''Mizhi Randilum'' ( English: ''In both Eyes'') is a 2003

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written and directed by

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, starring

Kavya Madhavan Kavya Madhavan (born 19 September 1984) is an Indian former actress, who acted predominantly in Malayalam films, and a few Tamil films. She made her debut in 1991 as a child artist in '' Pookkalam Varavayi''. Her debut role as one of the lea ...

Indrajith Sukumaran Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1979) is an Indian actor and playback singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and is the elder brother of actor Prithviraj Sukum ...

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, and

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. The movie was actor Narendra Prasad's last film.

Plot

Bhadra is a nurse who is living with her widowed mother, grandmother, and twin sister, Bhama, a medical student. Her older brother Achuthankutty is a politician. Bhadra falls in love with Arun, a doctor who works with her. Arun has a Muslim father and a Hindu mother who agrees to have Bhadra as their daughter-in-law. Achuthankutty hates him because his father is a Muslim, causing Arun and Bhadra to break up. Meanwhile, Achuthankutty has troubles with a ruthless businessman and moneylender named Krishnakumar who forces him to sell the family house to him. Bhadra and Bhama are left to be taken care of by their sister-in-law. She meets Krishakumar's sister, Sridevi, who was paralyzed after the death of their parents. Krishnakumar falls in love with Bhadra owing to her simplicity and proceeds to marry her. Bhadra's life takes a tragic turn when Arun commits suicide, and Bhadra goes into mental shock. Krishnakumar decides to take care of the traumatized Bhadra and later marry her. The story has a positive ending where Bhadra is seen telling Krishnakumar that she is pregnant.

Cast

in dual role as **Thechikkattu Bhadra,(Voiceover by

Praveena Praveena is an Indian actress and dubbing artist who predominantly appears in Malayalam television series and films in addition to a few Tamil television series and films. She is known for portraying mother roles in films & television opera ...

) **Thechikkattu Bhama * Indrajith as Dr. Arun *

as Krishnakumar *

as Thechikkattu Achuthankutti, Bhadra's and Bhama's elder brother *

as Shantha, Bhadra's and Bhama's Mother *

as Sridevi, Krishnakumar's elder sister * Vijayakumari as Yasodara *

Narendra Prasad Raghava Kurup Narendra Prasad (26 December 1946 3 November 2003) was an Indian actor, playwright, director, teacher and literary critic. He was born at Mavelikkara in the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore. Appreciated for his body language a ...

as Bappuji * Janardhanan as Thampi * Siddique as Menon * Sai Kumar asR . V * Kunchan as Vasu *

Shobha Mohan Shobha Mohan is an Indian actress known for her works, predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Biography Shobha Mohan was born to actor Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair and Vijayalakshmi at Kottarakkara in Kollam Kollam (;), is an ancient sea ...

as Devi * Kalpana as Sarada *

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as Vathsala Koshy *

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as Bichu *

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* Abu Salim as Santosh, Sarada's Husband *Meena Ganesh as Devaki *

Santha Devi Damayanthi (1927 – 20 November 2010), better known by her stage name Kozhikode Santha Devi, was an Indian Malayalam film and stage actress. In a career spanning about sixty years, she acted in more than 1000 plays and about 480 films. Biog ...

as grandmother * V. K. Sreeraman *C V Dev as Uncle's Right Hand

Release

The film was released on 31 October 2003.

Box office

The film received positive reviews from the critics.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains six songs, all composed by

Raveendran Madhavan Raveendran (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), also known as Raveendran Master, was a South Indian music composer and playback singer from Kerala. He composed songs for more tha ...

, with lyrics by Sarath Vayalar. All the songs are evergreen hits.

References

External links

* {{Ranjith 2000s Malayalam-language films 2003 films 2003 romantic drama films Films directed by Ranjith (director) Films scored by Raveendran Indian romantic drama films Films shot in Palakkad Films shot in Ottapalam Twins in Indian films