''Meghamalhar'' is a 2001 Indian

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romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...

written and directed by Kamal from a story by

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. It stars

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and

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in the lead roles, while

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, Shivaji, Siddique and Raghavan plays supporting roles. The film was jointly produced by M. V. Shreyams Kumar for

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and Asianet. The film won two

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and two

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. The movie was reported to be inspired by the 1945 British movie ''

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''.

Plot

The film is the story of Rajeevan, an advocate and Nandita Menon, a writer. Rajeevan is married to Rekha, a bank employee, and has two kids. Nandita is married to Mukundan (Siddique), a businessman in the Gulf, and has a daughter. Both meet each other accidentally and in due course their relationship becomes intimate (Mentally). Their tastes and thinking are almost alike. Megha Malhar movie tells Nandita (Samyuktha Varma) who is a budding writer who works with a leading newspaper and Rajeevan (Biju Menon) an attorney. They lead their normal family life happily. A mix-up in the cakes they ordered for their respective kids introduce the protagonists and their background. Then they meet again, and again. When Rajeev narrates an incident in his childhood bearing uncanny resemblance to Nandita’s short story, she realizes he is her childhood friend on whose shoulders she leaned on in times of distress. A chemistry develops between them and Rajeev mistakes this to be love and expresses his feelings to her. She responds predictably and tries to alienate him, ignoring him. But later she gifts her book "Megha Malhar" to him, revealing that she is his childhood friend. Rajeev agrees never to meet her afterwards and meet her for the last time. They travel together to Kanyakumari where they had spent their childhood together and they decide to part their ways and live as strangers. Towards the autumn of one's life, they met again as strangers.

Cast

Soundtrack

Lyrics were by O. N. V. Kurup and Nazim Akhtar. Music was by

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and Jithesh (Rangathu). * "Oru Narupushpamaayi" (M) - K. J. Yesudas * "Oru Narupushpamaayi" (F) -

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, Ramesh Narayan * "Ponnushassennum" -

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, K. S. Chitra * "Rangathu" - Jithesh

Awards

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* Best Actress - Malayalam -

* Best Film - Malayalam - M. V. Shreyams Kumar ;

* Second Best Film - ''Meghamalhar'' *

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- Kamal ;Kerala Film Critics' Awards * Best Film - ''Meghamalhar'' * Best Screenplay - Kamal ;

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- ''Meghamalhar'' * Best Director - Kamal *

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- Samyuktha Varma * Best Star Pair - Biju Menon and Samyuktha Varma * Best Cinematographer - Venugopal * Best Editing - Beena Paul ; Others * Ramu Kariyat Award for Best Director - Kamal

References

External links

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''Mehgamalhar''
at the Malayalam Movie Database {{Kamal (director) 2000s Malayalam-language films 2000s romantic musical films Indian romantic musical films Films directed by Kamal (director)