''Thiruthalvaadi'' () is a

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written by

Kaloor Dennis Kaloor Dennis is an Indian film scriptwriter and novelist. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He started his career with ''Anubhavangale Nandi'' in 1979. He worked in more than 100 Malayalam movies with the areas of his contribution in ...

and directed by

Viji Thampi Viji Thampi is an Indian film director, actor, right-wing politician, and social activist who works in Malayalam films. Thampi is a member of Thiruvananthapuram regional board of the Central Board of Film Certification and the State Advisor of ...

. The film stars Siddique,

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and Sivaranjini in the main roles. The basic plot was based on the 1982 Tamil movie ''

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'', directed by

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Plot

Vishnu is the regional manager in a travel company and he is a bachelor. His friends and relatives try to get him married, but Vishnu has seven conditions for his future wife, including ones such as knowing Carnatic music, Hindi, Chinese and western cooking. So his friend Krishnankutty does many cunning things to make Vishnu marry Lathika. After that, they both marry. But the real problems begin there.

Cast

* Siddique as Vishnu Menon, regional manager in Private company *

as Krishnankutty, Vishnu's best friend and company staff *

as V. G. Kurup, Vishnu's brother-in-law *

as Lathika, Vishnu's wife * Sivaranjani as Indhu, Krishnakutty's lover and KSRTC bus conductor *

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 Parvathy Kurup, Vishnu's sister * A. C. Zainuddin as Dayanandan, Vishnu's office staff *

Rizabawa Rizabawa (24 September 1966 – 13 September 2021) was an Indian actor who worked predominately in Malayalam films and television. His breakthrough role was as a villain in the 1990 film '' In Harihar Nagar''. Since then, he acted as villain i ...

as Wilfred, Staff Accountant *Manu Varma as Office staff * Beena Antony as Office staff * Kunchan as Vaasu *

Thesni Khan Thesni Khan is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films, television, and stage. She made her acting debut through '' Daisy'' in 1988. She is widely known for the portrayal of character roles. In 2020, she contested in the second season ...

as Sudha *Jagannathan as Chekkattu Velukutty Bhagavathar *

as Avatar Singh * V. M. Vinu as serial director *

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 Raghavan Master, Lathika's father *

Oduvil Unnikrishnan Oduvil Unnikrishnan (13 February 1943 – 27 May 2006) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has portrayed supporting roles in both dramatic and comedic roles.The HindMalayalam film actor Oduvil Unnikrishnan dead He is a four- ...

as KSRTC checking inspector *

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 Doctor

Music

Lyrics:

Gireesh Puthenchery Girish Puthenchery was a noted Malayalam lyricist, poet, scriptwriter and screenwriter, esteemed for his pivotal role as a lyricist in Malayalam cinema. He was often hailed as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam and was admired for his uniqu ...

*"Neelayaamini" (male) -

K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas ( /jeːʃud̪aːs/; born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. He is widely considered one of the greatest singers in the history of Indian m ...

*"Thankakkasavaniyum" - K.J. Yesudas, K.S. Chithra *"Manchaadi Choppu Minungum"" - Sidhique, K.S. Chithra *"Neelayaamini" (female) - K.S. Chithra

References

External links

* 1990s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Viji Thampi Films scored by S. P. Venkatesh Malayalam remakes of Tamil films {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub