Sruthi
Shruthi|
1990
Aayirathil Oruthi|
1975
Best Actor|
2010
Best Actor
2010 | 134 min
Mohan (Mammootty) is an upper primary school teacher, who lives with his wife and their six-year-old son. He is actively involved in the cultural activities in his school and in his village too. His ambition is to act in films. Mohan is so besotted with this dream of becoming a star that he dresses and behaves like one. Although his colorful clothes and obsession with his looks invite the ridicule of his colleagues, his wife supports his aspirations. Then a film crew comes to the village for a shoot. Mohan makes several attempts to make his dream happen but certain incidents occur and the story takes a different turn. On another occasion, Mohan meets a team of young filmmakers who ask him about his experience as an actor and inspire him by telling the story of Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi who disguised himself and lived in Mumbai underworld slums to understand and learn the lifestyles of the actual gangsters. inspired by this Mohan goes to Fort Kochi to learn about the underworld. Later he becomes a member of the gang led by Denver Aashan(Nedumudi Venu).
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Subtitles:English, ArabicDalamarmarangal|
2009
Dalamarmarangal
2009 | 102 min
The hidden secrets of an attempted murder are revealed through portrayal of circumstances that three different girls pass through in their life. Aswathy, a textiles shop employee, is staying with her bedridden and sick mother. She looks after the family with her meager salary. Kartika is a girl who is bestowed upon lots of love and affection by her parents. Her life zooms into a crisis when she comes to know of the secrets of her father s profession. The third girl, Rohini, lives in luxury and has tremendously rich parents. But the uneasiness and unhappiness in the family atmosphere makes her very very sad. She elopes with her very poor lover. Her father engages hired hoodlums to get her back after beating up the lover. She decides to commit suicide. Aswathy s mother comes in search of Indusekharan, Rohini s father. Aswathy is actually an illegitimate daughter of Indusekharan. But Indusekharan decides to get Aswathy murdered. The person whom he engages to do this murder is Kartika s father. He comes towards Aswathy as the messenger of death. This is an essay on how three different girls from three different social and economic backdrops try to cope with their life against all odds. Their crisis gets deepened and dangerous due to the attitudes of their parents. The experiences they go through prove that lack of love and affection is the prime reason that made the hell out of their lives. Lack of love and affection leads one to violence and to destruction as well. Dalamarmarangal establishes that love is the one and only antidote to violence.
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Subtitles:English, ArabicPellaniki Prema Lekha Priyaraluku Subha Lekha|
1992
Pellaniki Prema Lekha Priyaraluku Subha Lekha
1992 | 138 min
Raja (Rajendra Prasad) is a faithful husband who loves his wife, Keerti (Sruthi), very much. Keerti is a very simple and a devoted wife whose life completely revolves around her husband. Raja and Keerti's relationship is like any newly wed couple. They live a peaceful life and they believe that nothing could ever change that. Until one day, Raja runs into a beautiful girl named, Swathi (Nandini). Raja really likes the fact that she's modern day woman whose thoughts are very forward. He slowly takes a liking towards her without telling her that he's married to another woman. Raja juggles between his wife and his new found girlfriend for a while and tries hard to avoid suspicion. But eventually, Keerti finds out the truth and goes to face her husband's mistress only to learn that the mistress no other than her old college friend, Swathi. After gaining their composure, both women feel betrayed and decide to teach Raja a lesson. So, they pretend not knowing the truth and continue acting the same way as they were. Keerti and Swathi's plan takes effect and Raja starts to feel the pressure of maintaining two relationships. The story reveals what happens to Raja, Keerti and Swati's unconventional relationship.
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Subtitles:EnglishOral Manthram|
1997
Oral Manthram
1997 | 135 min
Shekhara Menon (Thilakan) is retired income tax officer from Mumbai and has now settled in a remote village in Kerala. He owns some land and a house where he and his three daughters live together and lead a calm, silent and happy life. Menon owns a smaller house adjacent to his own which is given for rent, and his source of income other than agricultural income. Mr. Menon's Pension from service has been blocked due to some unclear issues. Hareendran (Mammootty) is a struggling small-time contractor and comes in as a new tenant to the rented house. Hareendran is constantly put under unwanted troubles by his aide Balachandran (Sudheesh), who convinces Hareendran to help people in trouble. His experience with Balachandran has made Hareendran a selfish man and he presently is least concerned about other people's problems around him. But the things take a change after Menon goes absconding leaving three daughters alone in the house. Hareendran the selfish tenant quickly decides to vacate the house to avoid unwanted troubles. Even though selfish and unkind outside, the good-hearted Hareendran cannot stand the harsh difficulties forced to be faced by the girls in front of his house and rest of the story is about how only Hareendran (Oral Mathram - the only person) steps up to help the girls.
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Subtitles:EnglishRoopayi Raja|
1994