''Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare'' () is a 1986 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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produced by

Navodaya Appachan Maliampurackal Chacko Punnoose, known as Navodaya Appachan (6 February 1924 – 23 April 2012) was an Indian film producer, director and entrepreneur. He was best known for his work in Malayalam cinema, especially as the founder of Navoday ...

under

Navodaya Studio Navodaya Studio is an Indian film studio headquartered at Kochi, Kerala. It is one of the earliest film studios in Kerala, established in 1976 by Navodaya Appachan. Navodaya is known for producing some of the landmark films in Indian cinema. His ...

, written and directed by

Reghunath Paleri Raghunath Paleri (born 7 February 1954) is an Indian novelist, screenwriter, director and actor from Kerala. Career He has directed three films''Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare'' (1986), ''Vismayam (1998 film), Vismayam'' (1998), and ''Kanneerinu Madhu ...

in his directorial debut. The film features Asha Jayaram and

Geethu Mohandas Gayatri Das (born 8 June 1981) known professionally as Geetu Mohandas is an Indian former actress and director known for her works in Malayalam cinema. In 2013, she directed the socio political film '' Liar's Dice'' which has received two Nati ...

in lead roles.

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 ...

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appears throughout the film, but he turns up only at the end of the story.

Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter and politician who is currently serving as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Minister of Tourism since June 2024. He was ele ...

and

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make cameo appearances. The film explores the loneliness of a widow and the need for a father figure for her daughter. It won six

Kerala State Film Awards The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

for Best Debut Director (Reghunath Paleri), Best Child Artist (Geethu),

Best Cinematography The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best ...

( Shaji N. Karun), Best Editor (Shekhar), Best Art Director, and Best Sound Recordist.

Cast

* Asha Jayaram as Aleena *

as Deepamol *

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 Dr. K. K. Menon *

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 Sister * Shari as Elizabeth, Aleena's friend *

Prathap Pothan Pratap Pothen (13 August 1952 – 15 July 2022) was an Indian actor and filmmaker who acted in about 100 films and directed 12 films. He appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu as well as Hindi films. He also worked as a scriptwriter and prod ...

as Josekutty, Aleena's late husband * Zainuddin as the Santa Claus * Kalabhavan Rahman as the ice cream parlour waiter *

as the man at the beach (Cameo appearance) *

Poornima Indrajith Poornima Indrajith (née Poornima Mohan) is an Indian actress and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. She debuted as child artist with the Malayalam film '' Onnu Muthal Poojaym Vare'' in 1986. Her last film before marriag ...

as Deepamol's classmate *

as the man at the ice cream parlour (Cameo appearance) *

as Telephone uncle (Cameo appearance)

Production

Geethu Mohandas who was barely four years old made her acting debut as a child artist with this film. In order to make her perform to the character, the film's director, Paleri, used to converse with her through telephone as Mohanlal's character to get her familiarize with the character.

Soundtrack

Awards

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0292160
''Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare''
at the Malayalam Movie Database 1980s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Mohan Sithara 1986 drama films 1986 films Indian drama films Films produced by Navodaya Appachan