Mazhavilkavadi

Mazhavilkavadi
Mazhavilkavadi
	Poster
Directed by	Sathyan Anthikad
Produced by	Siyad Koker
Written by	Raghunath Paleri
Starring	Jayaram; Urvashi; Sreeja; Sithara; Innocent; Mamukkoya; Karamana Janardanan Nair; Kaviyoor Ponnamma; Philomina; Sankaradi; Krishnankutty Nair; Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Music by	Johnson
Cinematography	Vipin Mohan
Edited by	K. Rajagopal
Production; company	Kokers Films
Release date	1989
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Mazhavilkavadi (transl. Rainbow Kavadi) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Raghunath Paleri. It stars Jayaram, Urvashi, Sreeja, Sithara, Innocent, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Philomina, Sankaradi, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Krishnankutty Nair and Mamukkoya.

It won four Kerala State Film Awards that year, the awards for Best Actress (Urvashi), Best Supporting Actor (Innocent), Best Music Director (Johnson), and Best Singer (K. S. Chithra).

The film was remade in Tamil as Subramaniya Swamy with Pandiarajan.

Plot

Velayudhankutty is in love with Amminikutty, but Kalarickel Kizhamkamthudiyil Shankarankutty opposes to it. Furthermore, Shankarankutty suffers from a complulsive obsession to assault those who do not obey him. To make money, Velayudhankutty goes to Palani, to find a man named Kunjikhader to help, who claims to own a leather factory. After searching for a few days at Palani, he finds that Kunjikhader is a pickpocket currently in prison, and claims to own a leather factory because he has many stolen leather purses. Kunjikadher comes out of jail by fooling the police, claiming to be going to Madurai. Velayudhankutty steals a bag from a barber and starts his own business as a barber. Meanwhile, Kunjikhader causes chaos in Velayudhankutty's village. Kunjikhader and his associates kidnap Amminikutty to take her to Palani, but none of them know how to drive a car, and they end up with the police. Velayudhankutty lies to Amminikutty about being employed in the leather factory claimed by Kunjikhader. When Shankarankutty refuses to their marriage again, Amminikutty attempts suicide, but is saved. Later, Shankarankutty's family arrive in Palani, and find the truth.

Cast

Jayaram as Panadaravalappil Velayudhankutty
Sithara as Amminikutty, Velayudhankutty's lover
Urvashi as Anandavalli
Sreeja as Vilasini, Velayudhankutty's younger sister
Innocent as Kalarickel Kizhakamthudiyil Shankarankutty Menon, Amminikutty's father and Velayudhankutty's maternal uncle
Krishnan Kutty Nair as Kaleeswaran Kavalayil Kali Muthu, Anandavalli's father
Meena as Nangeli, Amminikutty's mother
Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Velayudhankutty's Mother
Paravoor Bharathan as Vasu
Philomina as Velayudhankutty's Maternal Grandmother
Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Kunjappu
Bobby Kottarakkara as Murukan
Karamana Janardanan Nair as Nanukuttan, Velayudhankutty's drunkard father
Mammukkoya as Kunjikhader
Jagannathan as Ubaid, Kunjikhader's elder brother
Sankaradi as Kuriya Varkey, a car mechanic
Valsala Menon as Bhairavi, Anandavalli's mother