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Rangam (1985)
Intense love story
Mohanlal is a dancer in the group run by a serious patron . His daughter Shobhana herself is a dancer. Shobhana and Mohanlal are fond of each other though never openly express their affections seriously .
The owner's son , Raveendran comes from Russia . He has dreams of creating his own dance form with Russian music . He falls for Shobhana and very soon gets married to her . She is in no position to refuse. Her mother too keeps goading her as he is a good catch . Though against her wishes, she settles down to matrimony continuing her dance classes in the same ashram as Mohanlal.
Raveendran and Mohanlal keeps squabbling for small things . Mohanlal is treated as a mere worker by Raveendran instead of a serious senior dancer .
Shobhana is a silent party to all this .
Very soon a rich lady Mahalakshmi enters the ashram saying she wants to click pictures and write articles about this dance form. Initially it starts as research . Raveendran is often found in her company drinking and frolicking in the name of dance practice and research .
Thought Mohanlal comes to know , he keeps it from Shobhana trying not to hurt her .
She does come to know eventually . She is slapped and scolded into submission by her husband .
He soon leaves the ashram and his wife to be with Mahalakshmi .
They practice and enact a very sensuous dance drama of Shakuntala .
Soon , Raveendran falls out of favour of Mahalakshmi who is of a very frivolous nature .
He returns back to the ashram down faced . Shobhana takes him in dutifully.
After a few more misdemeanors by Raveendran , during an act of Narasimha avatar in full glare of public , Mohanlal manages to kill him .
He then surrenders to the police .
The end is left for us to translate . Will he unite with Shobhana ?
A refined act by both the main cast . Both are good at their skills and keep us engaged . Mahalakshmi is chirpy as an unfocused high spirited girl .
A fine drama .
Abhayam Thedi (1986)
Searching an anchor
Shobhana has huge eyes who do most of the talking . Thilakan is the head of a big family .
His first son had eloped and married an Anglo Indian ( Y Vijaya in a small role ) and shifted to Mumbai . Now that the son is dead , his only daughter , Shobhana is coming to visit them and probably live with them . Each one reacts in a different manner in that big house hold when they come to know this . Lalitha his first daughter is all worried about family property being split . Mohanlal is a vestige in that house despite being related to the family . He does bits and bobs .
Lalitha is a dominating wife and mother. He own 5 year old daughter often gets fits due to being neglected .
Another daughter Rohini is in love with some one from other caste . She keeps meeting him on the sly .
In this big bustling household , walks Shobhana with just one suitcase .
Each one has their expectations and fears about her .Very soon she starts integrating within the family despite some opposition and suspicion from Lalitha and Rohini .
She keeps meeting Mohanlal often and they start understanding each other . He often supports her when some one chides her for whatever silly reason .
Misunderstandings and mutual jealousy starts melting between themselves.
Thilakan is a quite party to all this .
She is also very sad that her mother had gotten married to another Anglo Indian and they want her back .
She had actually run away from all that wanting shelter from a traditional family .
Slowly the family start liking her . Thilakan accepts her as his grand daughter and much to her happiness , he distributes family sarees and jewels to her .
Lalitha and Rohini come through and they start talking about her marriage with Mohanlal.
Sadly in the final scene , her parents come and want her back . Thilakan helplessly watches as Y Vijaya abuses him . He had rejected her as his daughter in law a few decades back .
Unable to take all this , in the final scene, Shobhana wears all new jewels in her traditional attire and commits suicide .
A poignant ending .
Parannu Parannu Parannu (1984)
Family thriller
Rohini and Rahman are cute . They rose to dizzy heights later. Lizzy comes in a short role as her friend . She looks fresh as a daisy . Shubha is likable as Rohini's first boss - a sleazy massage parlour owner.
Rohini is the daughter of KR Vijaya ( a doctor ) and a Christian . Theirs was a love marriage but very soon they start bickering . Her Hindu husband is always finding fault with her and her profession as she has to leave her child for long periods for work .
Finally they decide to separate . Their only child a young Rohini flees from home . She overhears her father trying to fix her marriage with his nephew .
She starts working with Sukumari and Venu in their newly opened beauty parlour . With hard work and sincerity , she makes it grow big and popular and ventures out into other activities like gym and spa ....
Venu, Sukumari and their son Rahman are quite impressed with her .
As predicted Rohini and Rahman fall in love and sing a few duets .
She keeps refusing to get photographed and they are not able to understand why .
Stealthily Rahman clicks a few pictures of her to publicize .
She is deeply upset but continues her work .
