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'''''Kilukkampetti''''' (കിലുക്കാംപെട്ടി, ''{{Translation|Jingle Box}}'') is a [[List of Malayalam films of 1991|1991]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Shaji Kailas]] and written by Rajan Kiriyath and Vinu Kiriyath from a story by Kailas. It stars [[Jayaram]] and [[Suchitra Krishnamoorthi]], and also features [[Shamili]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], and [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] in significant roles. The film was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-the-notion-of-success-is-very-different-now-101649512205110.html | title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi: The notion of success is very different now | date=9 April 2022 }}</ref> | '''''Kilukkampetti''''' (കിലുക്കാംപെട്ടി, ''{{Translation|Jingle Box}}'') is a [[List of Malayalam films of 1991|1991]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Shaji Kailas]] and written by Rajan Kiriyath and Vinu Kiriyath from a story by Kailas. It stars [[Jayaram]] and [[Suchitra Krishnamoorthi]], and also features [[Shamili]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], and [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] in significant roles. The film was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-the-notion-of-success-is-very-different-now-101649512205110.html | title=Suchitra Krishnamoorthi: The notion of success is very different now | date=9 April 2022 | access-date=25 November 2024 | archive-date=15 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815010156/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/suchitra-krishnamoorthi-the-notion-of-success-is-very-different-now-101649512205110.html | url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
The film is loosely based on the 1990 [[Television film|made-for-TV film]] ''[[The Maid (1991 film)|The Maid]]''. The film was remade in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] as ''[[Joker (1993 film)|Joker]]'' (1993) and in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] as ''[[Pyaar Impossible!]]'' (2010). | The film is loosely based on the 1990 [[Television film|made-for-TV film]] ''[[The Maid (1991 film)|The Maid]]''. The film was remade in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] as ''[[Joker (1993 film)|Joker]]'' (1993) and in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] as ''[[Pyaar Impossible!]]'' (2010). | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Prakash Menon ([[Jayaram]]) is a successful architect based in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]. His company's [[Kochi]] branch was not doing well and the company relocated him to Kochi to improve things. He was supposed to replace his equivalent in Kochi named Anu Pillai ([[Suchitra Krishnamoorthi]]). Anu | Prakash Menon ([[Jayaram]]) is a successful [[architect]] based in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]. His company's [[Kochi]] branch was not doing well and the company relocated him to Kochi to improve things. He was supposed to replace his equivalent in Kochi named Anu Pillai ([[Suchitra Krishnamoorthi]]). Anu wasn't happy about the company's decision: She didn't want to move out of Kochi and objected. Prakash in turn to Kochi, understands the office situation, and decides to talk to Anu in person. | ||
Anu is living with her eight-year-old child Chikkumol ([[Shamili|Baby Shamili]]). She is very naughty and Anu is not able to get a caretaker as no one is able to handle her. Prakash falls in love with Anu after seeing her in a shopping mall. He finds from his friend Mukundan that Anu is in search of a caretaker. Prakash reaches Anu's home and takes up the job under the name of Vasudevan with the intention of getting her to love him. | Anu is living with her eight-year-old child Chikkumol ([[Shamili|Baby Shamili]]). She is very naughty and Anu is not able to get a caretaker as no one is able to handle her. Prakash falls in love with Anu after seeing her in a shopping mall. He finds from his friend Mukundan that Anu is in search of a caretaker. Prakash reaches Anu's home and takes up the job under the name of Vasudevan with the intention of getting her to love him. | ||
What follows is funny situations where Prakash has to take care of the girl, cook for the family and kids, and hide himself from those at his office. Eventually Anu goes to Prakash's house to request him not to take charge in Kochi and, on seeing him, understands that he had tricked her. But Prakash resigns from his job and appears to have gone back to Thiruvananthapuram. Anu starts to understand his love and feels sad. But on reaching her home, she finds that Prakash is back again as Vasudevan. Thus the movie ends on a happy note. | What follows is funny situations where Prakash has to take care of the girl, cook for the family and kids, and hide himself from those at his office. Eventually Anu goes to Prakash's house to request him not to take charge in Kochi and, on seeing him, understands that he had tricked her. But Prakash resigns from his job and appears to have gone back to Thiruvananthapuram. Anu starts to understand his love and feels sad. But on reaching her home, she finds that Prakash is back again as Vasudevan. Thus the movie ends on a happy note. | ||
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*[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Raju | *[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Raju | ||
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Scariah | *[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Scariah | ||
*[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Saramma | *[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Saramma, Scariah's Wife | ||
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardanan]] as Managing Director | *[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardanan]] as Managing Director K.K. Nambiar | ||
*[[Bahadoor]] as Muthachan | *[[Bahadoor]] as Muthachan | ||
*Shyama as Anu's Friend | *Shyama as Anu's Friend | ||
*[[Bobby Kottarakkara]] as Laser | *[[Bobby Kottarakkara]] as Laser | ||
*Thrissur Elsy as Padmini | *Thrissur Elsy as Padmini | ||
*Subhash Gopinath Prakash's friend | *Subhash Gopinath as Prakash's friend | ||
*[[ | *[[Suvarna Mathew]] as Mariam Mathew, Office staff | ||
*[[ | *[[Beena Antony]] as Cameo in song | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
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[[Category:1991 films]] | [[Category:1991 films]] | ||
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[[Category:Films directed by Shaji Kailas]] | [[Category:Films directed by Shaji Kailas]] | ||
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]] | [[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by S. Balakrishnan (composer)]] | |||
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| Kilukkampetti | |
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| Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
| Produced by | Baiju |
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| Story by | Shaji Kailas |
| Starring | |
| Music by | S. Balakrishnan |
| Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran |
| Edited by | L. Bhoominathan |
Production company | Ambalakkara Films |
| Distributed by | Keerthi Release through Jubilee |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kilukkampetti (കിലുക്കാംപെട്ടി, transl. Jingle Box) is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Rajan Kiriyath and Vinu Kiriyath from a story by Kailas. It stars Jayaram and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, and also features Shamili, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sai Kumar, and Innocent in significant roles. The film was a box office success.[1]
The film is loosely based on the 1990 made-for-TV film The Maid. The film was remade in Telugu as Joker (1993) and in Hindi as Pyaar Impossible! (2010).
Plot[edit | edit source]
Prakash Menon (Jayaram) is a successful architect based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. His company's Kochi branch was not doing well and the company relocated him to Kochi to improve things. He was supposed to replace his equivalent in Kochi named Anu Pillai (Suchitra Krishnamoorthi). Anu wasn't happy about the company's decision: She didn't want to move out of Kochi and objected. Prakash in turn to Kochi, understands the office situation, and decides to talk to Anu in person.
Anu is living with her eight-year-old child Chikkumol (Baby Shamili). She is very naughty and Anu is not able to get a caretaker as no one is able to handle her. Prakash falls in love with Anu after seeing her in a shopping mall. He finds from his friend Mukundan that Anu is in search of a caretaker. Prakash reaches Anu's home and takes up the job under the name of Vasudevan with the intention of getting her to love him.
What follows is funny situations where Prakash has to take care of the girl, cook for the family and kids, and hide himself from those at his office. Eventually Anu goes to Prakash's house to request him not to take charge in Kochi and, on seeing him, understands that he had tricked her. But Prakash resigns from his job and appears to have gone back to Thiruvananthapuram. Anu starts to understand his love and feels sad. But on reaching her home, she finds that Prakash is back again as Vasudevan. Thus the movie ends on a happy note.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Jayaram as Prakash Menon / Vasudevan
- Suchitra Krishnamoorthi as Anu Pillai
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Mukundan
- Baby Shamili as Chikkumol
- Sai Kumar as Raju
- Innocent as Scariah
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Saramma, Scariah's Wife
- Janardanan as Managing Director K.K. Nambiar
- Bahadoor as Muthachan
- Shyama as Anu's Friend
- Bobby Kottarakkara as Laser
- Thrissur Elsy as Padmini
- Subhash Gopinath as Prakash's friend
- Suvarna Mathew as Mariam Mathew, Office staff
- Beena Antony as Cameo in song
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pachakkarikkaya" | M. G. Sreekumar | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Kikkili Kudukka" | M. G. Sreekumar | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Janma Ragam" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra | 4:43 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Suchitra Krishnamoorthi: The notion of success is very different now". 9 April 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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