My Big Father
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My Big Father is a Malayalam movie by Mahesh P. Sreenivasan starring Jayaram
and Undapakru
. It was released in December 2009. The movie was produced by P.A. Sebastian and was distributed by Casino pictures.
My Big Father is about a father and son, where the father is a dwarf
. The role of the father is played by the two feet tall Undapakru
. Jayaram
plays the role of the son.
) lands up in Kochi with an infant in hand. He approaches a teashop owner played by Innocent, with a recommendation letter, who says there is no scope for him there as the shop is on the verge of closing down. By the time the credits end, the business has turned around and the infant has grown up.
The boy grows up to be a strapping young man Alby (Jayaram
), dancing on the beaches of Goa with his father and a bunch of dancers for company.
We see that the father too has 'grown up,' sporting a handle bar moustache with salt and pepper hair. He is now the owner of a successful catering firm, managed by his former employer.
Everything is hunky dory with some inane humour passed on in the name of entertainment.
The impending conflict comes in the form of a vow taken by Alby that he will not marry a girl, who laughs at his father.
Alby falls in love with a girl Ancy (Kanika), whom he spots in a shopping mall, and they get married. But things do not move smoothly, making Kunjumon suicidal
and was tuned by Alex Paul
.
Jayaram
Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...
and Undapakru
Undapakru
Ajay Kumar, known as Undapakru or Guinness Pakru, is a popular Malayalam comedy actor. He has made an entry into the Guinness Book of Records for being the shortest actor to play a character in a full-length film. He played the lead role in Albhutha Dweep, a Malayalam movie directed by Vinayan...
. It was released in December 2009. The movie was produced by P.A. Sebastian and was distributed by Casino pictures.
My Big Father is about a father and son, where the father is a dwarf
Dwarfism
Dwarfism is short stature resulting from a medical condition. It is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches , although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder....
. The role of the father is played by the two feet tall Undapakru
Undapakru
Ajay Kumar, known as Undapakru or Guinness Pakru, is a popular Malayalam comedy actor. He has made an entry into the Guinness Book of Records for being the shortest actor to play a character in a full-length film. He played the lead role in Albhutha Dweep, a Malayalam movie directed by Vinayan...
. Jayaram
Jayaram
Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...
plays the role of the son.
Plot summary
Kunjumon (UndapakruUndapakru
Ajay Kumar, known as Undapakru or Guinness Pakru, is a popular Malayalam comedy actor. He has made an entry into the Guinness Book of Records for being the shortest actor to play a character in a full-length film. He played the lead role in Albhutha Dweep, a Malayalam movie directed by Vinayan...
) lands up in Kochi with an infant in hand. He approaches a teashop owner played by Innocent, with a recommendation letter, who says there is no scope for him there as the shop is on the verge of closing down. By the time the credits end, the business has turned around and the infant has grown up.
The boy grows up to be a strapping young man Alby (Jayaram
Jayaram
Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...
), dancing on the beaches of Goa with his father and a bunch of dancers for company.
We see that the father too has 'grown up,' sporting a handle bar moustache with salt and pepper hair. He is now the owner of a successful catering firm, managed by his former employer.
Everything is hunky dory with some inane humour passed on in the name of entertainment.
The impending conflict comes in the form of a vow taken by Alby that he will not marry a girl, who laughs at his father.
Alby falls in love with a girl Ancy (Kanika), whom he spots in a shopping mall, and they get married. But things do not move smoothly, making Kunjumon suicidal
Cast
- Ajay Kumar ... Kunjumon
- JayaramJayaramJayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...
... Alby - Kanika ... Ancy
- Fathima Babu
- BaburajBaburaj (actor)Baburaj is an Indian film actor, Director who appears in Villain and Character roles on Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. He is an advocate by profession and practised for 7 years...
... Chacko - DevanDevan (actor)Devan is an Indian film actor and politician. He started his film career as the producer of the technically brilliant, but box-office flop movie Vellam and then opted to become an actor. Devan is known for his handling of serious roles, though he started his career with supporting roles...
... Colonel Varghese - Innocent ... Thomaskutty
- Kanakalatha ... Khadeeja
- Salim Kumar ... Unnikkuttan
- Majeed
- Ambika Mohan
- Narayanan Nair ... Head Master
- Narayanankutty ... Marriage Broker
- Krishna Prabha ... Ancy's Friend
- Kochu Preman
- Raghavan ... Doctor
- T.G. Ravi ... Mohammed
- Jagathi Sreekumar ... Valanjambalam
- Suraj Venjarammood ... Tony
Songs
The songs were written by Vayalar Sarath Chandra VarmaVayalar Sarath Chandra Varma
Vayalar Sarathchandravarma is a noted Malayalam film lyricist. His lyrics have proved that he has inherited his father, Vayalar Ramavarma’s gift of poetry. He is a youthful entertainer by penning soothe romantic songs. All his recent contribution has got a large amount attention among Malayalam...
and was tuned by Alex Paul
Alex Paul
Alex Paul is an Indian music director mostly active in Malayalam cinema.- Biography :Alex Paul, born in Kochi, Kerala, is the son of A.M. Paul, a music artist who formed the first Orchestra troupe in Kochi...
.
- Nira thinkale: K. J. YesudasK. J. YesudasKattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,...
- Nira thinkale: ManjariManjariThe word "manjari" is of sanskrit origin that primarily means a collection. e.g."katha manjari" . It is used in many Indian languages like Hindi and Kannada...
- Appa chattambi: Shyam Prasad
- Mohichille: M. G. SreekumarM. G. SreekumarM. G. Sreekumar is a two-time National Award-winning Indian playback singer and music director who works in Malayalam cinema. With a career of over 25 years, he is one of the prominent male singers in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for matching voice with Malayalam actor Mohanlal. He has...
, Rimi TomiRimi TomiRimi Tomy is a playback singer in Malayalam and Telugu. Her debut was in the film Meesa Madhavan, directed by Lal Jose. Her first Song was 'Chingamasam VannuChernnal'.-Personal life:...