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Njangal Santhushtaranu
Njangal Santhushtaranu
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Directed by	Rajasenan
Screenplay by	Rajan Kizhakenala
Produced by	Thomas Korah; Prem Prakash
Starring	Jayaram; Abhirami; Narendra Prasad; Jagathy Sreekumar; Oduvil Unnikrishnan; Janardhanan; Cochin Haneefa
Cinematography	K. P. Nambiathiri
Music by	Ouseppachan
Distributed by	Kokers Films; Anupama; Evershine Release
Release date	9 July 1999;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

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Njangal Santhushtaranu (transl. We are happy) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language domestic drama film directed by Rajasenan and starring Jayaram and Abhirami in lead roles.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Sanjeevan is a police commissioner who lives with his widowed father and two younger sisters. He is also a singer in the police troupe along with police constable, Salperu Sadanandan, who is living with his two wives, Kamakshi and Meenakshi. He is engaged to Geethu, the daughter of the Director General of Police, and finally gets married.

Geethu has been pampered since childhood and is spoiled by her parents. She is very proud of her DGP father and often boasts of her being the DGP's daughter.

After marriage, Geethu causes misery to Sanjeevan's sisters. On the day of Geethu's parent's wedding anniversary, Sanjeevan does not reach home as he investigates a case and gets into a fight with a gang of thugs on the way back. Geethu plays a cruel trick by informing the police control room that Sanjeevan has died. His family is in pain, and when Sanjeevan returns home, everybody is shocked. He finds out that Geethu is the mastermind behind the trick and slaps her for her deed. She goes back to her home in anger.

Geethu's family reveals to her that she is an adopted child. Their second child, Manu, a computer addict was born after her adoption. Hence, she should not feel proud of her legacy. Ashamed of herself, Geethu runs away to an orphanage. Her family visits her and reveals that Sanjeevan knew about her past before marriage and was willing to marry her. Finally, Geethu returns to Sanjeevan's home and starts life afresh.

Cast

Jayaram as City Police Commissioner Sanjeevan Pillai IPS
Abhirami as Geethu Sanjeevan
Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Retd. Head Constable "Marmam" Gopala Pillai, Sanjeevan's Father
Narendra Prasad as DGP Rajasekharan Nair IPS, Geethu's adopted father
Jagathy Sreekumar as Head Constable "Salperu" Sadanandan, Sanjeevan's friend
Janardhanan as DIG Idikkula Ittoop IPS
Cochin Haneefa as Kannappan, Geethu's uncle
Seena Antony as Savitri, Sanjeevan's sister
Manju Pillai as Kamakshi
N. F. Varghese as Gurukkal
Bindu Panicker as Soudamini, Geethu's aunt
Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Mother of the Orphanage
K. T. S. Padannayil as IG Ashokan IPS
Bobby Kottarakkara as Govindan, Policeman
Kochu Preman as Chandran, Policeman
Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai as Balan, Policeman
Pushkala Sivanandan as Geethu’s adopted mother
Sreekandan Nair as Sreekandan Nair (Show Host)
Prajeesh Balachandran as Manu, Geethu’s younger brother

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains eight songs, all composed by Ouseppachan, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair.

#	Title	Singer(s)	Raga(s)
1	"Aanalla Pennalla"	M. G. Sreekumar Chorus
2	"Iru Meyyum"	K. J. Yesudas
3	"Iru Meyyum" (D)	K. J. Yesudas K. S. Chithra
4	"Kannil Thiri Thelikkum"	Sujatha Mohan
5	"Ponnin Valakilukki"	Santhosh Keshav
6	"Theythey Thaalam"	Santhosh Keshav
7	"Udayam Vaalkkannezhuthi" (F)	K. S. Chithra	Nattakurinji
8	"Udayam Vaalkkannezhuthi" (M)	K. J. Yesudas	Nattakurinji

Controversies

Even though the movie was a blockbuster, after several years it received criticism due to the male chauvinism in the main plot. Actress Abhirami who played the heroine role in this movie had the same opinion about the film.

References

External links

Njangal Santhushtaranu at IMDb

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[1] "Malayalam cinema and the multiverse of misogyny". 9 March 2022.

[2] "ഇന്നത്തെ അഭിരാമിക്ക് ഈ സിനിമയോട് യോജിക്കാൻ സാധിക്കില്ല". 23 May 2021.

