Ee Puzhayum Kadannu
Ee Puzhayum Kadannu is a 1996 Malayalam-language romantic-thriller drama film directed by Kamal and starring Dileep Pillai and Manju Warrier. The film was a box office hit. The film was remade in Telugu as Pelli Peetalu, in Tamilas Kanna Unnai Thedukiren and in Kannada as Sambhrama.
Plot
Anjali is the third daughter of a late music teacher. She lives with her sisters and grandmother. Her life changes when Gopi moves to his brother's house as her neighbor. At first they dislike each other, but eventually they fall in love. However, she has a problem with their marriage since she has two elder unmarried sisters. Gopi finds a groom for Anjali's mute sister, but the marriage does not work out. After 2 failed attempts to get her married, they all feel hopeless when out of the blue Gopi's friend admits that he loves Anjali's sister, and so Gopi helps him marry her. Then they try to get the second sister married, but she admits to never having gotten over her old boyfriend. They then track him down and ask him to marry her. He admits to liking her, but says that his mother would ask for a lot of dowry. Gopi does everything he can, including making his brother loan out his house in order to obtain the money and the ornaments they demanded were provided by Sudheesh himself.However, that night, when their drunkard step-brother steals the ornaments from Anjali's house, Gopi finds him and accidentally kills him. He confesses to Anjali that he killed him, but they hide this due to the wedding of Anjali's second sister and her boyfriend. Gopi is arrested in front of the wedding guests, including Anjali.
After five years, when Gopi comes back from jail, Anjali and her whole family are waiting for him, and the movie ends on a positive note.
Cast
- Dileep... Gopi — a watch repair man and neighbour of Anjali who falls in love with her
- Manju Warrier... Anjali — the youngest of three sisters who meets and falls in love with Gopi
- Biju Menon - Gopi's friend, who secretly loves Anjali's mute and deaf sister
- Mohini... Ashwathy — eldest of three sisters; is mute and deaf
- Chippy Aarthi... middle of three sisters; has a boyfriend
- Lekshmi Krishnamoorthy — the three sisters' grandmother
- Sudheesh - a neighbour and boyfriend soon-to-be husband of the second sister
- Harisree Ashokan - Gopi's best friend
- Meghanathan — girls' step-brother
- N. F. Varghese - Sukumaran — Gopi's elder brother
- Reena
- Bindu Panicker - Gopi's sister-in-law
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan - the sisters' uncle
Soundtrack
| Track | Song Title | Singer | Other notes |
| 1 | "Paathira Pullunarnnu" | K. J. Yesudas | Raga: Abheri |
| 2 | "Devakanyaka" | K. S. Chithra | |
| 3 | "Rathingal Poothali" | K. J. Yesudas | Raga: Tilang |
| 4 | "Kakkakkarumban" | Sujatha Mohan | Raga: Kedaragowla |
| 5 | "Vaidooryakammalaninju" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra, Sujatha | |
| 6 | "Devakanyaka" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 7 | "Thankachengila" | G. Venugopal | Raga: Chakravakam |
| 8 | "Sreelalolayam" | K. S. Chithra | Raga: Sankarabharanam |
| 9 | "Vaidooryakammalaninju" | M. G. Sreekumar |
Box office
The film became a commercial success.Awards
- Kerala State Film Award for Best actress -Manju Warrier
- Filmfare award for Best actress -Manju Warrier