T. P. Balagopalan M. A.

T. P. Balagoplan M. A.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sathyan Anthikkad
Screenplay by	Sreenivasan
Story by	Sathyan Anthikkad
Produced by	T. K. Balachandran
Starring	Mohanlal Shobana Balan K. Nair Kuthiravattam Pappu Maniyanpilla Raju Sreenivasan Sukumari K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Cinematography	Vipin Mohan
Edited by	K. Narayanan
Music by	A. T. Ummer
Production company	Ajay Arts
Distributed by	Evershine Release
Release date	11 February 1986 (1986-02-11)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

T. P. Balagopalan M. A. is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Sreenivasan from a story by Anthikkad. It stars Mohanlal in the title role, along with Shobana, Balan K. Nair, Kuthiravattam Pappu, Maniyanpilla Raju, Sreenivasan, Sukumari, and K. P. A. C. Lalitha. ^{[1] [2]} The story follows T. P. Balagopalan, who struggles to make ends meet, and his romantic life with Anitha.

The film won two Kerala State Film Awards—Best Actor for Mohanlal and Best Story for Anthikkad.

Plot

The film revolves around T. P. Balagopalan, a low-scale employee at Falcon Products, who is a kind hearted, caring and humble young gentleman. He owns some land which his elder sister and her husband are trying to grab from him. He falls in love with a school teacher, Anitha, whom he meets in one of his marketing trysts for Falcon Products.

Balagopalan loses his land when he tries to help Anitha's father in a litigation. He also loses his job due to labor union issues. His younger sister, not being able to get married in a traditional arranged marriage setup, marries his friend, Narayanankutty. His elder sister and family leave his house when they find out that he does not have the land anymore.

Meanwhile, Anitha's father wins the court case and becomes rich. He returns Balagopalan's money but refuses to acknowledge his love with Anitha. He tries to get her married off to the lawyer who appeared for him in the High Court and won the case for him. However, Anitha runs away on the day of her wedding to live with Balagopalan. In the end, Balagopalan, Anitha, and Balagopalan's grandmother happily start living in his hometown.

Cast

• Mohanlal as Balagopalan the film protagonist who is a kind hearted and humble young gentleman.
• Shobana as Anitha, an elementary school teacher and Balagopalan's girlfriend.
• Balan K. Nair as Sathyanathan Nair, Anitha's Father
• Sukumari as Lathika, Anitha's Mother
• Adoor Bhavani as Radhika, Balagopalan's Grandmother
• Kuthiravattam Pappu as Chandrankutty, Balagopalan's Brother-In-Law
• K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Balagopalan's Elder Sister
• Sreenivasan as Advocate Ramakrishnan, Sathyanathan Nair's lawyer
• Uma Bharani as Devi, Balagopalan's younger sister
• Maniyanpilla Raju as Narayankutty, Balagopalan's friend
• Kothuku Nanappan as Kannappan
• Suresh Gopi as Man arranged to wed Devi
• Priyadarshan as in a cameo appearance as a film director
• Mukesh as in a cameo appearance as a film actor
• Baby Chaithanya

Soundtrack

The music was composed by A. T. Ummer, and the lyrics were written by Sathyan Anthikkad.

No.	Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Length
1	"Nakshathraraajyathe"	K. J. Yesudas, Chorus	Sathyan Anthikkad
2	"Oro Poovilum"	K. J. Yesudas	Sathyan Anthikkad

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards ^[3]

• Best Actor - Mohanlal
• Best Story - Sathyan Anthikkad

References

1. "TP Baalagopaalan MA". MalayalaChalachithram. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
2. "TP Baalagopaalan MA". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
3. "Kerala State Film Awards 1969 - 2001". Information and Public Relations Department of Kerala. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2011.

External links

• T. P. Balagopalan M. A. at IMDb