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'Pulival Kalyanam' is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Shafi and written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas. The film stars Jayasurya and Kavya Madhavan, with Lal, Lalu Alex, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Ashokan, Salim Kumar and Cochin Haneefa in supporting roles. The plot follows star-crossed lovers Harikrishnan and Ganga, problems in their relationship has an equal effect on the people around them, often inadvertently. The music was composed by Berny-Ignatius.

It is considered one of the best comedy films made in Malayalam cinema and the character 'Manavalan' played by Salim Kumar in the movie developed a cult following several years upon its release. The film was remade in Kannada as 'Chellata' (2006).

Plot



Harikrishnan is the adopted younger brother of Karunan. When Karunan loses his right hand in an accident, Hari at a young age takes responsibility of his family. Karunan's sister, Sreekutti is in love with the son of Paramanandam, who is unscrupulous and demands a huge dowry for the marriage to be made possible. To make this marriage possible Harikrishnan and Karunan take a loan from a financier Manavalan and invest it in a fireworks business, only to lose it completely in a fire.

Simultaneously, Harikrishnan gets his phone muddled with Ganga on account of both the models being the same. Ganga's father Raghavendra Sett is the boss of Paramanandam. Hari and Ganga have loads of comical misunderstandings before falling in love and deciding to get married. Of course this is not acceptable to Raghavendra Sett, and he puts obstacles in their way. The rest of the film shows how Hari and Ganga overcome those obstacles, and get married.

Cast



* Jayasurya as Harikrishnan/Hari, Ganga's love interest

* Kavya Madhavan as Ganga/Kaveri, Hari's love interest

* Lal as Karunan, Hari And Sreekutti's brother

* Lalu Alex as Raghavendra Seth

* Jagathy Sreekumar as Paramanandam

* Harisree Ashokan as Theeppori Kuttappan, Hari's best friend

* Salim Kumar as Manavalan

* Cochin Haneefa as Dharmendra

* Karthika as Sreekutty

* Nishanth Sagar as Ramesh Prasad

* T. P. Madhavan as Prasad

* Jose Pellissery as Swamy

* Kulappulli Leela as Kuttappan's Mother

* Ponnamma Babu as Paramanandam's Wife

* Kochu Preman as Santhosh Menon, Bank Manager

* Narayanankutty as Jayan, Taxi Driver

* Shaju Sreedhar as Murali

* Reena as Doctor

* Priyanka Anoop as Neelambari

* Beena Sabu as Kuttappan's Wife

* Arun Kumar as Young Harikrishnan

* Dimple Rose as Young Sreekutty

* Irshad as Chandrappan, Train Passenger

Soundtrack



The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by Berny Ignatius and Lyrics by Kaithapram.

Box office



The film was a commercial success at the box office.

Legacy



'Pulival Kalyanam' is regarded as one of the best comedy films made in Malayalam cinema, with a number of dialogues becoming catchphrases and characters and scenes frequently being used in internet memes and trolls. The character 'Manavalan' played by Salim Kumar is considered one of the best comedy character in Malayalam movies and is a cult figure in social media.

References




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