Very soon her father and cousin come visiting her thanx to those publicity stills . She escapes again .
After a lot of cat and mouse games, Rohini comes clean about her back ground and intentions of escaping .
Finally her parents unite and she gets married to Rahman . Both Venu and Sukumari have no knowledge of this parlour business . Both of them steal our hearts as bumbling and fumbling in this new business .
Over all a fine family thriller .
Azhiyatha Bandhangal (1985)
Taming of the shrew
Srividya is perfect for the role of the strict matriarch . She is a retired judge always conscious of her status . She lords over every one with an iron hand . Her own brother is under her thumb and lives nearby and quietly gives in to her domineering tantrums .
Her daughter Sumitra is married to her cousin Venu but live in her house . Srividya insists on having her children around her all the time . She is always praising Sumitra for her role as a lecturer in a near by college leaving out Venu .
She wants her son Mohan lal to marry Venu's sister . Sadly she is in love with some one else but the family is too scared to tell Srividya and keep stalling .
When she leaves for a few days , the whole family is relieved and start breathing normally .
Shobhana is their next door neighbor . Her father drops her at her aunt's house for a few months as he has to go out of station for work . Shobhana joins Mohanlal's office as his steno .
After a few misunderstandings and confusions both fall in love . A couple of duets later , he manages to convince her about his family and proposes.
Though reluctant and aware of their status difference , Shobhana agrees when Mohanlal convinces her about his mother's affection towards him .
When Srividya returns , she is aghast to see her son's choice . As Shobhana is from a poor family , she refuses this marriage . In fact , she also humiliates her father who retreats quietly taking Shobhana with him . She also goes with her equally arrogant daughter Sumitra to her aunt's house to complain .
But due to her son's insistence she relents slowly .
Even after their marriage , she tries to create minor problems daily to tear them apart .
Hurt and angry , she shifts to her brother's house suddenly with Sumitra and Venu nearby . Demure and under her thumb , he hides his feelings and manages to make her feel comfortable in his house .
Slowly Sumitra realises her inlaws' affection and decides to settle with them .
Srividya is under the delusion that this marriage will break and her son will marry her brother's daughter .
Sadly for her , her brother announces one day that his daughter is marrying some one else .
Shocked and hurt she sees her empire crumbling . Very soon she comes to know about Shobhana's good qualities and shifts back with her son and daughter in law. She is tamed finally .
The story comes to a happy ending . Jagathy comes in a comic role as the family cook . Ponamma looks regal as Shobhana's aunt with a mind of her own . Both Srividya and shobhana wear soft cotton sarees . Sumitra is perfect as the ill bred arrogant daughter and wife .Venu is likable in his role as an ignored side lined son in law. A fine family formula .
Kanamarayathu (1984)
complex relations
Shobhana was hardly 18 when she played this role . She is perfect for the simple innocent orphan . Mamooty is the son of her sponsor who continues his father's legacy albeit unwillingly . His brattish brother ( A very young Rahman ) also works with him. He sees Shobhana once and falls in love with her ( true to his young impulsive nature ) .
Mamooty meets Shobhana and recognizes her as his protege thanx to the clothes and watch he had sent for her . She barely acknowledges him initially . Their paths keep crossing . From here slowly starts a series of complex emotions between Shobhana , Mamooty and Rahman .
Seema comes in a small role as Mamooty's lover and the local doctor . They could not marry due to family pressure .
Shobhana jealous of the relation between Seema and Mamooty goes to her saying she is carrying his child .
A shocked Mamooty when he comes to know shouts and fights with Shobhana . All the while she is not aware that he is her sponsor . She keeps trying to search for him . Her orphanage is not allowed to give this info .
Finally sad and forlorn , when she is about to fly abroad to pursue her studies , Mamooty comes and reveals himself. Its not clear if finally they unite .
Over all a fine movie . Rahman is cute as the confused lovelorn chap paralelly trying to impress his big brother . Unni mary comes in a short role as Mamooty's sister . She wears nice soft sarees to show off her rich status . The dependable Sukumari has a short role as their mother .
Some hummable songs makes this a family watch .
Kochu Kochu Thettukal (1979)
Bold story
Shubha and Sukumaran are indeed brave to take up this role . Even today ( 4 decades later ) by conventional standards it's daring .
Her role has some negative shades . She is the keep of a very rich man without regrets . She meets newly married Sukumaran and his spouse . As both families get close since they are neighbours , she reveals her status slowly . Sukumaran's partner is initially shocked but tries to understand her instead of judging her harshly . Shubha is unapologetic about her status in society . As she is comfortable and rich thanx to his favours Her faithful maid Sukumari never leaves her side and always supports her .
She gets a job in her patron's office to Sukumaran . Slowly both get drawn to each other . Sukumaran meanwhile starts a short affair with another female employee behind her back . When she gets wind of this , sensing competition , Shubha gets her transferred over night . Heart broken, she leaves quietly . His frilly nature is shown . Sukumaran and Shubha come closer . Very soon she realises that she is carrying his child . Her patron comes to know and tries to talk her out of this decision . A humane side of his comes out .
Meanwhile we come to know that Sukumaran had eloped with his partner and they have still not registered this marriage . Her sister comes to mend fences . After an angry war of words, Sukumaran says they are free birds they can fly with any one they like . Though shocked , she refuses to leave his side . Sukumaran and Shubha decide to start life afresh together since both are tired of their partners . His live in partner comes to know about his affair with Shubha . Stunned, enraged , hurt and frustrated she does not know how to react . The final confrontation is between a jealous Shubha and her . A lot of running around , chasing and gun games happen . Shubha dies with her patron , Sukumaran and his wife watching helplessly . She slips from a cliff . The story comes to an end. Sukumaran is reunited with his partner . He now understands the value of stability . Shubha is shown as a middle aged mature woman who is unrepentant of her decisions . Sukumaran for a major part has a half scowl and half confused frown showing his flirty frilly indecisive state . A bold formula even today .
Njan Gandharvan (1991)
Engaging fantasy
Suparna brings out the innocence of her college girl character. Wonder why she did not do many more movies in the south .
The movie totally belongs to Nitish - the main actor Gandharva who has descended on this planet due to some curse . He looks ethereal and glows naturally . He is always having a mysterious smile .
Sulakshana as her mother is very practical . She wears simple cotton sarees to show her role as a professor and a single mother . She agrees to get her married to the man of her choice despite being engaged to her cousin . Soman comes in a small role as her father who keeps visiting his family . He keeps warning her about this stranger .
Ganeshan is her fiance who is hurt and confused at this betrayal . He often tries to corner Nitish for coming close to his own fiancee . He and his cronies get beaten up by him in return . Philomina is likeable as her grand mother who sides with her often and chides her own daughter Sulakshana . Sad to see Nitish fly away in the final scene as its time to go .
Over all a fine engaging movie .
Some fine songs are thrown in .
Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu (1986)
Relavent formula
Srividya and Mamooty are a mid aged couple . He has good status in society due to his profession of a doctor. Srividya is his jealous suspicious wife and never misses a chance to accuse her husband of having an affair with
any one and every one . He bears everything silently . Their daughter Cecily is hurt by her mother's attitude and tries to correct her often .
Their front door neighbors are Thilakan and Sulakshana . Thilakan is again an aged suspicious husband . Sulakshana is a simple young tolerant wife . She bears his accusations and hurt without complaining . Their only son Rahman often sides with his mother and tries to bring cheer to her dull life .
Both Srividya and Thilakan are good caring spouses other wise . Both families keep interacting as they live next to each other. Both Srividya and Thilakan keep an eye on their spouses all the time.
Very soon Rahman and Cecily fall in love as they go to the same college . Despite Mamooty warning her not to grow affections towards him , she gets drawn to Rahman .
As they are from different communities Srividya refuses to get them married.
Her nagging whining and domineering increases day by day . Even Thilakan is not happy with his son marrying a Christian girl .
She also locks Cecily in her room while she is away .
Despite Mammooty trying to speak sense , she refuses to change her decision. Finally both Cecily and Rahman commit suicide a lot of crying and wailing later . Both Srividya and Thilakan come to their senses but by then the deed is already done .
An engaging movie . Srividya looks pretty even in simple sarees , always scowling , shouting with no make up or jewelry . Dependable Thilakan needs no introduction. Mamooty is perfect as a quite long suffering spouse and an affectionate father. Sulakshana shows a lot of torment quietly .
A lesson to all suspicious and jealous spouses even today .
Palangal (1981)
family fare
For a change this movie has a bright chirpy heroine who wears colourful sarees and has a happy ending . Usually movies by big directors are broody .
Zarina is good eye candy slim and svelte . She returns back to her sister's house all depressed and sad . She has lost the love of her life .
Her sister ( a cute homely chubby ) Lalitha is carrying their first child and is all affection and love towards her.
Both Lalitha and her husband Gopi try their best to help her .
When she is healing she gets introduced to Venu , her BIL ( Gopi's ) co worker.
A couple of duets later, as they decide to marry each other, he introduces her to his mother Bhavani . She is likable in her short cute comedy role of a shrewish mother . She dislikes her for some reason and refuses to accept this relation. Venu , the dutiful prodigal son is unable to offend his mother and keeps stalling Zarina .
Slowly she notices that Gopi is lusting after her. She maintains her distance as she does not want to hurt her innocent sister.
Unsure about where to go and what to do she decides to leave accepting her destiny .
Finally there is a confrontation between Venu and Gopi.
Lalitha comes to know and accepts back her husband who is now repentant .
Venu and Zarina unite . The movie is shot in the back ground of railways and trains .
A couple of nice hummable songs are thrown in .
Over all a fine movie .
Avalukendru oru Manam (1971)
family movie
A fine movie of its times. Bharati is a distant cousin of GG . She loses her own family and starts living with his family . Slowly steadily she wins all hearts. She start loving GG silently .
When they come of age ,his parents too want her to be his bride and ask his opinion.
He refuses saying he has always thought of her as his sister.
Dejected Bharati swallows her feelings and acts normal.
Meanwhile GG comes in contact with Kanchana her friend.
Love blossoms between them and they get married with his parents' approval shortly .
Sadly , she has a past which comes to haunt her .
When she was in the hostel she had met Muthuraman . Unknown to her he was a play boy and a predator . After acting innocent and in love with her , she had started writing some love letters to him .
He had done that with many women . Kanchana was not aware of this . Once she realised this , she had left him and married GG .
He now comes back to haunt her with those letters .
Bharati comes to know this and tries to help Kanchana . She does not want her life with GG to be spoilt in any manner .
A lot of cat and mouse games happens between Bharati and Muthuraman. She bears all his tantrums quitely .
In the end , he digs his own grave . Both GG And Kanchana get back to their lives and Bharati gets out of their way .
A fine movie shot in lush green locales of Ooty.
Their simple sarees, their hair styles are all reminds us of the late 60s . Muthuraman is likeable in his short role as a nasty villain .
GG is the master of all emotions as the only prodigal son . Both Kanchana and Bharati are slim and simple .
Over all a fine family fare.
Vaishali (1989)
Family fare
The story of Rishyasringa is known to all.
This movie explores one aspect of his life .
Both the main actors are not from Malayalam industry for some reason . Both fit in their roles easily . Sanjay Mitra looks raw and innocent as some one who has not seen women at all. He is kept away from society and family life by his father who was tricked by an apsara after child birth . He had to bring his son all by himself and resents the entire female clan .
Suparna is the king's concubine's only daughter. As expected they live outside the main town .
Her mother Geeta takes good care of her and keeps stalling her entry into her family profession.
Upon the kings request and his promise that he will recognise paternity to her daughter she accepts that Vaishali will go and lure Rishyasringa to the city . There have been no rains for a long time and only upon his entry and penance ,rains can come from above .
He is a pure soul who has not indulged in any sinful activities so far.
A large part of the movie is about his Vaishali slowly entices him and brings him to the capital city .
In this process she too falls in love with him. He too reciprocates after the initial hesitation and finally comes to the capital city .
Once the rituals are completed strictly, rains lash the kingdom to every one's delight
Sadly the king goes back on his word and gets his other legitimate daughter married to this new young sage .
A shocked Geeta dies in a stampede . Suparna is left to fend for herself . The last scene sees her confused and drenched in the lashing rains which she herself was responsible to bring to this parched kingdom.
Veteran Geeta looks resplendent as a retired courtesan , a concerned mother who follows her daughter with some of her friends to the hills and forests and guides her at every stage .
Suparna is perfect as a lovelorn girl who is used to men's gaze from day one then as some one who has fallen in love with this innocent boy sage , as some one waiting to get married to him as her dream and finally as some one broken who has been abandoned by her own father who goes back on his promise .
Venu comes in an important role as the king's priest .The sneering victorious sly smile he gives when Rishyasringa returns back to the town with the courtesans is worth mentioning . He has a big hand in tricking Geeta .
He is not happy with Vaishali and Geeta as his own son has been spending too much time with them . He blames Geeta and her clan for enticing young boys . He instigates the king to marry off his second daughter to Rishyasringa citing lineage .
Starting from the unique design of the boat which takes Vaishali to the forests to the voices and sounds of low pitch mantras over lapping during the fire ritual in the end , every single thing is perfect .
