''Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum'' (transl. My home also for Appu) is a 2003 Indian

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-language

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film directed by

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and produced by

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. It was the debut movie as scriptwriters of brothers Bobby and Sanjay. The film starred

Kalidas Jayaram Kalidas Jayaram (born 16 December 1993) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. The son of film actors Jayaram and Parvathy, Kalidas made his debut in the Malayalam film '' Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal'' (2000) ...

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, and

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in lead roles along with

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, Siddique,

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, and

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in supporting roles. It was remade in Tamil as '' Kannadi Pookal''. Kalidas won the

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for his performance in the film.

Plot

The movie revolves around Viswanathan, his wife, Meera, and his son, Vasudev, who are a happy family. Although Meera is Vasu's stepmother, they are very close to each other. Meera loves Vasu as her own son, and Vasu considers Meera as not only his mother but also his best friend. In the meantime, Meera gives birth to a son and Vasu is the happiest. He names his little brother Appu and cares much for him. After Appu is born, his parents start paying more attention to the baby while Vasu feels left out. On Appu's birthday, Vasu buys him a small gift with the pennies he had saved. But when he sees everyone giving expensive and much costlier gifts, he feels disappointed and hides his gift. He feels insecure when he sees his parents caring for Appu more while not being attentive towards him. Feeling dejected, one day Vasu and his father fall into an argument and Vishwanathan goes to the extent of slapping Vasudev. This begins to create problems leading Vasu to unintentionally kill the baby, which in turn gets him imprisoned in the juvenile home. After completing the terms in the juvenile home, he comes back to the home and gets a surprise from Meera in the form of another baby as his step-brother. He also names that baby Appu and gives him the old gift he bought for the deceased baby. Viswanathan and Meera are happy about their bonding.

Cast

Reception

Box office

The film was a commercial success.

Accolades

National Film Awards 2003 * Best Child Artiste –

Kerala State Film Awards 2003 *

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( film producer ) *

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* Asianet Film Award for Best Film -

( film producer )

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0389973
''Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum''
at Oneindia.in 2003 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Indian family films Indian prison drama films Malayalam films remade in other languages Films with screenplays by Bobby-Sanjay Films directed by Sibi Malayil Films scored by Ouseppachan Films featuring a Best Child Artist National Award–winning performance