''Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'' () is a 2009 Indian

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fantasy comedy Fantasy comedy or comic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that is primarily humorous in intent and tone. Typically set in imaginary worlds, fantasy comedy often involves puns on and parodies of other works of fantasy. Literature The subgenre rose ...

film directed by Johnny Antony. It stars Mammootty with

Kavya Madhavan Kavya Madhavan (born 19 September 1984) is a former Indian actress, who appeared predominantly in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 1991 as a child artist in '' Pookkalam Varavayi''. Her debut role as a lead actress was in Lal Jose's '' ...

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, Suraj Venjaramoodu,

Salim Kumar Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Mal ...

, Rajan P. Dev, Mahadevan, Janardhanan, Suresh Krishna and

Spadikam George George Antony, popularly credited as Spadikam George is an Indian actor and former Kerala state Police officer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He came to the limelight with the 1995 film '' Spadikam'', after which his name was preceded ...

in supporting roles. The film is not based on the 1967 film '' Pattanathil Bhootham''. The film was later dubbed in

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as ''Hamara Dost Bhoot Uncle''.

Plot

The film opens with a 'Mantravaadi' (

Thilakan Palappurathu Kesavan Surendranatha Thilakan (15 July 1935 – 24 September 2012) was an Indian film and stage actor who appeared in over 200 Malayalam films. Thilakan was known for his elaborate method acting, realistic and spontaneous appearan ...

) telling an evil magician Sathyatheerdhan ( Mahadevan) to obey his commands to make money by asking a friendly ghost to commit crimes. Meanwhile, a group of kids and their benefactors are held hostage in a circus camp by the baddies, who have taken over the show. Ancy (

) comes back from London to take charge of the circus company founded by her father Philipose ( Janardhanan), who is found murdered. Upon reaching there, she is told that her father was stabbed to death by a bike-jumper named Jimmy ( Mammootty). In fact Jimmy and Krishnan (

), aide Sisupalan (

Suraj Venjarammood Suraj Vasudevan (born 30 June 1976), professionally credited as Suraj Venjaramoodu, is an Indian actor, comedian, impressionist, and television presenter, who appears in Malayalam films, television and stage plays. He has acted in more than 2 ...

) and a gang of street children were all invited by Philipose to join his circus group. Meanwhile, the ghost ( Mammootty, in his other role) appears, becomes friendly with the kids and takes a more stylish shape of Jimmy. Thanks to the ghost, Ancy realizes that Jimmy is innocent in the whole issue. Now the battle between the good and evil. In the climax of the movie, Kora and his sidekicks are caught by the police and the 'Mantravaadi' is turned into a hippopotamus.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by Shaan Rahman and Lyrics by

Gireesh Puthenchery Girish Puthenchery (1961–2010) was a noted Malayalam Lyricist, Poet, Scriptwriter and Screenwriter. He was always referred to as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam who had a distinctive writing style of his own. He also served as the dire ...

References

External links

* {{Johny_Antony 2009 films 2000s Malayalam-language films 2000s fantasy comedy films Indian fantasy comedy films Films shot in Kochi Films directed by Johny Antony Films scored by Shaan Rahman 2009 comedy films