Kottaram Veetile Apputtan | |
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Directed by | Rajasenan |
Screenplay by | Mani Shornur Rajan Kizhekkanda (dialogues) |
Story by | C. V. Balakrishnan |
Produced by | Kalligoor Sasi P. M. Basheer |
Starring | Jayaram Shruti Kalabhavan Mani Jagathy Sreekumar |
Cinematography | K. P. Nambiathiri |
Edited by | G. Murali |
Music by | Berny-Ignatius |
Production company | United Vision |
Distributed by | Seven Star |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Kottaram Veetile Apputtan is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rajasenan, starring Jayaram,Shruti, Kalabhavan Mani and Jagathy Sreekumar in the lead Roles. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Aranmanaikaran and later remade in Telugu as Manasunna Maaraju and in Tamil as Sound Party .
The film tells the story of Apputtan,a rich,generous and liberal man. He helps settle the financial woes of people in the village. He is attracted to a girl whose education he has been sponsoring. Whilst away she writes him letters in gratitude of the education he is providing her however he misinterprets her gratitude for love. He decides to not tell her of his love, believing that she reciprocates his feelings. Over the 5-year period of her education, he buys her weddings gifts in hope that he can give it to her one day. Once she graduates and returns as a doctor he builds her a medical clinic so she can work in their town. Further misunderstandings and confusion occurs. Apputan's enemy and the girl's father, an alcoholic team up by arranging her marriage with the enemy's son. Eventually, the film ends well with the girl finally coming to know about his love and developing an interest towards Apputtan. [1]
The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by Berny-Ignatius. Lyrics were by S. Ramesan Nair, Panthalam Sudhakaran and Chittoor Gopi.
# | Title | Singer(s) | Raga(s) |
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1 | "Aavanipponnoonjal Aadikkam" | M. G. Sreekumar | Abheri |
2 | "Aavanipponnoonjaal Aadumpol" | K. S. Chithra | Abheri |
3 | "Ambottee" | M. G. Sreekumar, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar | Sindhu Bhairavi |
4 | "Ente Mounaraagaminnu" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra | Dharmavati |
5 | "Karalinte Novarinjal" | K. J. Yesudas | |
6 | "Naalukettin Akathalathil" | M. G. Sreekumar |
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