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| caption        = Njangal Santhushtaranu Movie Poster
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| director      = [[Rajasenan]]
| director      = [[Rajasenan]]
| producer      = Thomas Korah<br>[[Prem Prakash]]
| producer      = Thomas Korah<br>[[Prem Prakash]]
|screenplay     = Rajan Kizhakenala
| screenplay     = Rajan Kizhakenala
| starring      = [[Jayaram]]<br>[[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]]<br>[[Narendra Prasad]]<br>[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]<br>[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]]<br>[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]<br>[[Cochin Haneefa]]
| starring      = [[Jayaram]]<br>[[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]]<br>[[Narendra Prasad]]<br>[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]<br>[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]]<br>[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]<br>[[Cochin Haneefa]]
| music          = [[Ouseppachan]]
| music          = [[Ouseppachan]]
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| distributor    = [[Kokers Films]]<br>Anupama<br>Evershine Release
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| released      = {{Film date|1999|07|09|df=y}}
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'''''Njangal Santhushtaranu''''' ({{Translation|We are happy}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[domestic drama]] film directed by [[Rajasenan]] and starring [[Jayaram]] and [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] in lead roles.
'''''Njangal Santhushtaranu''''' ({{Translation|We are happy}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[domestic drama]] film directed by [[Rajasenan]] and starring [[Jayaram]] and [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] in lead roles.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-cinema-and-the-multiverse-of-misogyny-7807136/ | title=Malayalam cinema and the multiverse of misogyny | date=9 March 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/abhirami-on-njangal-santhushtaranu-movie-controversy-misogyny-1.5688301 | title=ഇന്നത്തെ അഭിരാമിക്ക് ഈ സിനിമയോട് യോജിക്കാൻ സാധിക്കില്ല }}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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Geethu has been pampered since childhood and is spoiled by the love of her parents. Geethu is very proud of her DGP father and often boasts of her being the DGP's daughter.
Geethu has been pampered since childhood and is spoiled by the love of her parents. Geethu is very proud of her DGP father and often boasts of her being the DGP's daughter.


After marriage, Geethu causes misery to Sanjeevan's sisters. One day while investigating a case, Sanjeevan does not reach home. Geethu plays a cruel trick by informing the police control room that Sanjeevan had died. His family is in pain, and when Sanjeevan returns home, everybody is shocked. Sanjeevan slaps Geethu for her deed. She goes back to her home, in anger. Geethu's family reveals to her that she is an adopted child, and their second child, computer addicted son (Prajeesh Balachandran) was born after adoption and so she should not feel proud of her legacy. Ashamed of herself, Geethu runs away to an [[orphanage]]. Her family visits her and reveals that Sanjeevan knew about her past before marriage, and was willing to marry her. Finally, Geethu returns to her husband's home and starts life afresh.
After marriage, Geethu causes misery to Sanjeevan's sisters. One day while investigating a case, Sanjeevan does not reach home. Geethu plays a cruel trick by informing the police control room that Sanjeevan had died. His family is in pain, and when Sanjeevan returns home, everybody is shocked. Sanjeevan slaps Geethu for her deed. She goes back to her home, in anger.
 
