''Thiruthalvaadi'' ( ml, തിരുത്തല്‍വാദി, italic=yes; ''The Revisionist'') is a

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Malayalam film Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippathaya ...

written by

Kaloor Dennis Kaloor Dennis is an Indian film scriptwriter and novelist in Malayalam movies. He started his career with ''Anubhavangale Nandi'' in 1979. He worked for more than 100 Malayalam movies with the areas of his contribution including script, story an ...

and directed by

Viji Thampi Viji Thampi is an Indian film director, actor and social activist who works in Malayalam films. Thampi is a member of Thiruvananthapuram regional board of the Central Board of Film Certification and the State Advisor of Kerala Kshetra Samraksha ...

. The film stars Siddique,

Jagadish P. V. Jagadish Kumar (born 12 June 1955) known mononymously as Jagadish, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, television presenter and former politician. He has starred in over 375 Malayalam films and 2 Hindi films. He is best known for his com ...

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and Sivaranjini in the main roles. The basic plot was based on the 1982 Tamil movie ''

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'', directed by Visu.

Plot

Vishnu (Siddique) is the regional manager in a travel company and he is a bachelor. His friends and relatives try to get him married, but Vishnu has seven conditions for his future wife, including ones such as knowing Carnatic music, Hindi, Chinese and western cooking. So his friend Krishnankutty (Jagadish) does many cunning things to make Vishnu marry Lathika (Urvashi). After that, they both marry. But the real problems begin there.

Cast

* Siddique as Vishnu Menon, regional manager in Private company *

as Krishnankutty, Vishnu's best friend and company staff *

as V. G. Kurup, Vishnu's brother-in-law *

as Lathika, Vishnu's wife *

Sivaranjani Shivaranjani or Sivaranjani is a musical scale used in Indian classical music. There are two scales, one in Hindustani music and one in Carnatic music. The Hindustani rāga is a pentatonic scale, as is the Carnatic scale categorized as Audava ...

as Indhu, Krishnakutty's lover and KSRTC bus conductor *

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as Parvathy Kurup, Vishnu's sister * A. C. Zainuddin as Dayanandan, Vishnu's office staff *

Rizabawa Rizabawa (24 September 1966 – 13 September 2021) was an Indian actor who works predomiantly in Malayalam films and television. His breakthrough role was as a villain in the 1990 film '' In Harihar Nagar''. Since then, he acted as villain in ...

as Wilfred, Staff Accountant *Manu Varma as Imran, Office staff * Beena Antony as Beena, Office staff *

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as Vasu *

Thesni Khan Thesni Khan is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films, television, and stage. She made her acting debut through '' Daisy'' in 1988. She is widely known for the portrayal of character roles. In 2020, she contested in the second season ...

as Sudha *

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as Chekkattu Velukutty Bhagavathar *

as Avatar Singh * V. M. Vinu as serial director *

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as Raghavan Master, Lathika's father *

Oduvil Unnikrishnan Oduvil Unnikrishnan (13 February 1943 – 27 May 2006) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has portrayed supporting roles in both dramatic and comedic roles.The HindMalayalam film actor Oduvil Unnikrishnan dead He is a four- ...

as Babu, KSRTC checking inspector *

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as Doctor Ramani

Music

Lyrics:

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 ...

*"Neelayaamini" (male) - K. J. Yesudas *"Thankakkasavaniyum" - KJ Yesudas, KS Chithra *"Manchaadi Choppu Minungum"" - Sidhique, KS Chithra *"Neelayaamini" (female) - KS Chithra

External links

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1990s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Viji Thampi Films scored by S. P. Venkatesh {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub