''Manthrikumaran'' is a 1998 Indian Malayalam language film directed by

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, starring Mukesh and

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in the lead roles.

Plot

Achuthankutty wants to become a bank manager and thinks highly of himself. His father Pothuval brings a marriage proposal for him with Aswathi. She is a nurse and for that reason Achuthankutty insults her without seeing her before her father. He gets a job as peon in the same town where Aswathi works. Achuthankutty's superior is Sunderashan. Sunderashan is fed up with his feminist and arrogant wife Chandrika and they fight. Chandrika and Aswathy are friends and they find out about Achuthankutty. Chandrika tells Aswathy that she should take revenge on Achuthankutty. They trick him into believing that she is an Air hostess. Chandrika makes Achuthankutty fall for the trick and he himself introduces to her as a Bank Manager and marries her. Aswathi has now thrown her life for revenge and Achuthankutty on a fool's paradise. But soon the lies begin to peel off and Achutankutty goes to extreme ends to meet his primary goal, but later he understands what life and married life should be and comes back to Aswathy after an arduous period of despicable games.

Cast

* Mukesh as Achuthankutty *

as Aswathy * Jagadeesh as Ramanan *

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as Sundareshan *

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as Adv. Bahuleyan *

KPAC Lalitha Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha, was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in Malyalam. She started her acting career with K. P. A. C., a theatre collective in Kayamkulam, Kerala. In a caree ...

as Chandrika Sundareshan * Chandni Shaju as Sreekutty *

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 Pothuval *

Bobby Kottarakkara Bobby Kottarakkara (11 March 1952 – 3 December 2000) was an Indian actor who acted in Malayalam films. He was born to Pareedkunju Ravuthar in Kottarakkara. He began his acting career on stage. He made his film debut with Mucheettukalikkaaran ...

as Raghu * K. T. S. Padannayil as grandfather * Kaviyoor Renuka as Janaki *

M. R. Gopakumar Mathar Ramakrishnan Gopakumar (born 24 September 1951) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor from Kerala. He began his acting career through Malayalam stage plays and later in tele-films and television serials and into films. In his car ...

as Ravunni * Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Postman * Sadiq as Raghavan *

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as Sarath (Cameo Appearance) * Anila Sreekumar as Subadra * Rajith Kumar as Bank Employee * Sindhu as Malavika

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album was composed by Mohan Sithara and the lyrics were penned by

Bharanikkavu Sivakumar Bharanikkavu Sivakumar (died 24 January 2007) was an Indian lyricist from Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combin ...

S. Ramesan Nair S. Ramesan Nair (3 May 1948 – 18 June 2021) was an Indian lyricist and poet who worked predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. Over his career he wrote songs for over 170 films and over 3,000 devotional songs outside of the films. He d ...

References

External links

* 1998 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Thulasidas Films scored by Mohan Sithara {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub