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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Aram + Aram = Kinnaram | | name = Aram + Aram = Kinnaram | ||
| image = Aram + Aram Kinnaram.jpg | | image = Aram + Aram Kinnaram.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| director = [[Priyadarshan]] | | director = [[Priyadarshan]] | ||
| producer = Geetha Mathew | | producer = Geetha Mathew | ||
| screenplay = [[Sreenivasan]] | | screenplay = [[Sreenivasan]] | ||
| starring = [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]]<br>[[Mohanlal]]<br>Sreenivasan<br>[[Jagathi Sreekumar]]<br>[[Lissy (Malayalam actress)|Lissy]]<br>[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] | | starring = [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]]<br>[[Mohanlal]]<br>Sreenivasan<br>[[Jagathi Sreekumar]]<br>[[Lissy (Malayalam actress)|Lissy]]<br>[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] | ||
| music = [[Reghu Kumar]] | | based_on = ''[[Pasand Apni Apni]]'' by [[Basu Chatterjee]]<br> ''[[Naram Garam]]'' by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] | ||
| music = [[Reghu Kumar]] | |||
| cinematography = [[S. Kumar (cinematographer)|S. Kumar]] | | cinematography = [[S. Kumar (cinematographer)|S. Kumar]] | ||
| editing = V. P. Krishnan | | editing = V. P. Krishnan | ||
| studio = Centenary Productions | | studio = Centenary Productions | ||
| distributor = Gandhimathi Release | | distributor = Gandhimathi Release | ||
| released = {{Film date|1985|8|9|df=y}} | | released = {{Film date|1985|8|9|df=y}} | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = | | language = Malayalam | ||
| budget = {{INR Convert|7|l}}<ref name="budget"/> | | budget = {{INR Convert|7|l}}<ref name="budget"/> | ||
| gross = | | gross = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Aram + Aram = Kinnaram''''' is a 1985 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[slapstick comedy]] film directed by [[Priyadarshan]] and written by [[Sreenivasan]]. It stars [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]], [[Mohanlal]], [[Lissy (Malayalam actress)|Lissy]] and Puja Saxena. | '''''Aram + Aram = Kinnaram''''' is a 1985 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[slapstick comedy]] film directed by [[Priyadarshan]] and written by [[Sreenivasan]]. It stars [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]], [[Mohanlal]], [[Lissy (Malayalam actress)|Lissy]] and Puja Saxena. | ||
The plot element is inspired by 2 Hindi films | The plot element is inspired by 2 Hindi films - ''[[Naram Garam]]'' and ''[[Pasand Apni Apni]]'' (which itself is inspired by the English film ''[[Happy Go Lovely]]''). A famous hotel comedy sequence from this movie was reused by [[Priyadarshan]] in his 2005 Hindi movie ''[[Garam Masala (2005 film)|Garam Masala]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaeXBKigDwg|title = Best Malayalam comedy aram + aram kinnaram reg 15915|website = [[YouTube]]| date=11 August 2012 }}</ref> | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
The story revolves around two friends{{mdash}}Narayanan Kutty | The story revolves around two friends{{mdash}}Narayanan Kutty and Balan. Working as a mechanic at K & K Automobiles in [[Chennai]], Narayanan Kutty is flirtatious. Although he has never been successful in wooing any girl, he loves boasting cooked up stories about his encounters with rich girls in and around the city. Manoharan, the proprietor of K & K Automobiles, always falls in deep trouble because of the careless attitude of Narayanan Kutty at the work place. Balan, his roommate, a jobless chap is in all efforts to find a job with the help of Narayanan Kutty, as he has to marry Ammukutty, his love interest in the village. | ||
From the driver | From the driver of M. N. Nambiar, the owner of Continental Group, Narayanan Kutty finds out that Nambiar is always sympathetic to [[leukemia]] patients and will do anything to support them, as he himself was a former survived patient. Balan meets Nambiar and successfully fools him by claiming to be a leukemia patient, who is in deep financial trouble. Balan is offered a job at the company as an attender. | ||
In the meantime, Narayanan Kutty himself spreads a gossip that he is the fiancé of Mala | In the meantime, Narayanan Kutty himself spreads a gossip that he is the fiancé of Mala, the daughter of M. N. Nambiar. Sujatha, a close buddy of Mala impostors Mala and contact Narayanan Kutty, with the knowledge of Mala. As a part of a plan to fool him, Mala approaches him as Sujatha, who disguise as a news reporter to interview him about his relationship with the daughter of Nambiar. Soon, Narayanan Kutty falls in love with Mala, whom he believes to be Sujatha. Things get complicated for him as she also reciprocates in the same manner. | ||
On the other hand, the life of Balan was going too smoothly until the parents of his fiancée arrive in the city along with her to see his office. Balan, who is actually a peon at the office had lied to them that he is the manager of the company. Gopi Krishnan (whose original name is Thankappan and he gets angry when he is called so) and Saravanan are two employees in M. N. Nambiar's office who are in constant fight. Balan tries to use Gopi Krishnan against Saravanan who tries to fall in love with Ammukutty. To add more trouble, Nambiar decides to marry again, to which his daughter objects vehemently, inviting more clashes. Ammukutty's parents decide not to marry Ammukutty to Balan upon finding out he is the peon. Gopi Krishnan and Saravanan hire [[goonda]]s to kidnap Ammukutty and marry her, and they fight. Balan arrives at the right time. Meanwhile, Narayanan Kutty and Mala marry. Balan saves Ammukutty from Gopi Krishnan and Saravanan and marries her. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
{{Cast listing| | |||
* [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]] as Balan | * [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]] as Balan | ||
* [[Mohanlal]] as Narayanan Kutty | * [[Mohanlal]] as Narayanan Kutty, Balan's Friend | ||
* Pooja Saxena as Mala | * Pooja Saxena as Mala, Narayanan Kutty's Love Interest | ||
* [[Lissy (Malayalam actress)|Lissy]] as Sujatha | * [[Lissy (Malayalam actress)|Lissy]] as Sujatha, Mala's Friend | ||
* [[Sreenivasan]] as Gopi Krishnan | * [[Sreenivasan]] as Gopi Krishnan/Thankappan | ||
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Manoharan | * [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Manoharan | ||
* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Saravanan | * [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Saravanan | ||
* [[Sukumari]] as Karthiyayani | * [[Sukumari]] as Karthiyayani, Balan's Aunt | ||
* [[Thilakan]] as M. N. Nambiar | * [[Thilakan]] as M. N. Nambiar, Mala's Father | ||
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as M. N. Nambiar's Driver | *[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as M. N. Nambiar's Driver | ||
* [[C. I. Paul]] as | * [[C. I. Paul]] as Balan's Uncle | ||
* [[Kundara Johny]] as Goonda | * [[Kundara Johny]] as Ashokan, Goonda | ||
* Ragini as Ammukutty | * [[Ragini (Malayalam actress)|Ragini]] as Ammukutty, Balan's Fiancée | ||
* [[James (Malayalam actor)|James]] as | * Sunitha Sharma as Maggie | ||
* Pavithran as Mechanic | * [[James (Malayalam actor)|James]] as Govindan, a mechanic | ||
* Pavithran as Mechanic Joseph | |||
* [[Bobby Kottarakkara]] as waiter at restaurant | |||
}} | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
The film was made on a small budget compared to other films at that time, just close to {{INR Convert|7|l|year=1985}}.<ref name="budget">{{cite news|last=മാത്യു|first=മനോജ്|title='അരം + അരം = കിന്നര'ത്തിനു 7 ലക്ഷം, ആറാം തമ്പുരാന് 2.5 കോടി|url= | The film was made on a small budget compared to other films at that time, just close to {{INR Convert|7|l|year=1985}}.<ref name="budget">{{cite news|last=മാത്യു|first=മനോജ്|title='അരം + അരം = കിന്നര'ത്തിനു 7 ലക്ഷം, ആറാം തമ്പുരാന് 2.5 കോടി|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/films-lucrative-growth-malayalam-story.html|access-date=17 November 2016|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=14 November 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
The music was composed by [[Raghu Kumar]], lyrics were written by [[Poovachal Khader]]. | The music was composed by [[Raghu Kumar]], lyrics were written by [[Poovachal Khader]]. | ||
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! No. !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Length | ! No. !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Length | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1 || "Poru Neeyen Devi" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Poovachal Khader]] || | | 1 || "Poru Neeyen Devi" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Poovachal Khader]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2 || "Premichu Poy Ninne" || [[P. Jayachandran]], [[Unni Menon]], Miss Reddy || [[Poovachal Khader]] || | | 2 || "Premichu Poy Ninne" || [[P. Jayachandran]], [[Unni Menon]], Miss Reddy || [[Poovachal Khader]] || | ||
|} | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{IMDb title|0254968}} | * {{IMDb title|0254968}} | ||
* [ | * [https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1706 Malayala Chalachithram] | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141021154105/http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1356 Malayala Sangeetham] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141021154105/http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1356 Malayala Sangeetham] | ||
* [http://spicyonion.com/title/aram-aram-kinnaram-malayalam-movie/ Spicy Onion] | * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141021192839/http://spicyonion.com/title/aram-aram-kinnaram-malayalam-movie/ Spicy Onion]}} | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120205120033/http://malayalam.deepikaglobal.com/feature/Featuredetails.asp?ncode=3062&feature_cat=Cat19 Article in ''Deepika''] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120205120033/http://malayalam.deepikaglobal.com/feature/Featuredetails.asp?ncode=3062&feature_cat=Cat19 Article in ''Deepika''] | ||
{{Priyadarshan}} | {{Priyadarshan}} | ||
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[[Category:1985 films]] | [[Category:1985 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1985 Malayalam-language films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Indian comedy films]] | ||
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Sreenivasan]] | [[Category:Films with screenplays by Sreenivasan]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Raghu Kumar]] | |||
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]] | |||
[[Category:Films directed by Priyadarshan]] | [[Category:Films directed by Priyadarshan]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:25, 4 March 2026
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| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | Geetha Mathew |
| Screenplay by | Sreenivasan |
| Based on | Pasand Apni Apni by Basu Chatterjee Naram Garam by Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
| Starring | Shankar Mohanlal Sreenivasan Jagathi Sreekumar Lissy Maniyanpilla Raju |
| Music by | Reghu Kumar |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
Production company | Centenary Productions |
| Distributed by | Gandhimathi Release |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹7 lakh (US$9,800)[1] |
Aram + Aram = Kinnaram is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language slapstick comedy film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Sreenivasan. It stars Shankar, Mohanlal, Lissy and Puja Saxena.
