Pulival Kalyanam
Pulival Kalyanam (transl. Perilous wedding) is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Shafi and written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas. The film stars Jayasurya and Kavya Madhavan, with Lal, Lalu Alex, Salim Kumar, Cochin Haneefa, Harisree Ashokan, and Jagathy Sreekumar in supporting roles. The plot follows star-crossed lovers Harikrishnan and Ganga, problems in their relationship has an equal effect on the people around them, often inadvertently. The music was composed by Berny-Ignatius. The film was remade in Kannada as Chellata (2006).
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| Directed by | Shafi |
| Produced by | O. P. Unnikrishnan P. S. Paramanandhan |
| Written by | Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas |
| Starring | Jayasurya Kavya Madhavan Lal Lalu Alex Salim Kumar Cochin Haneefa Harisree Ashokan Jagathy Sreekumar Karthika |
| Music by | Berny-Ignatius |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | Hariharaputhran K. P. |
Production company | Govind Films |
| Distributed by | Murali Films |
Release date | 25 December 2003 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Harikrishnan (Jayasurya) is the adopted younger brother of Karunan (Lal). When Karunan loses his right hand in an accident, Hari at a young age takes responsibility of his family. Karunan's sister, Sreekutti is in love with the son of Paramanandam (Jagathy Sreekumar), who is unscrupulous and demands a huge dowry for the marriage to be made possible. To make this marriage possible Harikrishnan and Karunan take a loan from a financier (Salim Kumar) and invest it in a fireworks business, only to lose it completely in a fire.
Simultaneously, Harikrishnan gets his phone muddled with Ganga (Kavya Madhavan) on account of both the models being the same. Ganga's father Raghavendra Sett (Lalu Alex) is the boss of Paramanandam. Hari and Ganga have loads of comical misunderstandings before falling in love and deciding to get married. Of course this is not acceptable to Raghavendra Sett, and he puts obstacles in their way. The rest of the film shows how Hari and Ganga overcome those obstacles, and get married.
Cast
- Jayasurya as Harikrishnan
- Kavya Madhavan as Ganga
- Lal as Karunan
- Lalu Alex as Raghavendra Sett
- Salim Kumar as Manavalan
- Cochin Haneefa as Dharmendra
- Harisree Ashokan as Theeppori Kuttappan
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Paramanandam
- Karthika as Sreekutty
- Nishanth Sagar as Ramesh Prasad
- T. P. Madhavan as Prasad
- Jose Pellissery as Swamy
- Kulappulli Leela as Kuttappan's Mother
- Ponnamma Babu as Paramanandam's Wife
- Kochu Preman as Bank Manager
- Narayanankutty as Taxi Driver
- Shaju Sreedhar as Murali
- Reena as Doctor
- Priyanka Anoop as Neelambari
- Beena Sabu as Kuttappan's Wife
- Arun Kumar as Young Harikrishnan
- Dimple Rose as Young Sreekutty
- Irshad as Train Passenger
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by Berny Ignatius and Lyrics by Kaithapram.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aaru Paranju" | P Jayachandran, K. S. Chitra |
| 2 | "Thottu Thottu Nilkan" | Afsal, Vijay Yesudas, Chorus |
| 3 | "Gujarathi" | Vidhu Prathap, Jyotsna, Chorus |
| 4 | "Gujarathi (F)" | Jyotsna |
| 5 | "Poovallikaavil" | K. J. Yesudas |
| 6 | "Thevaaratheruvilinnu" | M. G. Sreekumar, Afsal, Harishree Ashokan |
Box office
The film was a commercial success at the box office.[1]
Legacy
Pulival Kalyanam is now regarded as one of the best comedy films made in Malayalam cinema, with a number of dialogues becoming catchphrases and characters and scenes frequently being used in internet memes and trolls.
References
- "Dileep and Lal are friends!". Sify. 2 March 2005.