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-'''''Njangal Santhushtaranu''''' ({{Translation|We are happy}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[domestic drama]] film directed by [[Rajasenan]] and starring [[Jayaram]] and [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] in lead roles.
+'''''Njangal Santhushtaranu''''' ({{Translation|We are happy}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[domestic drama]] film directed by [[Rajasenan]] and starring [[Jayaram]] and [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] in lead roles.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-cinema-and-the-multiverse-of-misogyny-7807136/ | title=Malayalam cinema and the multiverse of misogyny | date=9 March 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/abhirami-on-njangal-santhushtaranu-movie-controversy-misogyny-1.5688301 | title=ഇന്നത്തെ അഭിരാമിക്ക് ഈ സിനിമയോട് യോജിക്കാൻ സാധിക്കില്ല | date=23 May 2021 }}</ref>
 ==Plot==
-Sanjeevan ([[Jayaram]]) is a police commissioner who lives with his widowed father and two younger sisters.  He is also a singer in the police troupe along with police constable Salperu Sadanandan ([[Jagathy Sreekumar]]), who is living with his two wives. One day he falls in love with Geethu ([[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]]), who is the daughter of the [[Director General of Police]] and gets married.
+Sanjeevan is a police commissioner who lives with his widowed father and two younger sisters.  He is also a singer in the police troupe along with police constable, Salperu Sadanandan, who is living with his two wives, Kamakshi and Meenakshi. He is engaged to Geethu, the daughter of the [[Director General of Police]], and finally gets married.
-Geethu has been pampered since childhood and is spoiled by the love of her parents. Geethu is very proud of her DGP father and often boasts of her being the DGP's daughter.
+Geethu has been pampered since childhood and is spoiled by her parents. She is very proud of her DGP father and often boasts of her being the DGP's daughter.
-After marriage, Geethu causes misery to Sanjeevan's sisters. One day while investigating a case, Sanjeevan does not reach home. Geethu plays a cruel trick by informing the police control room that Sanjeevan had died. His family is in pain, and when Sanjeevan returns home, everybody is shocked. Sanjeevan slaps Geethu for her deed. She goes back to her home, in anger.
+After marriage, Geethu causes misery to Sanjeevan's sisters. On the day of Geethu's parent's wedding anniversary, Sanjeevan does not reach home as he investigates a case and gets into a fight with a gang of thugs on the way back. Geethu plays a cruel trick by informing the police [[control room]] that Sanjeevan has died. His family is in pain, and when Sanjeevan returns home, everybody is shocked. He finds out that Geethu is the mastermind behind the trick and slaps her for her deed. She goes back to her home in anger.
-Geethu's family reveals to her that she is an adopted child, and their second child, computer addicted son (Prajeesh Balachandran) was born after adoption and so she should not feel proud of her legacy. Ashamed of herself, Geethu runs away to an [[orphanage]]. Her family visits her and reveals that Sanjeevan knew about her past before marriage, and was willing to marry her. Finally, Geethu returns to her husband's home and starts life afresh.
+Geethu's family reveals to her that she is an adopted child. Their second child, Manu, a [[Computer addiction|computer addict]] was born after her adoption. Hence, she should not feel proud of her legacy. Ashamed of herself, Geethu runs away to an [[orphanage]]. Her family visits her and reveals that Sanjeevan knew about her past before marriage and was willing to marry her. Finally, Geethu returns to Sanjeevan's home and starts life afresh.
 ==Cast==
-*[[Jayaram]] as City Police Commissioner Sanjeevan I.P.S.
+*[[Jayaram]] as [[Commissioner of Police#India|City Police Commissioner]] Sanjeevan Pillai [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
 *[[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] as Geethu Sanjeevan
-*[[Narendra Prasad]] as DGP Rajasekharan Nair I.P.S, Geethu's Father
+*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Retd. [[Head Constable]] "Marmam" Gopala Pillai, Sanjeevan's Father
+*[[Narendra Prasad]] as [[Director General of Police#India|DGP]] Rajasekharan Nair [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], Geethu's adopted father
-*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Head Constable Salperu Sadanandan
-*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as 'Marmam' Gopala Pillai, Sanjeevan's Father
+*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as [[Head Constable]] "Salperu" Sadanandan, Sanjeevan's friend
-*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as DIG Idikkula Ittoop I.P.S.
+*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police#India|DIG]] Idikkula Ittoop [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
+*[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Kannappan, Geethu's uncle
-* Seena Antony as Savitri, Sanjeevan's Sister
+* Seena Antony as Savitri, Sanjeevan's sister
+*[[Manju Pillai]] as Kamakshi
 *[[N. F. Varghese]] as Gurukkal
-*[[Bindu Panicker]] as Soudamini
+*[[Bindu Panicker]] as Soudamini, Geethu's aunt
-*[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Soudamini's Husband
 *[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Mother of the [[Orphanage]]
-*[[K. T. S. Padannayil]] as IG
+*[[K. T. S. Padannayil]] as IG Ashokan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
-*[[Bobby Kottarakkara]] as Policeman
+*[[Bobby Kottarakkara]] as Govindan, Policeman
-*[[Kochu Preman ]] as Policeman
+*[[Kochu Preman]] as Chandran, Policeman
-*[[Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai]] as Policeman
+*[[Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai]] as Balan, Policeman
-*[[Pushkala Sivanandan]] as Geetu’s Mother
+*Pushkala Sivanandan as Geethu’s adopted mother
-*[[Sreekandan Nair]] as Sreekandan Nair (cameo)
+*[[Sreekandan Nair]] as Sreekandan Nair (Show Host)
+* Prajeesh Balachandran as Manu, Geethu’s younger brother
 == Soundtrack ==
-The film's soundtrack contains 8 songs, all composed by [[Ouseppachan]], with lyrics by [[S. Ramesan Nair]].
+The film's soundtrack contains eight songs, all composed by [[Ouseppachan]], with lyrics by [[S. Ramesan Nair]].
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 | "Udayam Vaalkkannezhuthi" (M)|| K. J. Yesudas || Nattakurinji
 |}
+==Controversies ==
+Even though the movie was a blockbuster, after several years it received criticism due to the [[Chauvinism|male chauvinism]] in the main plot. Actress  [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] who played the heroine role in this movie had the same opinion about the film.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * {{IMDb title|0255428}}
+{{Rajasenan}}
 [[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
-[[Category:1990s romantic comedy-drama films]]
+[[Category:1999 romantic comedy-drama films]]
 [[Category:1999 films]]
 [[Category:Indian romantic comedy-drama films]]
-[[Category:Indian films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Rajasenan]]
-[[Category:1999 comedy films]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Ouseppachan]]
-[[Category:1999 drama films]]