Ouseppachan
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Ousephachan is a National Award, Filmfare Award
and Kerala State Film Award
-winning India
n music director
who sets scores for Malayalam films. He is one of the most sought-after musicians in the Malayalam film industry.
, Thrissur
, Kerala
, India
. He completed his formal education from Saint Thomas College, Thrissur. He was interested in music
and by the time he finished his formal education, he had become an expert violin
ist. He started his music career as violinist in some music troupes. Later he got the chance to be the violinist in concerts of renowned playback singer
Madhuri. He later became the violinist under music director
Paravoor Devarajan master. Then he moved to Madras, Tamilnadu where most of the recording works of Malayalam films were done. His first work in the film industry was the film Eenam, for which he set the background score. He composed the soundtrack for the film Aaravam (1979), however Kathodu Kathoram
(1985), directed by Bharathan
is considered as his debut. Ouseppachan's work was noted for the film and three songs from the film became superhits. They are:
These songs were noted also for the immense use of violin
. This may be attributed to the facts that Ousephachan himself is a violin
ist and that the protagonist
of the film played by Mammootty
is also a violinist. Ousephachan then went on to compose music for over 60 films. Music Maestro A R Rahman associated with him for most of his films in late 80s.
He also composed songs for the Hindi film Freaky Chakra, directed by V.K. Prakash and background scores for various other Hindi films.
Aside from music direction, he has taken up a spot as a judge for Asianet's Idea Star Singer
2008.
:
Kerala State Film Awards:
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...
and Kerala State Film Award
Kerala State Film Award
The Kerala State Film Awards are the most prestigious film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy since 1998 on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, India....
-winning India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
who sets scores for Malayalam films. He is one of the most sought-after musicians in the Malayalam film industry.
Biography
Ousephachan was born to Mechery Louis and Mathiri Paliakkara on 13 September 1954 in OllurOllur
Ollur is a major suburban area and an old commercial town in the Thrissur district of Kerala state, South India. It is situated about 5 km away from Swaraj Round on National Highway 47 commonly referred to as NH47 towards Ernakulam. From ancient time onwards Ollur was a major business centre...
, Thrissur
Thrissur
This article is about the city in India. For the district, see Thrissur district. For the urban agglomeration area of Thrissur see Thrissur Metropolitan Area...
, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He completed his formal education from Saint Thomas College, Thrissur. He was interested in music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and by the time he finished his formal education, he had become an expert violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist. He started his music career as violinist in some music troupes. Later he got the chance to be the violinist in concerts of renowned playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
Madhuri. He later became the violinist under music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
Paravoor Devarajan master. Then he moved to Madras, Tamilnadu where most of the recording works of Malayalam films were done. His first work in the film industry was the film Eenam, for which he set the background score. He composed the soundtrack for the film Aaravam (1979), however Kathodu Kathoram
Kathodu Kathoram
Kaathodu Kaathoram is a 1985 Malayalam movie, made in India, by Bharathan and starring Mammootty and Saritha.-Plot:The movie is about a young man Louis who is taken in by the central woman protagonist Marykutty , who herself is a victim of a bad marriage.-Cast:*Mammootty ... Louis*Nedumudi Venu...
(1985), directed by Bharathan
Bharathan
Bharathan was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely...
is considered as his debut. Ouseppachan's work was noted for the film and three songs from the film became superhits. They are:
- Kathodu Kathoram...
- Nee en swarga soundaryame...
- Devadoothar padi...
These songs were noted also for the immense use of violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
. This may be attributed to the facts that Ousephachan himself is a violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist and that the protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
of the film played by Mammootty
Mammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
is also a violinist. Ousephachan then went on to compose music for over 60 films. Music Maestro A R Rahman associated with him for most of his films in late 80s.
He also composed songs for the Hindi film Freaky Chakra, directed by V.K. Prakash and background scores for various other Hindi films.
Aside from music direction, he has taken up a spot as a judge for Asianet's Idea Star Singer
Idea Star Singer
Idea Star Singer is a popular Malayalam music reality-television competition, broadcast on the Malayalam channel Asianet and is sponsored by Idea Cellular Limited. The current season of the show is aired from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m [8.00 pm to 9.30 pm from Monday, 19th July 2010],, Monday...
2008.
Awards
National Film AwardsNational Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...
:
- 2007 - National Film Award for Best Music DirectionNational Film Award for Best Music DirectionThe National Film Award for Best Music Direction are given annually. In years 1994, 1995 and 2010, an award for Best Background Score was instituted by the Jury, which was won by Johnson and by Ilaiyaraaja . Ilaiyaraaja and A. R...
- Film: Ore KadalOre KadalOre Kadal is a 2007 Malayalam film written and directed by Shyamaprasad. The film examines the extra martial relationship between an intellectual economist and a housewife...
Kerala State Film Awards:
- 1987 - Best Music DirectorKerala State Film Award for Best Music DirectorThe Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director winners:-Trivia:* In 1994, G. Devarajan returned all the awards won by him in protest against the jury who selected Berny-Ignatious for that year's award. According to Devarajan, none of the songs composed by the duo for Thenmavin Kombath were...
- Film: Unnikale Oru Kadha ParayamUnnikale Oru Kadha ParayamUnnikale Oru Kadha Parayam is a 1987 Malayalam film directed by Kamal starring Mohanlal and Karthika. The movie was produced under the banner of Cheers by Mohanlal and Kochumol and was distributed by Century films.- Cast :- Crew :...
Selected filmography
Year | Film Title | Language | Remarks |
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2012 | Arivaal Chuttika Nakshatram | Malayalam | |
Thiruvambadi Thampan Thiruvambadi Thampan Thiruvambadi Thampan is an upcoming Malayalam film starring Jayaram and Sneha in lead roles, directed by Padmakumar and written by S. Suresh Babu. It also marks debut movie of Tamil actors, Thambi Ramaiah and Kishore in Malayalam. It also has Kalabhavan Mani, Nedumudi Venu, Suraj Venjaramoodu and... |
Malayalam | ||
2011 | Karmayogi Karmayogi -Cast:*Mala Sinha ... Durga*Raaj Kumar ... Shanker / Mohan*Jeetendra ... Ajay*Rekha ... Rekha*Reena Roy ... Kiran*Ajit... Keshavlal*Sudhir Dalvi ... Judge*Mushtaq Merchant*Onkar Ahmad*Vijay Mehta*Master Abbas ... Mohan*Master Rajesh*Rahul*Rajeev... |
Malayalam | |
Bangkok Summer Bangkok Summer Bangkok Summer is a 2011 Malayalam film directed by Pramod-Pappan Team. It features newcomers Jayakrishnan, Rahul and Richa Panai. The main theme of the movie is focused on love, betrayal, money and race.-Plot:... |
Malayalam | ||
Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Malayalam | Theme Music for the Kerala Team | |
Three Kings Three Kings (2011 film) Three Kings is a 2011 Malayalam–language caper film directed by V. K. Prakash and starring Jayasurya, Indrajith, Kunchacko Boban, Sandhya, Ann Augustine and Samvrutha Sunil... |
Malayalam | ||
Shikkar | Malayalam | Background Score Only | |
2010 | Aakrosh Aakrosh Aakrosh may refer to:* Aakrosh , Govind Nihalani film* Aakrosh , Sujit Guha film* Aakrosh , Latif Binny film* Aakrosh , Priyadarshan film... |
Hindi | Background Score Only |
Khatta Meetha Khatta Meetha Khatta Meetha is a 1978 Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami, Pearl Padamsee, David Abraham Cheulkar, Ranjit Chowdhry, Preeti Ganguly, Deven Verma, Pradeep Kumar and Iftekhar. The films music is by Rajesh Roshan... |
Hindi | Background Score Only | |
Bumm Bumm Bole | Hindi | Background Score Only | |
Pranchiyettan and The Saint | Malayalam | ||
Dam 999 Dam 999 Dam 999 is a 2011 English 3-D UAE-Indian co-production film produced by BizTV Network, UAE and directed by Sohan Roy. The film is based on the award winning short documentary DAMs - The Lethal Water Bombs. and the Banqiao dam disaster of 1975 that claimed the lives of 250,000 people in China and... |
English | (2010)(Hollywood film) |
|
Aagathan Aagathan - External links :* at Oneindia.in... |
Malayalam | ||
Body Guard | Malayalam | ||
2009 | Musafir Musafir Musafir is a 2004 Hindi thriller film, directed and produced by Sanjay Gupta starring Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and Sameera Reddy. The film was controversial because of some sensual scenes, including kissing, between Kapoor and Reddy... |
