Ee Puzhayum Kadannu

Ee Puzhayum Kadannu(Malayalam : ഈ പുഴയും കടന്ന്) is a 1996 Malayalam drama thriller directed by Kamal and starring Dileep and Manju Warrier. The film was a box office hit. The film was remade in Telugu as Pelli Peetalu, in Tamil as Kanna Unnai Thedukiren and in Kannada as Sambhrama.

Ee Puzhayum Kadannu
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Directed byKamal
Produced byKannan
Written byShatrughnan
StarringDileep
Manju Warrier
Mohini
Biju Menon
Music byJohnson
CinematographyP. Sukumar
Edited byK. Rajagopal
Production
company
Harishree Films International
Release date
20 December 1996
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

Anjali (Manju Warrier) is the third daughter of a late music teacher. She lives with her sisters (Mohini and Chippy) and grandmother (Lakshmi Krishnamurthy). Her life changes when Gopi (Dileep) moves to his brother's (N. F. Varghese) house as her neighbor. At first they dislike each other, but eventually they fall in love. However, she has a problem with their marriage since she has two elder unmarried sisters. Gopi finds a groom for Anjali's mute sister (Mohini), but the marriage does not work out. After 2 failed attempts to get her married, they all feel hopeless when out of the blue Gopi's friend (Biju Menon) admits that he loves Anjali's sister, and so Gopi helps him marry her. Then they try to get the second sister (Chippy) married, but she admits to never having gotten over her old boyfriend. They then track him down and ask him to marry her. He admits to liking her, but says that his mother would ask for a lot of dowry. Gopi does everything he can, including making his brother loan out his house in order to obtain the money and the ornaments they demanded were provided by Sudheesh (boyfriend) himself.

However, that night, when their drunkard step-brother (Meghanathan) steals the ornaments from Anjali's house, Gopi finds him and accidentally kills him. He confesses to Anjali that he killed him, but they hide this due to the wedding of Anjali's second sister (Chippy) and her boyfriend (Sudheesh). Gopi is arrested in front of the wedding guests, including Anjali.

After five years, when Gopi comes back from jail, Anjali and her whole family are waiting for him, and the movie ends on a positive note.

Cast
  • Dileep... Gopi — a watchrepair man and neighour of Anjali who falls in love with her
  • Manju Warrier... Anjali — the youngest of three sisters who meets and falls in love with Gopi
  • Biju Menon - Gopi's friend, who secretly loves Anjali's mute and deaf sister
  • Mohini ... Ashwathy — eldest of three sisters; is mute and deaf
  • Chippy Aarthi ... middle of three sisters; has a boyfriend
  • Lakshmi Krishnamurthy — the three sisters' grandmother
  • Sudheesh - a neighbour and boyfriend soon-to-be husband of the second sister
  • Harisree Ashokan - Gopi's best friend
  • Meghanathan — girls' step-brother
  • N. F. Varghese - Sukumaran — Gopi's elder brother
  • Reena
  • Bindu Panicker - Gopi's sister-in-law
  • Oduvil Unnikrishnan - the sisters' uncle

Soundtrack

The movie has melodious songs composed by Johnson, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.

TrackSong TitleSinger(s)Other notes
1"Paathira Pullunarnnu"K. J. YesudasRaga: Abheri
2"Devakanyaka"K. S. Chithra
3"Rathingal Poothali"K. J. YesudasRaga: Tilang
4"Kakkakkarumban"Sujatha MohanRaga: Kedaragowla
5"Vaidooryakammalaninju"M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra, Sujatha
6"Devakanyaka"K. J. Yesudas
7"Thankachengila"G. VenugopalRaga: Chakravakam
8"Sreelalolayam"K. S. ChithraRaga: Sankarabharanam
9"Vaidooryakammalaninju"M. G. Sreekumar

Box office

The film became a commercial success.[1][2][3]

Awards

References
  1. "Next Malayalam star in the making". Deccan Chronicle. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. "The rise and fall of Mollywood's people's hero Dileep..." Malayala Manorama. 12 July 2017.
  3. "Forget the Dileep; Manju Warrior stands tall on her own". Asianet. 28 November 2016.
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