Geethu's family reveals to her that she is an adopted child, and their second child, computer addicted son (Prajeesh Balachandran) was born after adoption and so she should not feel proud of her legacy. Ashamed of herself, Geethu runs away to an [[orphanage]]. Her family visits her and reveals that Sanjeevan knew about her past before marriage, and was willing to marry her. Finally, Geethu returns to her husband's home and starts life afresh.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Jayaram]] as City Police Commissioner Sanjeevan I.P.S.
*[[Jayaram]] as [[Commissioner of Police#India|City Police Commissioner]] Sanjeevan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] as Geethu Sanjeevan
*[[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] as Geethu Sanjeevan
*[[Narendra Prasad]] as DGP Rajasekharan Nair I.P.S, Geethu's Father
*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Retd. [[Head Constable]]™"Marmam" Gopala Pillai, Sanjeevan's Father
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Head Constable Salperu Sadanandan
*[[Narendra Prasad]] as [[Director General of Police#India|DGP]] Rajasekharan Nair [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], Geethu's Father
*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as 'Marmam' Gopala Pillai, Sanjeevan's Father
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as [[Head Constable]] "Salperu" Sadanandan
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as DIG Idikkula Ittoop I.P.S.
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police#India|DIG]] Idikkula Ittoop [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Geethu's uncle
* Seena Antony as Savitri, Sanjeevan's Sister
* Seena Antony as Savitri, Sanjeevan's Sister
*[[Manju Pillai]] as Kamakshi
*[[N. F. Varghese]] as Gurukkal
*[[N. F. Varghese]] as Gurukkal
*[[Bindu Panicker]] as Soudamini
*[[Bindu Panicker]] as Soudamini, Geethu's aunt
*[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Soudamini's Husband
*[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Mother of the [[Orphanage]]
*[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Mother of the [[Orphanage]]
*[[K. T. S. Padannayil]] as IG
*[[K. T. S. Padannayil]] as IG
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*[[Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai]] as Policeman
*[[Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai]] as Policeman
*[[Pushkala Sivanandan]] as Geetu’s Mother
*[[Pushkala Sivanandan]] as Geetu’s Mother
*[[Sreekandan Nair]] as Sreekandan Nair (Show Host)


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0255428|Njangal Santhushtaranu}}
* {{IMDb title|0255428}}


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[[Category:Films scored by Ouseppachan]]
[[Category:1999 comedy films]]
[[Category:1999 comedy films]]
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[[Category:1999 drama films]]

Latest revision as of 12:59, 21 May 2022

Njangal Santhushtaranu
Poster
Directed byRajasenan
Produced byThomas Korah
Prem Prakash
Screenplay byRajan Kizhakenala
StarringJayaram
Abhirami
Narendra Prasad
Jagathy Sreekumar
Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Janardhanan
Cochin Haneefa
Music byOuseppachan
CinematographyK. P. Nambiathiri
Distributed byKokers Films
Anupama
Evershine Release
Release date
  • 9 July 1999 (1999-07-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Njangal Santhushtaranu (transl. We are happy) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language domestic drama film directed by Rajasenan and starring Jayaram and Abhirami in lead roles.[1][2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Sanjeevan (Jayaram) is a police commissioner who lives with his widowed father and two younger sisters. He is also a singer in the police troupe along with police constable Salperu Sadanandan (Jagathy Sreekumar), who is living with his two wives. One day he falls in love with Geethu (Abhirami), who is the daughter of the Director General of Police and gets married.

Geethu has been pampered since childhood and is spoiled by the love of her parents. Geethu is very proud of her DGP father and often boasts of her being the DGP's daughter.

After marriage, Geethu causes misery to Sanjeevan's sisters. One day while investigating a case, Sanjeevan does not reach home. Geethu plays a cruel trick by informing the police control room that Sanjeevan had died. His family is in pain, and when Sanjeevan returns home, everybody is shocked. Sanjeevan slaps Geethu for her deed. She goes back to her home, in anger.

Geethu's family reveals to her that she is an adopted child, and their second child, computer addicted son (Prajeesh Balachandran) was born after adoption and so she should not feel proud of her legacy. Ashamed of herself, Geethu runs away to an orphanage. Her family visits her and reveals that Sanjeevan knew about her past before marriage, and was willing to marry her. Finally, Geethu returns to her husband's home and starts life afresh.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The film's soundtrack contains 8 songs, all composed by Ouseppachan, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair.

# Title Singer(s) Raga(s)
1 "Aanalla Pennalla" M. G. Sreekumar
Chorus
2 "Iru Meyyum" K. J. Yesudas
3 "Iru Meyyum" (D) K. J. Yesudas
K. S. Chithra
4 "Kannil Thiri Thelikkum" Sujatha Mohan
5 "Ponnin Valakilukki" Santhosh Keshav
6 "Theythey Thaalam" Santhosh Keshav
7 "Udayam Vaalkkannezhuthi" (F) K. S. Chithra Nattakurinji
8 "Udayam Vaalkkannezhuthi" (M) K. J. Yesudas Nattakurinji

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Malayalam cinema and the multiverse of misogyny". 9 March 2022.
  2. "ഇന്നത്തെ അഭിരാമിക്ക് ഈ സിനിമയോട് യോജിക്കാൻ സാധിക്കില്ല".

External links[edit | edit source]

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