Aniathipravu is a 1997 Malayalam musical

Musical film

The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...

-romance film

Romance film

Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...

 directed by Fazil and produced by Appachan. It stars Shalini and Kunchacko Boban

Kunchacko Boban

Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios and the grandnephew of producer Maliampurackal Appachan...

 in the lead roles. The film is a love story, about Sudhish Kumar (Kunchacko Boban) and Mini (Shalini) who fall in love despite being from two different religious communities. The musical songs were composed by Ouseppachan

Ouseppachan

Ousephachan is a National Award, Filmfare Award and Kerala State Film Award-winning Indian music director who sets scores for Malayalam films. He is one of the most sought-after musicians in the Malayalam film industry.-Biography:...

 with the lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair

S. Ramesan Nair

S. Ramesan Nair is one of the most famous poets and lyricists in Kerala. He has written lyrics for more than 450 songs for the Malayalam film industry, from 1985 onwards. He was awarded the Vennikkulam Smaraka Award instituted by the Thadiyoor Dakshina Samskarika Vedi.- References :He wrote the...

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The film was one of the biggest hits in the history of Malayalam cinema. Fazil remade it into the Tamil film Kadhalukku Mariyadhai

Kadhalukku Mariyadhai

Kadhalukku Mariyadhai is a 1997 Tamil romance film directed by Fazil. It stars Vijay, Shalini, Charlie, Dhamu, Sivakumar and Manivannan. It became the best films of 1997 and raised business for both the lead actors....

(1997) and Priyadarshan

Priyadarshan

Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning over two decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 80 films in several Indian languages including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu...

 adapted the story for his Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna is a 1998 Bollywood romance film directed by Priyadarshan. The story is adapted from the 1997 Malayalam film Aniyathipravu, directed by Fazil. It stars Akshaye Khanna and Jyothika Saravanan in the leading roles. The music for the film was done by A. R. Rahman.-Plot:Inderjit...

(1998).

Plot

Mini, raised in an orthodox Christian family, is the apple of her mother's and three brothers' eye. She repeatedly runs into Sudhi, a Hindu boy who is very close to his parents, and eventually falls in love with him. When Mini's brothers come to know of it, all hell breaks loose in both the houses. As both families firmly against their union, the young couple decide to elope with the help of their friends Chippayi and Radha. Chippayi takes the couple to his parents' home, a small hut in a village inhabited by fishermen. The community embrace the couple, shower them with love and even arrange their wedding. However, on the morning of their wedding, Sudhi finds out Mini always dreamed of having her mother and brothers being at her wedding. Sudhi also realizes that neither of them would be happy if they got married without the blessings of their families. They decide to part ways for the sake of their families. Once they announce their intention to separate, the fishing community is initially shocked and upset. However, once they understand the reasoning behind the young couple sacrificing their love, they praise the couple for being role-models for a young generation. Sudhi and Mini go back to their respective homes to the excitement and relief of their families. However, their mothers realize how heartbroken the couple are without each other and reunite them.

Cast

• Kunchacko Boban
  Kunchacko Boban
  Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios and the grandnephew of producer Maliampurackal Appachan...
  
   as Sudhish Kumar (Sudhi)
• Shalini as Mini
• Harisree Asokan as Chippayi
• Sudheesh
  Sudheesh
  Sudheesh is an Indian actor who mainly works in Malayalam cinema.-Filmography:-External links:****...
  
   as Radha Madhavan
• Janardanan
  Janardhanan (actor)
  Janardhanan is a Malayalam film actor. He is known for his peculiar style of handling humor and his quaint voice. He started his career playing brusque villains in the 1970s but later went on to establish himself as a highly sought-after comedian. The turning point of his career was the role of...
  
   as Dr. Kuttappayi
• Cochin Hanifa as Eeyo
• Shajin as Varkey
• Thilakan
  Thilakan
  Surendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:...
  
   as Raghupal
• Srividya
  Srividya
  Srividya was a leading Indian film actress of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s in the Tamil film Industry, in addition to being a good singer. In the latter part of her career, she concentrated on Malayalam films. Her brilliant portrayals as a mother in many films were highly acclaimed....
  
   as Chandrika
• Innocent as Chellappan
• K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Mini's Mother
• Sankaradi
  Sankaradi
  Sankaradi was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artiste, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit....
  
   as Ramachandran Nair
• Paravoor Bharathan
  Paravoor Bharathan
  Paravoor Bharathan is an Indian actor of Malayalam films who started his career in movies during 1960s. Bharathan is known as a versatile actor as he has acted in a variety of roles including negative roles, character roles and comedy roles.- Biography :...
  
   as Udayavarma Thampuran
• Chandni
  Chandni
  Chandni is a Hindi film released in 1989. The film stars Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor and Vinod Khanna, and was directed by Yash Chopra....
  
   as Shyama
• Kanakalatha as Gracey
• Aby
  Aby
  Aby is a village in the civil parish of Aby with Greenfield, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately east of Lincoln, and south of Louth....
  
   as Santhappan

Trivia

• The 1970s and 80s actor, Krishnachandran, dubbed his voice for Kunjacko Boban, since it was his first movie. Krishnachandran was famous for his classic movies such as: Rathinirvedam, Unaroo, Yuvajanotsavam
  Yuvajanotsavam
  Yuvajanotsavam is a 1986 Malayalam film by Shrikumaran Thampi, starring Mohanlal, Urvashi and Menaka. It also marked the return of Suresh Gopi, who started his career as a child artist in Odayil Ninnu in 1965.-Cast:*Mohanlal ... Jayan / Daddy...
  
  , Ee Nadu
  Ee Nadu
  Ee Nadu is a 1982 Malayalam political film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran, and starring Mammootty. It was the first political movie in Malayalam film history. According to the director, it was one of the three trend setter films made by him, the others being Avalude Ravukal and...
  
  , and Belt Mathai.

Box office

This film is said to be the one which catapulted Kunchako Boban to stardom. This film celebrated its silver jubilee run in many centers and it can be called a cult film which inspired a lot of youngsters with its storyline and treatment. It ran for more than 255 days.