''Kalyana Sowgandhikam'' () is a 1996 Indian

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-language

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film directed by

Vinayan T. G. Vinayakumar, professionally credited as Vinayan, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and lyricist, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He has directed 40 Malayalam films and 4 Tami ...

and starring

Dileep Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian actor, producer, comedian and entrepreneur who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has also acted in Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada films. He has ...

and Divya Unni. It is the debut movie of Divya Unni as a lead actress.

Plot

Jayadeva Sharma hails from an aristocratic

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family. However, his family's fortunes disappear as his parents die, and he is fostered by a goldsmith. Eventually, he is betrayed by his friend, Ananthapadmanabhan, a man who he thinks is Aathira's boyfriend. To get his money back, he disguises himself as a sage with the help of his friends, Hariprasad, Bahuleyan, and Premadasan and gets into the house of Aathira's grandfather, Kunnamanagalam Neelakantan Vaidyar, as a guest. Jayadevan and Aathira's friendship blooms after he saves her from Balagopalan, who is a cousin of her. Premadasan ends up falling in love with Vasumathi who is also a cousin of Aathira. Near the climax on Aathira's wedding day, Jayadevan is held hostage by Ananthapadmanabhan and is saved by Premadasan. In the end, Aathira's fiancé is caught, and Aathira and Jayadevan unite.

Cast

as Mullassery Manakkal Jayadeva Sharma / Jayadevan / Jayadevananda Swamikal * Divya Unni as Athira, Jayadevan's love interest *

Jagadish P. V. Jagadish Kumar, Born On (12 June 1955) mononymously as Jagadish, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and television presenter. He has starred in over 400 Malayalam films and two Hindi films. He is best known for his comic and character rol ...

as Premadasan / Preman, Jayadevan's friend *

Jagathi Sreekumar Sreekumar Achary (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades ...

as Mambally Vasudevan, Athira's uncle (voice by Ramesh Kurumassery) *

Kalabhavan Mani Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian actor and singer. Mani started his career as a Impersonator, mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan comedy troupe. He had ...

as Balagopalan / Balan, Athira's fiancé *

Captain Raju Raju Daniel (27 June 1950 – 17 September 2018), better known by his stage name Captain Raju, was an Indian actor and army officer. He acted in more than 600 films in various languages, including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, an ...

as Kunnamangalam Neelakantan Vaidyar, Athira's grandfather * Chippy as Vasumathi, Premadasan's lover *

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 Subhadra, Neelakantan Vaidyar's wife and Athira's grandmother * Harisree Asokan as Bahuleyan, Premadasan and Jayadevan's friend *

Indrans K. Surendran (born 16 March 1956), better known by his stage name Indrans, is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough ...

as Krishnankutty a.k.a. Shahanshah, Balagopalan's assistant * Zainuddin as Hariprasad / Hari, Premadasan and Jayadevan's friend *Kamal Roy as Ananthapadmanabhan / Ananthan *

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 Murukeshan Thattan, Jayadevan's foster father *

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as Raghavan *

Shivaji Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, ; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the ...

as Bhargavan, Raghavan's brother * Meena Ganesh as Murukeshan's Wife and Jayadevan's foster mother * M. Renjith as Goonda

Soundtrack

*"Gopala Hridayam Paadunna" - K. J. Yesudas

References

External links

* 1996 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Johnson 1996 romantic comedy films Films directed by Vinayan Indian romantic comedy films Films shot in Thrissur Films shot in Palakkad {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub