''Pookkalam Varavayi'' () is a 1991 Indian

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film directed by Kamal and written by Ranjith from a story by

P. R. Nathan Payyanat Ravindra Nathan better known by his pen name P. R. Nathan, is a novelist, screenplay writer, dramatist, short story writer, travelogue writer and speaker from Palakkad, Kerala, India. He was awarded with the prestigious Kerala Sahity ...

. It stars Jayaram, Sunitha, Shamili, Murali, and Geetha. Divya Unni and Kavya Madhavan made their debuts in the film as child artists. The plot revolves around the friendship between a school bus driver, Nandan, and a little girl, Geethu.

Plot

Five-year-old Geethu's parents got divorced. She now stays four days a week with her mom and three days with her dad as per the court's order. She becomes friendly with Nandan, the driver of her school bus. During her Christmas vacation, Geethu decides to go to Nandan's village without informing her parents. Nandan's sister had recently lost her daughter, who was the same age as Geethu when she drowned in the village river. Geethu wins the hearts of everyone in the village and becomes the center of attention there. Meanwhile, her parents are worried about their missing child and are searching for her everywhere. Finally, they learn where Geethu is and come to the village to retrieve her. Geethu also falls into the river — the same way Nandan's niece drowned — but is rescued by Nandan. The tension and anxiety unite her parents and they decide to live together again.

Cast

* Jayaram as Nandan, a

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driver *

Baby Shamili Shamlee (born 10 July 1987), is an Indian former actress who has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam films. Her roles include the mentally challenged child Anjali in the 1990 film '' Anjali'', for which she won the National Film ...

as Geethu * Murali as Jayaraj, Geethu's father * Geetha as Usha, Geethu's mother * Sunitha as Thulasi, Nandan's love interest * Innocent as Pothuval *

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 Cherukunnathu Bhaskara Pillai * Rekha as Nirmala, Nandan's sister *

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 Muthachan *

Kaviyoor Ponnamma Kaviyoor Ponnamma (10 September 1945 – 20 September 2024) was an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She also acted in TV serials and c ...

as Nandan's Mother * Philomina as Akkamma *

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 The Priest * Kalpana as the Tuition Teacher * Meenakumari as Bhaskara Pillai and Jayaraj's Sister * Kuthiravattam Pappu as Mariyappan * Paravoor Bharathan as Bus Driver * Kavya Madhavan as First School Girl * Divya Unni as Second School Girl * Baby Charishma as Third School Girl

Soundtrack

References

External links

* 1990s Malayalam-language films 1991 films 1991 drama films Films directed by Kamal (director) Films with screenplays by Ranjith Films scored by Ouseppachan {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub