Decent Parties

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Decent Parties
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Directed byAbraham Lincoln
Written by Kaloor Dennis
Story bySuresh Krishnan
Produced byVincent Mekkunnel
Starring Jagadish
Meera Vasudevan
CinematographyPrathapan
Edited byP. C. Mohanan
Music byJohnson Mangazha
Production
company
Mekkunnel Films
Distributed byMekkunnel Films through Unic Cinemas
Release date
  • 2 September 2009 (2009-09-02)
CountryIndia
Language Malayalam

Decent Parties is a 2009 Malayalam-language film by Abraham Lincoln starring Jagadish. [1] [2]

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Plot

Sudheendran is a photographer and runs Padma Studio, a photo studio. His friend Rafeeque, a film production executive, helps him get a chance in films as an assistant cameraman and they discover that Sudheendran also has a talent for script-writing.

Sudheendran gets himself into trouble when his staff Sasi, who is in charge of the photo studio in his absence, mixes a girl's photo with that of another stranger for an advertisement. This creates big issues for the girl, named Sreeja and her marriage, which was fixed earlier, was called off. To resolve this issue, Sudheendran decides to marry Sreeja. Sreeja is a much more practical-minded person while Sudheendran is still amidst his dreams. The film follows how they sort out their differences and end up in a decent life.

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