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Pulival Kalyanam
Pulival Kalyanam
	VCD cover
Directed by	Shafi
Written by	Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas
Produced by	O. P. Unnikrishnan; P. S. Premanandan
Starring	Jayasurya; Kavya Madhavan
Cinematography	P. Sukumar
Edited by	Hariharaputhran K. P.
Music by	Berny-Ignatius
Production; company	Govind Films
Distributed by	Murali Films
Release date	25 December 2003 (India);
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

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Pulival Kalyanam (transl. Perplexing wedding) is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Shafi and written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas. The film stars Jayasurya and Kavya Madhavan with Lal, Lalu Alex, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Ashokan, Salim Kumar, and Cochin Haneefa in the supporting roles. The plot follows Harikrishnan, a rustic, whose star-crossed romance with a girl, Ganga, from a rich family, brings inadvertent consequences on the lives of people around them. The music was composed by Berny-Ignatius.

It is considered one of the best comedy films in Malayalam cinema and the character Manavalan developed a cult following in the form of internet memes in Kerala troll community years after release.^[1] The film was remade in Kannada as Chellata (2006).

Plot

Harikrishnan is the adopted younger brother of Karunan. When Karunan loses his right hand in an accident, Hari, at a young age, takes responsibility for his family. Karunan's sister, Sreekutti, is in love with Murali, the only son of Paramanandam who is unscrupulous and demands a huge dowry for the marriage. To make this marriage happen, Harikrishnan and Karunan take a loan from a financier, Manavalan, and invest it in a fireworks business, only to lose it completely in a fire.

Simultaneously, Harikrishnan gets his phone muddled with Ganga on account of both the models being the same. Ganga's father, Raghavendra Sett, is the boss of Paramanandam. Hari and Ganga have loads of comical misunderstandings before falling in love and deciding to get married. Their relationship is not acceptable to Raghavendra Sett, and he puts obstacles in their way, trying to get his daughter engaged to an eligible bachelor. The rest of the film shows how Hari and Ganga overcome those obstacles with Karunan's help and gets married.

Cast

Jayasurya as Harikrishnan / Hari
- Arun Kumar as Young Hari
Kavya Madhavan as Ganga / Kaveri, Hari's Love Interest
Lal as Karunan, Hari's Elder Adopted Brother And Sreekutty's Elder Brother
Lalu Alex as Raghavendra Sett, Ganga's Father
Jagathy Sreekumar as Paramanandam, Raghavendra Sett's Manager
Harisree Ashokan as Theeppori Kuttappan, Hari and Karunan's Friend
Salim Kumar as Manavalan, Money Lender
Cochin Haneefa as P. Dharmendra, Mumbai Taxi Driver and Manavalan's Friend
Karthika Mathew as Sreekutty
- Dimple Rose as Young Sreekutty
Nishanth Sagar as Ramesh Prasad
T. P. Madhavan as Prasad, Ramesh's Father
Jose Pellissery as Swamy
Kulappulli Leela as Kuttappan's Mother-in-Law
Ponnamma Babu as Paramanandam's Wife
Kochu Preman as Bank Manager
Narayanankutty as Taxi Driver, Hari's Friend
Shaju Sreedhar as Murali, Paramanandam's Son
Reena as Doctor
Priyanka Anoop as Neelambari
Beena Sabu as Kuttappan's Wife
Irshad as Train Passenger

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains six songs, all composed by Berny Ignatius and lyrics by Kaithapram.

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Aaru Paranju"	P Jayachandran, K. S. Chitra
2	"Thottu Thottu Nilkan"	Afsal, Vijay Yesudas, Chorus
3	"Gujarathi"	Vidhu Prathap, Jyotsna, Chorus
4	"Gujarathi (F)"	Jyotsna
5	"Poovallikaavil"	K. J. Yesudas
6	Thevaaratheruvilinnu	M.G. Sreekumar, Afsal, Harishree Ashokan

Box office

The film was a commercial success at the box office.^[2]

Legacy

Pulival Kalyanam is regarded as one of the best comedy films in Malayalam cinema,and several of its dialogues became catchphrases. The characters and scenes are frequently used in trolls.^[3] The character Manavalan gained a cult following in the form of internet memes in social media.^[4]

References

^ George, Anjana. "What makes Salim Kumar the face of Malayalam memes? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Dileep and Lal are friends!". Sify. 2 March 2005. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018.
^ George, Anjana. "What makes Salim Kumar the face of Malayalam memes? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ "Manavalan from 'Pulival Kalyanam' - Five movie characters that trollers made iconic". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

External links

Pulival Kalyanam at IMDb

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[1] George, Anjana. "What makes Salim Kumar the face of Malayalam memes? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[2] "Dileep and Lal are friends!". Sify. 2 March 2005. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018.

[3] George, Anjana. "What makes Salim Kumar the face of Malayalam memes? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[4] "Manavalan from 'Pulival Kalyanam' - Five movie characters that trollers made iconic". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

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-Harikrishnan is the adopted younger brother of Karunan. When Karunan loses his right hand in an accident, Hari, at a young age, takes responsibility for his family. Karunan's sister, Sreekutti, is in love with the son of Paramanandam who is unscrupulous and demands a huge [[dowry]] for the marriage. To make this marriage happen, Harikrishnan and Karunan take a loan from a financier, Manavalan, and invest it in a fireworks business, only to lose it completely in a fire.
+Harikrishnan is the adopted younger brother of Karunan. When Karunan loses his right hand in an accident, Hari, at a young age, takes responsibility for his family. Karunan's sister, Sreekutti, is in love with Murali, the only son of Paramanandam who is unscrupulous and demands a huge [[dowry]] for the marriage. To make this marriage happen, Harikrishnan and Karunan take a loan from a financier, Manavalan, and invest it in a fireworks business, only to lose it completely in a fire.
-Simultaneously, Harikrishnan gets his phone muddled with Ganga on account of both the models being the same. Ganga's father, Raghavendra Sett, is the boss of Paramanandam. Hari and Ganga have loads of comical misunderstandings before falling in love and deciding to get married. Their relationship is not acceptable to Raghavendra Sett, and he puts obstacles in their way, trying to get his daughter engaged to an eligible bachelor. The rest of the film shows how Hari and Ganga overcome those obstacles and get married.
+Simultaneously, Harikrishnan gets his phone muddled with Ganga on account of both the models being the same. Ganga's father, Raghavendra Sett, is the boss of Paramanandam. Hari and Ganga have loads of comical misunderstandings before falling in love and deciding to get married. Their relationship is not acceptable to Raghavendra Sett, and he puts obstacles in their way, trying to get his daughter engaged to an eligible bachelor. The rest of the film shows how Hari and Ganga overcome those obstacles with Karunan's help and gets married.
 == Cast ==