''Thoovalsparsham'' () is a 1990 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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directed by Kamal and written by Kaloor Dennis. The film stars

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965), is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Bhojpuri language films. He is also a chenda ...

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, Sai Kumar and

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. It was inspired by the 1987 American film ''

Three Men and a Baby ''Three Men and a Baby'' is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Leonard Nimoy. It stars Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson as three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to de facto fatherhood with the arrival of the ...

'', which itself was based on the 1985 French film ''

Three Men and a Cradle ''Three Men and a Cradle'' () is a 1985 French comedy film by Coline Serreau. The film was remade in Hollywood as ''Three Men and a Baby'' in 1987, which subsequently inspired nine adaptations in seven languages. Plot Jacques, Pierre, and Miche ...

''. ''Thoovalsparsham'' was remade in

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in 1990 as '' Chinnari Muddula Papa'' and twice in Tamil - in 1991 as '' Thayamma'', in 2001 as '' Asathal'' and lastly a Hindi remake ''

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'' in 2007.

Plot

Three bachelors, Unnikrishnan, Boney and Vinod live together in a shared apartment. They party and drink frequently, which their neighbour, Anantha Padmanabhan, complains about. One day, while Boney is away, Unnikrishnan and Vinod find a baby girl left on their doorstep, with a note asking them to care for the child. They hide the baby in order to cover up for Boney, since they suspect that it is his illegitimate child. When Boney returns, they hand over the baby to him and expect him to take care of her. However, Boney confesses that he has never had any affair and that the baby is not his. The three friends then conclude that the girl is an orphan and try to abandon the child but fail. They hand her to a man who claims he will take her abroad, only to find out that he is a fraud. They fight him and get the baby back. Since they know nothing about raising babies, they hire Shishubalan, who is a baby sitter, to help them do so. Eventually, they embrace their roles as the guardians of the baby, whom they name Kingini. A few weeks later, an old man visits them and tells them that the child is the illegitimate daughter of his daughter Maya and their neighbor, Anantha Padmanabhan. The baby was mistakenly placed in front of the bachelors apartment. Maya now desperately wants her daughter back, but the trio are unwilling to return her since they are now very attached to her. The trio then uncover surprising secrets about the relationship between Anantha and Maya and bring them back together. Finally, realizing that the best place for the child is with her parents, they hand over Kingini. After she leaves, the trio realizes how desperately they miss her.

Cast

as Unnikrishnan / Unni *

as Boney * Sai Kumar as Vinod *

as Anantha Padmanabhan *Baby Farzeena Bai as Kingini *

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as Maya, Kingini's real mother. * Ranjini as Sujatha, Unnikrishnan's love interest & Unnithan's daughter *

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as Sisupalan, Kingini's babysitter. *

Mamukkoya Mamukkoya (5 July 1946 – 26 April 2023) was an Indian actor known for his work predominately in Malayalam cinema. He mostly appeared in comedic roles. His unique usage of Kozhikode dialect and style marked his presence in the industry. In a c ...

as Moosa / Moosaka *

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as Unnithan *

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as Anantha Padmanabhan's mother *

Bahadoor Padiyath Kochumoideen Kunjalu (1930 22 May 2000), better known by his stage name Bahadoor, was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films, primarily in comedic roles. He, along with Adoor Bhasi, were the two major comedians in Malayalam ...

as Maya's father *

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as veterinary doctor *

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as Unnithan's wife *

Santhakumari Santha Kumari (born Vellaala Subbamma; 17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullayya. Early years Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur tow ...

as Mother Superior * Usha as Vinod's fiancée * Kunjikkuttan Thampuran as Vinod's uncle * James as child broker

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 4 songs, all composed by

Ouseppachan Mechery Louis Ouseppachan (born 13 September 1955), known mononymously as Ouseppachan, is an Indian film composer and singer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of National Film Award, Filmfare Award and Kerala State Fil ...

and Lyrics by

Kaithapram Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, popularly known as Kaithapram, is a Malayalam lyricist, poet, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, music therapist and performer of Carnatic music. He debuted with the movie Ennennum Kannettante in 19 ...

References

External links

* {{Kamal (director) 1990s Malayalam-language films 1990 comedy films 1990 films Indian remakes of French films Malayalam films remade in other languages Films scored by Ouseppachan Films directed by Kamal (director) Films about babies Films about parenting Indian buddy comedy films Films based on adaptations Indian family films Films about dysfunctional families Three Men and a Baby (franchise)