=സ്വാതി|title='വരവേല്‍പി'ലെ മോഹന്‍ലാലുമാര്‍ ഇപ്പോഴും; ചിലര്‍ ആത്മഹത്യ ചെയ്യുന്നു: 'ആന്തൂരി'ല്‍ അന്തിക്കാട്|url=https://www.manoramanews.com/news/entertainment/2019/06/21/sathyan-anthikkad-on-nri-suicide-aanthoor-varavelppu-movie.html|access-date=19 July 2019|work=[[Manorama News]]|date=21 June 2019|language=ml}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Varavelpu
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| cover =
| released = April 1989
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Filmi]], [[popular music]]
| length =
| label = [[Tharangini Records]]
| producer =
}}
{{Track listing

| extra_column = Artist(s)

| all_lyrics = [[Kaithapram Damodaran]]
| all_music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]

| title1 = Doore Doore Sagaram Thedi
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]

| title2 = Vellara Poomala Mele
| extra2 = K. J. Yesudas
| title3 = Doore Doore Sagaram Thedi
| extra3 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
}}

==Reception==
In 2003, the then Indian [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] mentioned the film and Mohanlal in his inaugural speech at the Global Investor Meet held in [[Kerala]]. He said: "I am told that there is a Malayalam movie called ''Varavelppu'' in which your famous actor Mohanlal acts as a [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf|Gulf]]-returned [[Keralite]]. He invests his savings in a small business venture with high hopes. But in the end, he is forced to close it down after going through many unpleasant experiences. Therefore, this conference should serve as an occasion for introspection".<ref>{{cite web|title=Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Inaugural Speech at the Global Investor Meet : Speeches : Prime Minister of India - Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee|url=https://archivepmo.nic.in/abv/speech-details.php?nodeid=9006|website=Archivepmo.nic.in|access-date=19 July 2019|date=18 January 2003}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0292319|title=Varavelpu}}

{{Sathyan Anthikad}}

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[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1989 comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian black comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian business films]]
[[Category:Malayalam film score composers]]
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