Hindi | |
Hailesa Hailesa Hailesa is a 2009 Malayalam film directed by Thaha. The film features Suresh Gopi and Muktha George in the lead roles.- Plot :The hero of the story, Unnikrishnan, has been brought up by Madhavan and his wife and grows up working in Madhavan’s fertilizer unit... |
Malayalam | ||
Angel John Angel John Angel John is a 2009 Malayalam film directed by Jayasurya and starring Mohanlal and Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj, who is making his debut in Malayalam. The cast also includes Vijayaraghavan, Lalu Alex, Jagathy Sreekumar, Salim Kumar, Ambika and Nithya Menon... |
Malayalam | ||
Moz & Cat | Malayalam | ||
2008 | College Kumaran College Kumaran College Kumaran is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Thulasidas, starring Mohanlal and Vimala Raman. Mohanlal took a remuneration of 1.25 crores for this movie, which was the first time an actor from the Malayalam movie industry received a fee of 8 figures.... |
Malayalam | |
2007 | Nazrani | Malayalam | Background Score Only |
Ore Kadal Ore Kadal Ore Kadal is a 2007 Malayalam film written and directed by Shyamaprasad. The film examines the extra martial relationship between an intellectual economist and a housewife... |
Malayalam | Winner National Film Award for Best Music Direction National Film Award for Best Music Direction The National Film Award for Best Music Direction are given annually. In years 1994, 1995 and 2010, an award for Best Background Score was instituted by the Jury, which was won by Johnson and by Ilaiyaraaja . Ilaiyaraaja and A. R... |
|
July 4 | Malayalam | ||
Pranayakalam Pranayakalam Pranayakalam is a 2007 Malayalam romantic film directed by débutant Udayan Ananthan.- Cast :* Ajmal Ameer as Renjith* Vimala Raman as Meria* Murali as Varghese* Seema* Balachandra Menon* Narendra Menon* Kamal Sukumar* Allu Allu Kumar-Music:... |
Malayalam | ||
Changathipoocha Changathipoocha The musis of Changathipoocha is given by Ouseppachan. The lyrics are by Gireesh Puthenchery.The film has two songs. The singers are Jayachandran, M. G. Sreekumar, Vineeth Sreenivasan and Manjari.-External links:* * *... |
Malayalam | ||
2006 | Moonnamathoral Moonnamathoral Moonnamathoral is the first digital Malayalam movie. It was created by Martin Sebastian, produced by Benzy Martin, distributed by Emil & Eric Digital Films, and directed by V. K. Prakash. The movie, which falls into the genre of suspense thrillers, was shot primarily at Peerumedu in Idukki, Kerala... |
Malayalam | |
2005 | Udayon Udayon Udayon is a 2005 Malayalam film starring Mohanlal and directed by Bhadran.-Plot:Mohanlal plays the double role of 75 year old Suranadu Kunju and his son Papoyi. Kunju thinks that the heartbeat of earth is in soil and not in maths. Telugu actress Laya is the heroine in this film... |
Malayalam | |
Police Police The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force... |
Malayalam | ||
Thaskara Veeran Thaskara Veeran Thaskara Veeran is a Malayalam film directed by Pramod Pappan. The film stars Mammootty, Nayantara and Sheela in lead roles. The film also stars Madhu, Innocent, Rajan P.Dev, Siddique, Mamukkoya etc. The film released in 2005 and became a box office failure... |
Malayalam | ||
Deepangal Sakshi | Malayalam | ||
2004 | Thekkekara Super Fast | Malayalam | |
Nothing But Life Nothing But Life Nothing But Life is a 2004 bilingual English and Malayalam film directed by Rajiv Anchal for an Indian production house dealing with matters of health. The experimental film featured actors R. Madhavan, Neha Pandse, Kaveri, Nassar and Sreenivasan.... |
Malayalam | Background Score Only | |
Vajram Vajram Vajram is a 2004 Malayalam drama film written by Dennis Joseph and directed by Pramod Pappan. It starred Mammootty in the lead role and Master Mithun played another important role.-Plot:... |
Malayalam | ||
Vismayathumbathu Vismayathumbathu Vismayathumbathu is a 2004 release Malayalam film directed by Fazil. It stars Mohanlal, Mukesh and Nayantara in lead roles. Mohanlal plays the role of a person who has the Sixth Sense power while Nayantara does the role of a wandering soul who get associated with Mohanlal.-Cast:* Mohanlal ....... |
Malayalam | ||
Sasneham Sumithra Sasneham Sumithra Sasneham Sumithra is a 2004 Malayalam film by Ambadi Krishnan starring Suresh Gopi.-Plot:Balan is a Navy officer. He falls in love and later marries Sumitra. Later he resigns and settles down with business, but Sumitra’s father and cousin do not like Balan... |
Malayalam | ||
2003 | Freaky Chakra Freaky Chakra (film) Freaky Chakra is a 2003 Bollywood comedy drama film directed by V. K. Prakash and Ziba Bhagwagar. The movie stars Deepti Naval and Sachin Khedekar... |
Hindi | |
Varum Varunnu Vannu | Malayalam | ||
Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam is a Malayalam language film. It was released in 2003.... |
Malayalam | ||
Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum is 2003 family drama film in Malayalam language directed by Sibi Malayil and starring Jayaram, Jyothirmayi and Kalidasan.-Plot:... |
Malayalam | ||
Kasthuri Mann | Malayalam | ||
Mullavalliyum Thenmavum | Malayalam | ||
2001 | Ee Parakkum Thalika Ee Parakkum Thalika Ee Parakkum Thalika is a 2001 Malayalam comedy film starring Dileep, Nithya Das and Harisree Asokan and directed by Thaha. It was a hit movie produced by M. M. Hamsa and directed by Thaha... |
Malayalam | |
Meghasandesam Meghasandesam Meghasandesam is an Indian Telugu-language movie directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.... |
Malayalam | ||
2000 | Darling Darling | Malayalam | |
Life Is Beautiful Life Is Beautiful Life Is Beautiful is a 1997 Italian film which tells the story of a Jewish Italian, Guido Orefice , who must employ his fertile imagination to help his family during their internment in a Nazi concentration camp.At the 71st Academy Awards in 1999, Benigni won the Academy Award for Best Actor and... |
Malayalam | ||
Punaradivasam | Malayalam | ||
1999 | Chandamama Chandamama Chandamama in Kannada and Telugu means moon. It may refer to:* Chandamama, an Indian monthly magazine focused on kids and youngsters* Chandamama , a Malayalam film starring Kunchacko Boban... |
Malayalam | |
Olympiyan Anthony Adam Olympiyan Anthony Adam Olympiyan Anthony Adam is a 1999 high budget Malayalam film directed by Bhadran starring Mohanlal and Meena in the lead roles.-Plot:Antony Vargheese Olympiyan Anthony Adam is a 1999 high budget Malayalam film directed by Bhadran starring Mohanlal and Meena in the lead roles.-Plot:Antony Vargheese... |
Malayalam | ||
Vazhunnor | Malayalam | ||
1998 | Harikrishnans Harikrishnans Harikrishnans is a 1998 Malayalam film directed by Fazil and starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles... |
Malayalam | |
Suryaputhran | Malayalam | ||
Sundarakilladi | Malayalam | ||
1997 | Aniyathi Pravu Aniyathi Pravu Aniathipravu is a 1997 Malayalam musical-romance film directed by Fazil and produced by Appachan. It stars Shalini and Kunchacko Boban in the lead roles. The film is a love story, about Sudhish Kumar and Mini who fall in love despite being from two different religious communities... |
Malayalam | |
Suvarna Simhaasanam | Malayalam | ||
1996 | Madamma | Malayalam | |
1994 | Lelam Lelam Lelam is a 1997 Malayalam film directed by Joshiy, written by Renji Panicker, and starring Suresh Gopi, M. G. Soman, Siddique, N. F. Varghese, and Nandini. The story revolves around the rivalry between two liquor business groups. The film was a box office success and was among the highest-grossing... |
Malayalam | |
1993 | Akashadoothu Akashadoothu Akashadoothu is a 1993 Malayalam-language drama film directed by Sibi Malayil with Madhavi and Murali in title roles. One of the most influential melodramas of the nineties, the film tells the tale of a widow suffering from leukemia... |
Malayalam | |
