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-language comedy-drama film directed by

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, written by T. Damodaran, produced by

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through Pranavam Movies. It stars

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, Dileep,

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. The music was composed by

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Plot

Col. Ravi Varma Thampuran decides to go on leave for two months and travel alone to avoid depression after his wife leaves him. He visits the home village of his subordinate Manikandan, where he finds and eventually falls in love with Meenakshi. He grants divorce to his wife. But later he learns that Meenakshi is engaged to Mani. He then tries to vent his anger on Manikandan. However, after visit by his estranged wife, he realises his mistakes and he then decides to unite the two, resisting opposition from both the families, by faking Meenakshi's suicide. In final scene he can be seen leaving escorted by police and is probably court martialed for preventing Manikandan from leaving along with troops for the war front earlier.Archived a
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Cast

as Lieutenant Colonel Ravi Varma Thampuran / Kelan * Dileep as Sepoy E. Manikandan Nair / Mani *

as Meenakshi, Mani's cousin *

as Shanmughan * Pooja Batra as Swathy, Ravi's divorcée * K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Aachamma, Mani and Meenakshi's grandmother *

Mamukkoya Mamukkoya (born 5 July 1946) is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema, and has also appeared in French film ''Flammens of Paradise''. He has mostly appeared in comedic roles. His unique usage of the Mappila dialect and style ma ...

as Kurup, Ravi's assistant / manager *

as Kumaran, Meenakshi's father *

as Kunjikuttan, Kumaran's younger brother * T. R. Omana as Thampuran's mother * Manka Mahesh as Aachamma's daughter and Manikandan's mother *

Venu Nagavally Venu Nagavally (16 April 1949 – 10 September 2010) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam film industry. He has directed 12 films. Son of writer, commentator, and broadcaster Nagavally R. S. Kurup, ...

as Colonel Sunny * Major Ravi as Major Jeevan * James Stalin as Ayyappan, Kumaran's brother * Sindhu as Manikandan's sister * Ajayan Adoor as Govindankutty, Sindhu's husband *

as Brigadier Santhosh, Swathy's father * Vijayan Peringode as Chandrashekharan, Panchayat President *

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as Govindan Nair

Songs

References

External links

* 1990s Malayalam-language films 1999 films Indian musical comedy-drama films Films with screenplays by T. Damodaran Films shot in Ooty Films shot in Pollachi Films shot in Palakkad 1990s musical comedy-drama films Films directed by Priyadarshan 1999 comedy films 1999 drama films Films scored by Ouseppachan {{musical-comedy-film-stub