Over all a fine movie . Shot in lush green locales with hummable songs , its a family fare .
Chilampu (1986)
Family fare
Both Rahman and Shobhana complement each other They are good actors and rose to dizzy heights later.
Rahman looks raw and tender in many scenes . His family has been thrown out by his vile uncle . He has returned to his village to get back his ancestral chilambu ( an old anklet ). His uncle ( the dependable Thilakan ) refuses to part with it . He and his cousin Shobhana are in love with each other and wish to marry .
Thilakan does not let it happen and hurls many problems in his path .
Rahman fights all obstacles and finally wins his lady love along with the anklet. Bharathan seems to be a fine director.
A fine movie . The BGM is superb . Shobhana looks resplendent in sarees and simple jewelry . A finely made movie . Keeps us absorbed till the end .
Kalamorukkam (1991)
unexpected ending
Captain Raju has had a painful childhood. His mother had to work very hard to sustain themselves. She gives birth to his step sister thanx to one predator. He grows up very bitter. But he takes care of both his mother and sister dutifully .
Jalaja is an educated sauve girl who is his neighbour When both of them fall in love , her family opposes citing status and education.
Dutifully ,she ends up marrying another fine young man . He leaves town sad and hurt .
When he returns and meets her again , a lot of wounds are torn open .
He decides to make her life impossible. When he returns back to the town as a rich man , he puts forth a lot of problems she bears all with grace along with her husband .
One day his step sister is found violated and dead. A lot of twists later its found that Jalaja's husband is the unwitting guilty party . He himself confesses that he gave in to his flood of emotions .
Jalaja shoots herself unable to bear this truth .
Unni Mary is wasted in a small role as Raju's girl friend.
Vilangu Meen (1985)
Taunt thriller - bait fish .
Hari is a lawyer who has no morals or scruples. He wins any case in any manner for money. He is married to Sulakshana who is handicapped . She is very rich by birth . He pursues her from college. She believes him innocently and marries him despite warnings from friends . Very soon , without listening to well wishers, she writes all her property to him .
They live in a palatial bungalow far from the city.
Purnima is a dancer . Her mother Manorama is very ambitious and keeps taking her from stage to stage .
Hari meets Purnima and is smitten by her beauty and attitude . He wins her over slowly despite knowing that she has heard of him and his misdeeds .
She too falls in his love net and very soon falls in love with him without knowing his marital status .
Meanwhile Sulakshana comes to know about Purnima through her well meaning family lawyer. When she confronts him, he kidnaps her and keeps her in a far away cabin . The world believes that she is dead as they find her broken wheel chair near by .
Ravi , the local police was the college mate of Hari and Sulakshana .Though he too loved her , he loses her out to Hari thanx to his manipulations .
He takes up this case and comes investigating . He informs Purnima about Hari's real intentions . But by this time she realises that she is pregnant . With no way out , she starts bonding with him .
She follows him to the forest cabin . In a scuffle , Sulakshana kills her assuming she is her husband Hari.
Meanwhile ,Hari wraps her body ( assuming its Sulakshana ) and drowns it in the middle of the lake .
By this time Ravi and his team have arrived and he is taken captive. No mention of Purnima's family is shown after this .
Sulakshana is free finally . Killing pregnant innocent Purnima is not a good ending .
The BGM is bit different and pleasing to the ears . Manorama and Anuradha ( as a dancer ) light up the screen . Purnima made it big in Telugu later.
Hari always wears black glasses through out the movie even at nights to show his villain status .
Ravi is fine and invokes a lot of sympathy as a misunderstood lover . Hari looks like sleek in every frame .
Purnima is cute and fresh .
Sulakshana is perfect as the melancholy loving wife who is confused and shocked by her husband's attitude . Shot in lush Kodaikanal locales with some catchy tunes, this is a perfect family thriller.
Veena Meettiya Vilangukal (1990)
Cliched drama
The film begins and ends with Madhu who is the hangman in the local jail. He is proud of his job though his wife keeps questioning him about morals of taking some one's life legally .
He lives with his doting wife ( Jayabharati ) and daughter and leads a meagre existence . His son the waylaid Rahman is the local wastrel always whiling away his time fighting with the local goons . Despite Madhu trying his best to tame his son , Rahman is jobless and does bits and bobs . He is mostly shunned by society .
He marries Urvashi who is a young widow on the impulse when she is harassed by some goons .
He meets a rich business man Sukumaran one day and his life changes. Pleased with his brave and helpful attitude , he is given a job by Sukumaran . When Madhu explains to Rahman that Sukumaran in fact is a smuggler and has a lot of illegal activities, he refuses to let go citing loyalty .
