Kilukkam

Infobox_Film
name = Kilukkam

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imdb_id = 0255306
writer = Venu Nagavalli
starring = Mohanlal,
Revathi,
Sharat Saxena
director = Priyadarshan
producer = R. Mohan
distributor = Goodknight Films
released = 1991
runtime =
language = Malayalam
music = S. P. Venkatesh
awards =
budget =
followed_by="Kilukkam Kilukilukkam"

"Kilukkam" (Translation: Jingle) is a 1991 megahit Malayalam movie directed by Priyadarshan. This movie revolves around the character Nandini (Revathi), an orphan who comes to Ooty in search of her father.

Plot Synopsis

Nandini (Revathi), is an illegitimate child who comes to Ooty, in search of her father who is a retired chief justice of supreme court. She finds Joji (Mohanlal), a tourist guide and acts as though she is mad and takes shelter in his home. Eventually she reveals her true identity and they slowly begin to fall in love. Other parallel threads includes the life of Joji and Nischal (Jagathy Sreekumar) and also that of Kittunni (Innocent Vincent) who leads a miserable and frustrated life as a servent.

Reception

The movie was a huge success at the box office [http://nowrunning.com/CGI-BIN/film/kilukkamkilukilukkam2546.asp] . Now the film is quite widely regarded as one of the greatest comedy films made in Malayalam and as a "comedy classic" [http://nowrunning.com/film/review.asp?movieNo=2546&mv=Kilukkam%20Kilukilukkam] . The comedy scenes from the film are still the favourites of many. Some critics credits Jagathy Sreekumar for the film's incomparable comedy scenes. The scenes in which Nischal (Jagathy Sreekumar) lands up in hospital several times and Kittunni's (Innocent Vincent) farewell to his master (Thilakan) are still widely sought by audience in television phone-in shows.

Cast

*Mohanlal - Joji
*Revathi - Nandhini
*Jagathi Sreekumar - Nischal
*Thilakan - Judge Nambiar
* Innocent - Kittunni
*Jagadeesh - Photographer
*Ganesh - Judge Son
*Byju - Kunjumon

Credits

*Director -Priyadarshan
*Music Director -S.P.Venkatesh
*Producer -R. Mohan
*Script -Venu Nagavalli

Related Movies

*Movies by the same director
Chithram
Bhool Bhulaiya

*Movies with the same personnel
Kalapani
Bharatham

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