1992 | Aayushkalam Aayushkalam Aayushkalam is a 1992 Malayalam psychological thriller-fantasy film starring Jayaram, Mukesh and Sreenivasan. This movie is an uncredited remake of the 1990 Hollywood film Ghost.-Plot:... |
Malayalam | |
1991 | Mookkilyarajyathu Mookkilyarajyathu Mookkillarajyathu is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Ashokan and Thaha, and starring Mukesh, Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar and Siddique... |
Malayalam | |
Pookkalam Varavayi Pookkalam Varavayi Pookkalam Varavayi is 1991 Malayalam film directed by Kamal starring Jayaram, Shamili, Murali and Geetha. Divya Unni and Kavya Madhavan made their debuts in this movie.... |
Malayalam | ||
Ulladakkam Ulladakkam Ulladakkam is 1991 Malayalam film by Kamal. The film stars Mohanlal, Amala and Shobana in the lead roles. The movie was produced by Suresh Balaji under the banner of Sithara Combines and was distributed by Bhavachithra and Murali Release.-Plot:... |
Malayalam | ||
1990 | Thoovalsparsham | Malayalam | |
Akkareakkareakkare | Malayalam | ||
1989 | Mahayanam Mahayanam Mahayanam is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by Joshy, and written by Lohithadas. With Mammootty, Mukesh, and Seema appearing in lead roles, this film was a big hit at the box office.-Plot:... |
Malayalam | |
Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam | Malayalam | ||
Vandanam Vandanam Vandanam is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Mukesh, Girija Shettar, Nedumudi Venu, M.G. Soman, Jagadish, Sukumari, Ganesh Kumar, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Cochin Haneefa. This was the follow-up film of Priyadarshan and producer P. K. R... |
Malayalam | ||
Varnam Varnam Varnam is a form of song in the Carnatic music repertoire. A varnam is a relatively long piece and can range from 30 minutes to up to an hour. It is usually set to Aadi or Ata tala. It is the center piece in a recital of a Bharathanatyam dance. It is a tradition to start a recital in Carnatic... |
Malayalam | ||
1988 | Vicharana | Malayalam | |
Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal is a 1988 Malayalam film directed by Kamal. The film is heroine-oriented, in which Revathi and Ambika play the lead roles.-Plot:... |
Malayalam | ||
Dinarathrangal | Malayalam | ||
1987 | Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam is a 1987 Malayalam film directed by Kamal starring Mohanlal and Karthika. The movie was produced under the banner of Cheers by Mohanlal and Kochumol and was distributed by Century films.- Cast :- Crew :... |
Malayalam | Winner Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director The Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director winners:-Trivia:* In 1994, G. Devarajan returned all the awards won by him in protest against the jury who selected Berny-Ignatious for that year's award. According to Devarajan, none of the songs composed by the duo for Thenmavin Kombath were... |
Ponnu | Malayalam | ||
Kadhakku pinnil | Malayalam | ||
January Oru Orma January Oru Orma January Oru Orma is a 1987 Malayalam action film starring Mohanlal. The film was shot in Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu.-Cast:*Mohanlal ... Raju*Karthika ... Nimmy*M.G. Soman ... Menon*Jayabharati ... Padmavathi*Suresh Gopi ... Vinod... |
Malayalam | ||
1986 | Veendum | Malayalam | |
Pranamam | Malayalam | ||
Chilambu Chilambu Chilambu is a 1986 Malayalam film. Directed by Bharathan, this film is about the revenge by a young man against his uncle who grabbed his family properties by expelling his mom and father from the house. Rahman, Thilakan, Shobhana, Nedumudi Venu and Babu Antony appeared in leading roles. The script... |
Malayalam | ||
1985 | Kathodu Kathoram Kathodu Kathoram Kaathodu Kaathoram is a 1985 Malayalam movie, made in India, by Bharathan and starring Mammootty and Saritha.-Plot:The movie is about a young man Louis who is taken in by the central woman protagonist Marykutty , who herself is a victim of a bad marriage.-Cast:*Mammootty ... Louis*Nedumudi Venu... |
Malayalam | |