Pulival Kalyanam
| Pulival Kalyanam | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | Shafi |
| Written by | Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas |
| Produced by | O. P. Unnikrishnan P. S. Premanandan |
| Starring | Jayasurya Kavya Madhavan |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | Hariharaputhran K. P. |
| Music by | Berny-Ignatius |
Production company | Govind Films |
| Distributed by | Murali Films |
Release date | 25 December 2003 (India) |
Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Pulival Kalyanam (transl. Perplexing 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, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Ashokan, Salim Kumar and Cochin Haneefa in the supporting roles. The plot follows Harikrishnan, a rustic whose star-crossed romance with a girl Ganga from a rich family brings inadvertent consequences on the lives of people around them. The music was composed by Berny-Ignatius.
It is considered as one of the best comedy films in Malayalam cinema and the character Manavalan developed a cult following in the form of internet memes in Kerala troll community years after release.[1] The film was remade in Kannada as Chellata (2006).
Plot[edit]
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Harikrishnan is the adopted younger brother of Karunan. 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, 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 Manavalan and invest it in a fireworks business, only to lose it completely in a fire.
Simultaneously, Harikrishnan gets his phone muddled with Ganga on account of both the models being the same. Ganga's father Raghavendra Sett 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, like trying to get his daughter engaged to an eligible bachelor. The rest of the film shows how Hari and Ganga overcome those obstacles, and get married.
Cast[edit]
- Jayasurya as Harikrishnan (Hari), Ganga's love interest
- Arun Kumar as Young Hari
- Kavya Madhavan as Ganga/Kaveri, Hari's love interest
- Lal as Karunan, Hari's adopted brother And Sreekutty's brother
- Lalu Alex as Raghavendra Seth, Ganga's father
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Paramanandam
- Harisree Ashokan as Theeppori Kuttappan, Hari's best friend
- Salim Kumar as Manavalan
- Cochin Haneefa as P. Dharmendra
- Karthika Mathew as Sreekutty
- Dimple Rose as Young 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 Santhosh Menon, Bank Manager
- Narayanankutty as Jayan, Taxi Driver
- Shaju Sreedhar as Murali
- Reena as Doctor
- Priyanka Anoop as Neelambari
- Beena Sabu as Kuttappan's wife
- Irshad as Chandrappan, Train Passenger
Soundtrack[edit]
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[edit]
The film was a commercial success at the box office.[2]
Legacy[edit]
Pulival Kalyanam is regarded as one of the best comedy films in Malayalam cinema, a number of dialogues became catchphrases. Characters and scenes are frequently used in trolls.[3] The character Manavalan gained a cult following in the form of internet memes in social media.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ George, Anjana. "What makes Salim Kumar the face of Malayalam memes? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Dileep and Lal are friends!". Sify. 2 March 2005. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018.
- ^ George, Anjana. "What makes Salim Kumar the face of Malayalam memes? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Manavalan from 'Pulival Kalyanam' - Five movie characters that trollers made iconic". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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