Rahman's sister is sweet talked and violated by a rich man's son . She commits suicide with no way out . Some fights and twists later Rahman ends up killing him . A lot of conflicts between father and son are shown with the mother trying to make peace with them .
Finally Madhu hangs his own son in his call of duty and burns the hangman's rope .
Urvashi has a small role as a young widow . Only for Rahman's fans .
Ee Kaikalil (1986)
Thriller .
Ratheesh , Shobhana and Seema lead a meagre existence as siblings . Seema has been abandoned by her husband . Shobhana loses her leg in an accident and is chair borne. All three are having their own sad stories needing money . They keep supporting each other .
Ratheesh works as a receptionist in a nearby hotel . His love interest is Tulasi ( in a short cute role ) .
He is one day diagnosed with brain tumor .
A lot of money is required for his operation.
He comes across a paper article where an award is announced to find the killer of an industrialist .He remembers this rich man as his hotel guest a few days back . Due to desperate want of money, he turns himself in to the police as the killer . Once inside jail, he meets other jail mates who give some hints about this killed industrialist.
He escapes to investigate the real killer.
The missing link is his finger ring . Finally he finds the real killer and he unites with Tulasi .
Parallelly his friend Mamooty is the real killer's son . He has his own childhood poignant story with his father who had abandoned him .
Sukumari, Thilakan and Mammooty shine in their short side roles.
A fine family thriller .
Swandam Enna Padam (1980)
Emotional family drama
Madhu and Srividya are happily married with 3 kids - Ambika being the first . Sukumari a dance teacher comes visiting to their town as their neighbor . The usual friendly Srividya tries to keep avoiding her . Ambika is puzzled about this and tries to find out why .
Sukumari has her own history with Srividya. Years ago , in Kashmir when she was running a dance school , Madhu was posted there on office work . Her main dancer gets close to Madhu after he attends some of her shows . After a couple of duets they end up marrying much to Sukumari's displeasure at losing her main artist .
They have a daughter soon .
She is also unhappy with her pregnancy but continues because Madhu wants it .
She wants to continue dancing and even refuses to feed her own daughter scared that her figure will start changing . She keeps sneaking away to dance shows .
Madhu is sad and angry and tries to stop her . Next door Srividya is leading an unhappy life with her uncle and aunt . She keeps coming to his house in his absence and taking care of this kid . Very soon Madhu and Srividya start bonding . She herself is looking for an escape route .
One fine day his wife leaves him for good saying her dance is most important for her and she wishes a divorce .
Madhu and Srividya return back home as a married couple .
They start life afresh with 2 more kids .
Once Ambika comes to know this story ,she goes to Kashmir in search of her biological mother. Srividya and Madhu are most unhappy with this change in her but refuse to stand in her way .
When Ambika meets her mother (who is cold , money minded and aloof and shows no affection towards her own daughter ) she realises the true affection of her own selfless parents who brought her up and returns back home . The family is united once again .
Sukumari lights up the screen each time with her comic tactics . She is a delight to watch wearing soft sarees or tight salwars .
All three main cast wear soft sarees to show off their domestic status . Srividya is a beauty and emotes superbly as usual in her role as a young unhappy girl or married mother of 3 kids . Ambika is perfect in her short role of a daughter confused about her parentage . Over all a fine family fare .
Charithram (1989)
Thriller
Mamooty and Shobhana are happily newly married. She wishes to know more about his family. He starts telling about his only brother Rahman . He was a diligent student but got waylaid soon. Mamooty tried very hard to redeem his brother but keeps failing . One fine day they got news of his death .
He still pines for his brother. Understanding that this is a sensitive matter for him , Shobhana tries to mould herself .
One fine day Rahman reappears saying he did not die but was saved by some one . The whole family refuses to believe him. They try to test him in many ways and he always passes the test . Rahman's love interest Lizzy is also totally convinced that this is indeed her own love . Most of the movie is about how they try to prove that he is an imposter .
He seems redeemed now and also starts learning some business from his brother .
Finally Mamooty reveals that he himself had killed his brother totally fed up of his ways and habits .
The truth is revealed that Rahman indeed was an imposter and was set up to bring out this truth from Mamooty. A trapped and repentant Mamooty surrenders to the police himself . The movie fully be longs to Rahman who plays both his roles very well. Shobhana hardly has any dialogues . She stands silent with Mamooty till the end. Lizzy is cute and bubbly . Over all a fine thriller .
Kannum Kannum (2008)
Family movie
Prasanna is an orphan who is interested in writing poems through a sobriquet . His poems are published in local magazines . He ,very soon realises that some one else shares his thoughts and sensibilities . She is his fan and reads his poems regularly and sends fan mail . They start interacting through letters .
Knowing her details , he goes to Kutralam to search for her . He goes to live with his friend there . The family is headed by Vijay kumar . The friend has 4 sisters. The heroine Udaya is one of the sisters and has gone on all India trip with her friends .
Very soon Prasanna becomes close to this family as he misses having one himself .
They all make him feel at home involving him in day to day activities as a family member . Sadly before Udaya returns back home , her brother dies in a freak accident . He feels guilty as he was driving the scooter . None of the family members hold him responsible and in fact grow closer to him . When Udaya comes back he holds him responsible for her brother's untimely death . She maintains her distance from him . The family affectionately forces him . He stays back in that house to fulfill his friend's responsibilities as their son and brother .
He also manages to get two sisters married to their cousins as per their wish .
One day when Udaya sings her songs in a school program , both realize that they were the ones exchanging letters as both are fans of each others' writings .
From here starts some uneasy relations , confusions and misunderstandings. The family considers him as their brother . He is called to fulfill the maternal uncle's rituals when one sister gives birth to a son .
When Vijay kumar dies , the family forces him to do his funeral rights as his son .
Both of them do not tell their feelings to the family . She keeps stalling marriage much to the her family's puzzlement .
Finally she decides to tell her story to her family much against his wishes . But Prasanna refuses to marry her saying I have more love from your family as a son and a brother . I have become your family member easily .
He leaves her and returns back home .She quietly accepts her fate . She is left with his memories.
Shot in lush locales of Sengottai and Tankasi , its a very quite simple movie with a few characters . No loud songs are included. The side comedy track of Vadivelu is unnecessary and brash . Prasanna reminds us of family heroes like Mohan or Karthik . The heroine Udaya looks very simple and homely . The local dialect is used in a lot of places and is a delight to our ears . Over all a fine family movie .
Sagaram Sakshi (1994)
Family movie
The formula is relevant even today . Mamooty and Sukanya have a love marriage . He has a sound business going on . She is from a rich family herself ,Thilakan being her protective father . Very soon they settle down to domestic bliss and have a cute daughter too .slowly he starts getting losses in his business due to ill judgement . His downfall starts and spreads slowly . Very soon he has to sell off his businesses one by one . His in laws try to help him out time and again . Reclining self respect, heavy ego , helplessness , frustration .. all lead to him having tiffs with those who try to help him out . The family now regales to a small one room house from their big palatial bungalow . Sukanya never complains and tries to adapt herself . He starts drinking and gets into bad company. Sukanya sadly helplessly watches him fall low and low .
The final nail in the coffin comes when his own ex employee comes to partake some drinks with him and tries to molest Sukanya. Realising that he is a hopeless case , she returns back to her father who takes her in without any questions .
He wanders around and becomes an ascetic . The daughter grows up into a beautiful woman . He comes back to their home town . He meets his wife towards the end . This makes for a poignant watch. Both realize that they could have made it work if they had stuck to each other and worked a bit harder . An eye opening movie even today to young families .
Sukanya wears nice sarees to show off her domestic status . She looks good in western and also Indian outfits equally . Mamooty and Thilankan are dependable and need no mention here about their skills . There are no unnecessary songs or comedy track to deviate. A fine family fare .
Mounam Sammadham (1990)
Taunt thriller
Mamooty is a well respected lawyer who is flown down from Delhi to Chennai .
His friend YG Mahendran's brother ( Jayshankar ) is in trouble . He is the suspected killer of his own sister in law .His brother Suresh ( in one of his early small roles ) is unsure about his brother's intention in killing his wife . Jayashankar keeps claiming that he is innocent . He had gone up to her quarters and found her burnt body . A lot of suspects , intentions , their stories come out of the closets .
Mamooty is likable in his first Tamil film role . He interviews a lot of people . Finally Charlie ( the family servant )along with her old lover Appa Haja turn out to be the real culprits. Y Vijaya , Y G Mahendran , Sukumari , Pramila ... all shine in their short side roles. Veteran Nagesh shines as the adorable opposition lawyer in a comic villain role . A couple of unnecessary songs and instances are thrown in to show the love track between Amala and Mammooty . Over all , A family watch .
Veendum (1986)
slow story
Jaysri is the widow of Sukumaran . Pretty nubile she returns back home with a 5 year old daughter widowed as her husband was killed by the under world . Soman comes in a short role as the police investigating this murder . Ratheesh is the under world don. He tries to intimidate Jaysri by hiding in her house . She has a tough time warding him off .
Mamooty introduces as her husbands friend and an investigating officer. He follows her all around much to her frustrations . He tries his best to befriend her daughter. Much of the movie is about how he chases her to get into her good books .
Finally the real culprits are brought to book. As Mamooty is about to leave town, she appears with her daughter willing to share her life with him.
Jaysri looks virginal pristine in white all ways to show her widowed status. Mammooty as usual is a welcome eye candy . Over all a slow movie .
Kadhal Dot Com (2004)
Teen romance .
Prasanna's father wants him to get married to Priya their family friend. Since childhood he wanted to marry his school sweet heart Sandhya . Unknown to him she had died very shortly . He is still not aware of this and keeps trying to meet her . He has a school group pic . He goes to the local photographer to enlarge the image using graphics to see how she looks now .
The photographer has his own motives to show the picture of a girl like Sandhya . This Sandhya is actually a social worker and is about to go aboard to study . The photographer who is her silent lover wants to stop her .
Innocently Prasanna believes that this girl is indeed his old Sandhya . Meanwhile he keeps thwarting his family friend Priya's advances . Sandhya is unable to understand who and why this Prasanna is following her .
The parallel comedy track of Vadivelu is very loud . Nirosha and SV Shekhar as Priya's uncle and TV addicted aunty invoke some laughs . This three some keep crossing each others' paths .To add to the confusion Priya and Sandhya also realise that they had studied together . Both do not know about Prasanna and keep encouraging and praying for each other's love to succeed .
Finally his friends tell him the truth about Sandhya . Heartbroken , he realises that Priya indeed loves him. He settles down with Priya as their families wish. Both the female cast are very simple without much make up .
A soft romantic movie without much heavy songs or drama .
Uyir (2006)
Taunt thriller
The entire movie belongs to Sangeeta.
She lives in a cozy cottage in Ooty with her husband and her 5 year old daughter . Her brother in law Srikanth starts living with them after he finishes his studies. He is job searching .
Very soon she notices his rugged physique and gets drawn to him. Her husband comes to know and is shocked as he always thought of his wife as his brother's mother . Theirs was a love marriage . No way she can cheat on him.
Instead of repenting, she accepts that she is attracted to his brother . Aghast , unable to accept this , he commits suicide the very night . She weaves some silly story about his suicide to the world .
She keeps her act of being a concerned mother and SIL to Srikanth .
Very soon she becomes an innocent grieving widow to every one around .
He believes her story initially and takes up the responsibility left behind by his brother. Parallel he is in love with his college mate - Samvruta . Sangeeta tries every trick in the book to split them all the while maintaining an innocent face. She is so much enamored by her BIL that she burns her own child with hot milk to stop him from going and meeting his love.
Very soon he realises her intentions and starts to maintain his distance . A lot of misunderstandings take place between the lovers.
In the end , when both realise that they cannot get married due to Sangeeta and her own family pressures , Srikanth and Samvruta try to commit suicide . Sangeeta comes as if to pacify them but tries to push them .
Sadly she herself falls down the cliff and dies. The lovers are united finally . They take up the child as their own and start life afresh.
Sangeeta is nubile and perfect as a young scheming widow . She wears low cut short sleeves tops when he is around to entice him. She has a fine figure to carry these clothes .
Srikanth is fine as an affectionate BIL looking for a mother figure and then confused about her intentions , a loyal man of the house taking care of the entire household all the while trying to pacify his own love . Samvruta plays her part well torn between her love .She comes to know about Sangeeta's intentions very soon but is unable to convince Srikanth . Over all fine movie with conflicting emotions . A lot of hummable songs are thrown in .
Sadhu Miranda (2008)
Taunt thriller
Abbas and his brother rob a bank . Abbas then escapes to US with the money while promising his brother that he will be surely back . The movie is all about bringing these brothers to justice by common people like Kavya and Prasanna who lost their family due to these cruel acts .
The role of a simpleton initially suits Prasanna . Its difficult to imagine him turning into a calculative manipulator because of sad circumstances .
He plays a lot of games between Abbas and Kavya as his own father was killed in the bank attack . Kavya's father was also killed by Abbas . A lot of confusions and misunderstandings later the two brothers are killed.
A lot of fine songs between Kavya and Prasanna .
Over all a taunt thriller.