''Amma Ammaayiyamma'' ()അമ്മ അമ്മായിയമ്മ is a 1998 Indian

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-language film directed by

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and produced by Somasekharan. The film stars

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Harisree Ashokan Harisree Ashokan (born 6 April 1964) is an Indian actor and director who is known for his comedy roles in Malayalam films. Ashokan has acted in more than 200 Malayalam films. He started his career as a mimicry artist in the troupe Harisree and ...

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and

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in the lead roles. The film has its musical score composed by S. P. Venkatesh and original songs by

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Plot

Saratha, a retired teacher, has five children, Prabhavati, Premachandran, Madhavi, Maya and Balachandran. Madhavi is married to Bharghavan and they have a child. But Madhavi and Narayaniamma (Bhargavan's mother) always makes some small issues each other. Balachandran is a bachelor and doesn't have a job. Prabhavati marries Shekharankutty, a rich businessman and forgets her family relations. However, Shekharankutty decides to make her realize the importance of family relationships. On the other hand, Premachandran marries Renuka, a rich woman. She makes nuisance in his family by her mother's order and made Prem out of the family. Maya marries Reghu. But Maya is very hurt by her mother-in-law upon dowry. Can anyone solve these problems?

Cast

as Shekharankutty / Shekharan *

as Prabhavathy / Prabha, Shekharankutty's Wife *

Harishree Ashokan Harisree Ashokan (born 6 April 1964) is an Indian actor and director who is known for his comedy roles in Malayalam films. Ashokan has acted in more than 200 Malayalam films. He started his career as a mimicry artist in the troupe Harisree and ...

as Premachandran, Prabhavathy, Balachandran and Maya's Elder Brother and Madhavi's Younger Brother *

as Sarada Teacher, Premachandran, Prabhavathy, Balachandran, Maya and Madhavi's Mother and Shekharankutty's Mother-in-Law *

as Vishalakshi / Vishalam, Premachandran's Mother-in-Law *

as Maya, Prabhavathy's Younger Sister * Krishna Prasad as Balachandran, Prabhavathy's Younger Brother *

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as Bhargavan, Sarada Teacher's Son-in-Law *Priyanka Anoop as Madhavi, Prabhavathy's Elder Sister and Bhargavan's Wife * Vijayakumar as Raghu, Maya's Husband and Sarada Teacher's Son-in-Law *

Kanya Bharathi Sri Kanya, Kanya Bharathi and mononymously known as Kanya, is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam and Tamil television soap operas. She made her debut with Ente Sooryaputhrikku and later went on to act in several Malayalam films. ...

as Renuka / Renu, Premachandran's Wife and Vishalakshi's Daughter *

K. T. S. Padannayil Kochuparambil Thai Subramanian Padannayil (1933 – 22 July 2021) was an Indian theatre artist and film actor who worked predominantly in Malayalam film industry. He began his acting career at the age of 21 as a theatre artist and made his film ...

as Sarada's Father and Premachandran, Prabhavathy, Balachandran, Maya and Madhavi's Grandfather *

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as Sanku, Vishalakshi's Husband * N. F. Varghese as Kaimal, Shekharankutty's Friend *T. S. Raju as Raghu's Father *Tony as Mohan, Vishalakshi's Son and Premachandran's Brother-in-Law *

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as Rekha, Mohan's Wife and Vishalakshi's Daughter-in-Law *

K. P. A. C. Lalitha Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha (10 March 1947 – 22 February 2022), was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. Considered one of the greatest ...

as Shekarankutty's Aunt (Cameo) *

Philomina Philomina (1926 – 2 January 2006) was an Indian actress, who worked in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. She acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of mother and gra ...

as Narayaniyamma, Bhargavan's Mother and Madhavi's Mother-in-Law *

Usharani Usharani (29 May 1958 – 20 June 2020) was an Indian actress who acted mainly in Malayalam films. Personal life Usharani married Malayalam movie director N. Sankaran Nair in 1977. Filmography Tamil * Thirumalai Thenkumari (1970) * Kala ...

as Dhakshayaniyamma, Raghu's Mother and Maya's Mother-in-Law * Anju as Sulochana, Raghu's Ex-Fiancee (Cameo) *

Kalabhavan Navas Kalabhavan Navas is an Indian stage, television, and film actor, singer, comedian, and mimicry artist.introduced to films by veteran director Balukiriyath in the film mimics action 500, along with 38 mimicry artists He is known for his roles ...

as Sharath

Music

The original songs were composed by

while the

film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...

was composed by S. P. Venkatesh. The audio cassette had the 5 original songs featured in the film.

References

External links

* 1998 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Films shot in Thrissur {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub