Veruthe Oru Bharya


Veruthe Oru Bharya is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written by K. Gireesh Kumar and directed by Akku Akbar. The film stars Jayaram, Gopika and Nivetha Thomas in the lead roles. The film was a commercial success at the box office. For her role, Nivetha Thomas received Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist that year. Gopika also received the Asianet Film Award for Best Female Actor.

Plot

Sugunan is a husband who habitually underestimates his wife Bindu in managing a family. Sugunan wants his wife only to keep house - cook food for him, iron his clothes and clean the house after a long. tiring day for Bindu. Bindu does all these and more, but there's never a word of appreciation or a compliment from her husband. He doesn't even acknowledge the work that she is doing without any rest in her life. This often results in quarrels between them, but like any docile Indian wife, Bindu tolerates it for some time.
Sugunan is also indifferent to Bindu's family - even though her father makes many attempts to get close to him. Bindu is upset at his behaviour. When he has the electricity supply to her father's house shut down since they were drawing power from the electrical grid, during her brothers wedding,Bindu misunderstands.
Later, during a trip to Kodaikanal, Sugunan doesn't "allow" Bindu to indulge in normal tourist activities like train rides etc. Sugunan's indifference when Bindu's mother dies drives home the point that she is just a non-entity in her husband's life. Once Sugunan slaps her in a fit of rage and she decides enough is enough and goes back to her house.
A boy persuades Sugunan's teenage daughter Anjana to go for a drive with him, and the jeep breaks down. Some thugs chance upon the hapless girl and try to molest her. The police arrive and rescue the two youngsters. Alarmed by the situation, Sugunan and Bindu are reunited and live happily ever after.

Cast

The film was mainly shot at various locations in Thodupuzha.

Box office

The film was a commercial success at the box office. It completed 100 days run in theatres. Made on a budget of 1.45 crore, it grossed a distributor's share of 6 crore.