The plot element is inspired by 2 Hindi films - Naram Garam and Pasand Apni Apni (which itself is inspired by the English film Happy Go Lovely). A famous hotel comedy sequence from this movie was reused by Priyadarshan in his 2005 Hindi movie Garam Masala.[2]
Plot[edit | edit source]
The story revolves around two friends—Narayanan Kutty and Balan. Working as a mechanic at K & K Automobiles in Chennai, Narayanan Kutty is flirtatious. Although he has never been successful in wooing any girl, he loves boasting cooked up stories about his encounters with rich girls in and around the city. Manoharan, the proprietor of K & K Automobiles, always falls in deep trouble because of the careless attitude of Narayanan Kutty at the work place. Balan, his roommate, a jobless chap is in all efforts to find a job with the help of Narayanan Kutty, as he has to marry Ammukutty, his love interest in the village.
From the driver of M. N. Nambiar, the owner of Continental Group, Narayanan Kutty finds out that Nambiar is always sympathetic to leukemia patients and will do anything to support them, as he himself was a former survived patient. Balan meets Nambiar and successfully fools him by claiming to be a leukemia patient, who is in deep financial trouble. Balan is offered a job at the company as an attender.
In the meantime, Narayanan Kutty himself spreads a gossip that he is the fiancé of Mala, the daughter of M. N. Nambiar. Sujatha, a close buddy of Mala impostors Mala and contact Narayanan Kutty, with the knowledge of Mala. As a part of a plan to fool him, Mala approaches him as Sujatha, who disguise as a news reporter to interview him about his relationship with the daughter of Nambiar. Soon, Narayanan Kutty falls in love with Mala, whom he believes to be Sujatha. Things get complicated for him as she also reciprocates in the same manner.
On the other hand, the life of Balan was going too smoothly until the parents of his fiancée arrive in the city along with her to see his office. Balan, who is actually a peon at the office had lied to them that he is the manager of the company. Gopi Krishnan (whose original name is Thankappan and he gets angry when he is called so) and Saravanan are two employees in M. N. Nambiar's office who are in constant fight. Balan tries to use Gopi Krishnan against Saravanan who tries to fall in love with Ammukutty. To add more trouble, Nambiar decides to marry again, to which his daughter objects vehemently, inviting more clashes. Ammukutty's parents decide not to marry Ammukutty to Balan upon finding out he is the peon. Gopi Krishnan and Saravanan hire goondas to kidnap Ammukutty and marry her, and they fight. Balan arrives at the right time. Meanwhile, Narayanan Kutty and Mala marry. Balan saves Ammukutty from Gopi Krishnan and Saravanan and marries her.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Shankar as Balan
- Mohanlal as Narayanan Kutty, Balan's Friend
- Pooja Saxena as Mala, Narayanan Kutty's Love Interest
- Lissy as Sujatha, Mala's Friend
- Sreenivasan as Gopi Krishnan/Thankappan
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Manoharan
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Saravanan
- Sukumari as Karthiyayani, Balan's Aunt
- Thilakan as M. N. Nambiar, Mala's Father
- Innocent as M. N. Nambiar's Driver
- C. I. Paul as Balan's Uncle
- Kundara Johny as Ashokan, Goonda
- Ragini as Ammukutty, Balan's Fiancée
- Sunitha Sharma as Maggie
- James as Govindan, a mechanic
- Pavithran as Mechanic Joseph
- Bobby Kottarakkara as waiter at restaurant
Production[edit | edit source]
The film was made on a small budget compared to other films at that time, just close to ₹7 lakh (equivalent to ₹83 lakh or US$120,000 in 2019).[1]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by Raghu Kumar, lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader.
| No. | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Poru Neeyen Devi" | K. J. Yesudas | Poovachal Khader | |
| 2 | "Premichu Poy Ninne" | P. Jayachandran, Unni Menon, Miss Reddy | Poovachal Khader |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 മാത്യു, മനോജ് (14 November 2016). "'അരം + അരം = കിന്നര'ത്തിനു 7 ലക്ഷം, ആറാം തമ്പുരാന് 2.5 കോടി". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ "Best Malayalam comedy aram + aram kinnaram reg 15915". YouTube. 11 August 2012.