''Mithunam'' is a 1993 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

-language

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film, directed by

Priyadarshan Priyadarshan Soman Nair (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He has worked primarily in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Hindi cinema, Hindi cinema since 1982, directing over 90 films in multiple Indian languages, ...

and written by

Sreenivasan Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such a ...

. The film stars

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hin ...

and

Urvashi Urvashi (, ) is the most prominent apsara mentioned in the Hindu scriptures like the ''Vedas'', the epics ''Ramayana'' and ''Mahabharata'', as well as the ''Puranas''. She is regarded as the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert danc ...

. It was produced by Mohanlal under the banner of Pranavam Arts and was distributed by Pranamam Pictures. The film features songs composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan and background score by S. P. Venkatesh. This movie was remade as Sankalpam in 1995 in Telugu.

Synopsis

Sethumadhavan has plans to start a

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factory, Dakshayani Biscuits, named after his late mother. But the bureaucracy and the corruption of the officials are the hurdles in front of him. Along with that he has to solve the problems in his

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, the fights between his brother and brother-in-law, other family problems. He marries his long-term fiancée Sulochana, who always cribs that he does not have love towards her, which he had shown before their marriage. After a lot of comical incidents, Sethu establishes his factory and Sulochana realizes her mistakes and patches-up with Sethu, and head to

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to resume their honeymoon.

Cast

as Sethumadhavan aka Sethu ** Vineeth Kumar as Young Sethu *

as Sulochana aka Sulu, Sethu's Lover and Wife **Baby Ambili as Young Sulochana *

as Preman, Sethu's Friend and Assistant * Innocent as Lineman K. T. Kurup, Sethu's Elder Brother *

Jagathy 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 deca ...

as Head Constable Sugathan, Sethu's Brother-in-Law *

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (16 October 191611 March 1997) was an Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, though he is best known as an actor in Malayalam cinema. He is the recipient of Padma Shri fr ...

as Kurup Master, Sethu's Father *

Sankaradi Paravoor memana Kanakku Chembakaraman Parameswaran Chandrashekara Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 70 ...

as Sethu's Maternal Uncle *

Janardanan Janardhanan Pillai (born 5 May 1946), also known as Janardhanan Nair, is an Indian actor, producer and a former Indian Air Force personnel who predominantly acts in Malayalam films. He acted in his first feature film '' Adyathe Kadha'', directe ...

as Sivaraman, Sulochana's Elder Brother * C. I. Paul as Chief Engineer Karunakaran *

Kuthiravattam Pappu Padmadalakshan, better known by his stage name Kuthiravattam Pappu (24 December 1936 – 25 February 2000), was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the '' Kozhikodan'' dialect, ...

as 'Palisha' Peethambaran / Peethambara Kurup *

Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in M ...

as Cherkkonam Swamy (Cameo) *

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, T ...

as Swamini Amma (Cameo) *

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as House Maid *

Zeenath Zeenath A. P. (born 29 December 1964) is an Indian actress and dubbing artist. She was a prominent supporting actress during the 1990s in the Malayalam film industry. Background Zeenath married Malayalam drama director and producer K. T. Mu ...

as Subhadra, K. T. Kurup's Wife * K. R. Vatsala as Renuka, Sethu's Elder Sister and Sugathan's Wife *Soumya as Asha, Sethu's Younger Sister and Preman's Love Interest * Usha as Shyama, Sulochana's Friend *

Kuttyedathi Vilasini Kuttyedathi Vilasini is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 400 films and 120 TV serials. Biography Vilasini was born in Thrissur, Kerala. Her portrayal of Kuttyedathi in the movie of sa ...

as Shyama's Kunjamma *

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair Kozhikode Narayanan Nair is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He has acted in more than 300 films. He was a stage actor before entering Malayalam film industry. His first film was '' Aabhijathyam'' (1970), and he is also remembered ...

as Village Officer *

Kanakalatha Kanakalatha (24 August 1960 – 6 May 2024) was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in the Malayalam cinema. Personal life and death Kanakalatha was born to parents Parameshwaran Pillai and Chinnamma at Kollam, Kerala. She attended the ...

as Sivaraman's Wife *

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as Sulochana's Younger Sister *

Nandhu Nandalal Krishnamoorthy, better known by his stage name Nandu, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Malayalam films. He has worked in the industry for more than 30 years and is acclaimed for his performance in Mohanlal's ''Spirit (2012 fil ...

as Auto Rickshaw Driver * James as Pappi, Peethambaran's Henchman *Vishal Menon as Rajesh, Sugathan's Son

Production

Major

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in the film is when Sethumadhavan and Sulochana leaves for

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with their entire family members. This incident was based on the honeymoon trip of actress

Menaka Menaka ( ) is a prominent figure in Hindu mythology, celebrated as one of the most beautiful apsaras (celestial nymphs) in the court of Indra, the king of the gods. She is frequently sent by the gods to disturb the penance of sages whose growin ...

and film producer G. Suresh Kumar. They went to

for honeymoon, Suresh Kumar's brother and his wife and son were also in the car with them, director Vijayan, producer Sanal Kumar and P. Radhakrishnan joined them along the way. They reached the destination after midnight and slept together at servants' dormitory of a hotel as rooms were unavailable. Menaka and Suresh Kumar told this incident to Priyadarshan, who decided to include this in the film. Sabu Cyril served as the art director, while Kumar was the choreographer and Thyagarajan was the action director.

Soundtrack

The songs in the movie was composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan and written by

O. N. V. Kurup Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He received ...

. The songs were distributed by Magna Sound. The

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for the movie was composed by S. P. Venkatesh.

Legacy

In the 2014 film, ''

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'', the name of the biscuit factory in ''Mithunam'', Dakshayani Biscuits, was adapted for a defunct biscuit factory in the film, which the protagonist played by

Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is referred to as Chackochan, and during the early 2000s, he was called "chocolate boy" because of his romantic image. He ...

buys. In the 2021 film ''

Minnal Murali ''Minnal Murali'' () is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language superhero film directed by Basil Joseph and produced by Sophia Paul, under the banner of Weekend Blockbusters. The screenplay is written by Arun Anirudhan and Justin Mathew. The film star ...

'', a biscuit packet named as ''Dakshayani Biscuits'' is shown in a shot.

References

External links

* {{Priyadarshan 1993 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Indian comedy-drama films Films with screenplays by Sreenivasan Films shot in Kozhikode Pranavam Arts International films Films directed by Priyadarshan