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| Kalyanaraman | |
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| Directed by | Shafi |
| Produced by | Lal |
| Written by | Benny P. Nayarambalam |
| Starring | Dileep Navya Nair Kunchacko Boban |
| Music by | Berny-Ignatius |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | Harihara Puthran |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kalyanaraman (transl. Wedding Raman) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Shafi and written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, starring Dileep, Kunchacko Boban and Navya Nair. The plot follows Ramankutty and family who runs a catering service and the events that follows after they take the work of Ambattu Thampi's daughter's wedding. The music was composed by Berny-Ignatius. The film was a blockbuster and had a cult fan following. It is considered as one of the best comedy films in Malayalam cinema. The film was remade in Telugu as Kalyana Ramudu (2003).
Plot
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Thekkedathu Ramankutty (Dileep) is an event organizer. He meets Gauri (Navya Nair) while arranging the marriage for her sister Radhika (Jyothirmayi), daughter of a family friend Ambattu Thampi (Lalu Alex). Radhika's fiancée does not turn up for the marriage. Ramankutty suggests that his brother Dr. Sivadas (Boban Alummoodan) will be ready for the marriage. Meanwhile Ramankutty and Gauri fall in love. But on the day of their engagement, Radhika dies in a kitchen fire accident.
After a long time, the family fixes Ramankutty and Gauri's marriage. On the previous day of marriage Gauri gets an electric shock. When Thampi visits the astrologer Meppattu Thirumeni (Thilakan) to see the horoscope match, he tells them that women married into the Thekkedathu family are fated to die young. He referred to the family's history. Ramankutty's grandfather's wife died from her first pregnancy. Ramankutty's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. Ramankutty's older brother's wife died one month after their marriage, due to a snake bite. And now Thampi's daughter died as she was also married into Thekkedathu house. Thampi, scared for his only remaining daughter's life, requests Ramankutty to back out of the marriage.
Saddened and yet wanting to do the right thing, Ramankutty calls off the wedding on the pretense of not being comfortable with Gauri's close relations with her cousin Unni (Kunchako Boban). Devastated by this allegation, Gauri backs out of the marriage, only to find the truth later. She runs out in search of Ramankutty and is involved in a road accident on the way. She is rushed to the hospital and while still battling for life, she wishes that Ramankutty tie the wedding knot before her operation. Ramankutty ties the knot, fearing the worst. Miraculously, Gauri comes out alive.
The story is told in flashback by an aged Ramankutty who bids farewell to his spellbound teenage audience at the temple which is filmed in a beautiful location and at the end he joins his wife Gauri in lighting the lamp.
Cast
- Dileep as Thekkedathu Ramankutty, Youngest among the Thekkedathu Brothers
- Kunchacko Boban as Unni, Gauri's cousin and childhood friend
- Navya Nair as Gauri, Thampi’s daughter, Younger sister of Radhika
- Lal as Thekkedathu Achuthankutty, Eldest among the Thekkedathu Brothers
- Lalu Alex as Ambattu Thampi
- Innocent as Ponjikkara Keshavan
- Salim Kumar as Pyarilal "Pyari"
- Boban Alummoodan as Dr. Sivadasan, Elder brother of Ramankutty and Younger brother of Achuthankutty
- Jyothirmayi as Radhika, elder sister of Gouri and wife of Sivadasan
- Kalaranjini as Saraswathy, mother of Gouri and Radhika
- Unnikrishnan Namboothiri as Thekkedathu Gopalakrishnan, grandfather of Achuthankutty, Sivadasan and Ramankutty
- Siddique as Doctor (Cameo)
- Thilakan as Meppattu Thirumeni (Cameo)
- T. P. Madhavan
- Kochu Preman as U. P. P. Menon
- Jose Pellissery as Swamy
- Narayanankutty as Suku
- Subbalakshmi as A. K. Karthyani
- Dimple Rose
- Kaviraj Achari as college student, one among the students audience at temple
- Sreeni Njarakkal
- Kunjikkuttan Thampuran (actor)
- Beena Sabu as Bhavani
Box office
The film was commercial success.[1][2][3][4][5]
Soundtrack
All lyrics are written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri except where noted; all music is composed by Berny–Ignatius.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kadhayile Rajakumariyum" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 2. | "Thinkale Poothinkale" | Afsal, M. G. Sreekumar | |
| 3. | "Kaithudi Thaalam Thatti" | Afsal | |
| 4. | "Raakadal Kadanjedutha" | Sujatha Mohan | |
| 5. | "Thumbi Kalyanathinu Vannethiya" | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan | |
| 6. | "Kadhayile Rajakumariyum (F)" | Gayatri Asokan | |
| 7. | "Onnam Malakeri" | Lalu Alex, Dileep, Lal, Innocent, Narayanankutty, Kochu Preman, T. P. Madhavan, Boban Alummoodan, Salim Kumar, Choir |
References
- ↑ "A filmi shot in the arm". The Hindu. 15 February 2003. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "Dileep-Kavya tie the knot". Deccan Chronicle. 26 November 2016.
- ↑ "Dull year-end for film industry". The Hindu. 16 December 2003.[dead link]
- ↑ Meghna George (1 December 2009). "Mammootty's Chattambinadu". Rediff.com.
- ↑ "The hero of the masses". The Hindu. 17 December 2015.
External links
- Kalyanaraman on IMDb
- Kalyanaraman at Oneindia