Kottaram Veettile Apputtan

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Kottaram Veetile Apputtan
Directed by Rajasenan
Screenplay byMani Shornur
Rajan Kizhekkanda
(dialogues)
Story by C. V. Balakrishnan
Produced byKalligoor Sasi
P. M. Basheer
Starring Jayaram
Shruti
Kalabhavan Mani
Jagathy Sreekumar
Cinematography K. P. Nambiathiri
Edited byG. Murali
Music by Berny-Ignatius
Production
company
United Vision
Distributed bySeven Star
Release date
  • 30 November 1998 (1998-11-30)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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 .

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Plot

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]

Cast

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by Berny-Ignatius. Lyrics were by S. Ramesan Nair, Pandalam Sudhakaran and Chittoor Gopi.

#TitleSinger(s)Raga(s)
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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References

  1. R. Parameswaran (30 November 2001). "On the sets – Kottaram Veetile Apputtan". Screen India . Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2011.