| Aniyathi Pravu | |
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| Directed by | Fazil |
| Produced by | Appachan |
| Written by | Fazil |
| Starring | Shalini Kunchacko Boban Thilakan Harisree Asokan Sudheesh Srividya Janardanan Cochin Hanifa K.P.A.C. Lalitha Shajin |
| Music by | Ouseppachan S. Ramesan Nair (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Editing by | K. R. Gaurishankar T. R. Shekhar |
| Distributed by | Swargachitra |
| Release date(s) | 1997 |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Aniyathi Pravu (Malayalam: അനിയത്തിപ്രാവ്, English: The Younger Sister Dove) is a 1997 Malayalam musical-romance film directed by Fazil and produced by Appachan. It stars Shalini and Kunchacko Boban in the lead roles. The film is a love story, about Sudhish Kumar (Kunchacko Boban) and Mini (Shalini) who fall in love despite being from two different religious communities. The musical songs were composed by Ouseppachan with the lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair.
The film was one of the biggest hits in the history of Malayalam cinema. Fazil remade it into the Tamil film Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997) and Priyadarshan adapted the story for his Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998).
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Mini, raised in an orthodox Christian family, is the apple of her mother's and three brothers' eye. She repeatedly runs into Sudhi, a Hindu boy who is very close to his parents, and eventually falls in love with him. When Mini's brothers come to know of it, all hell breaks loose in both the houses. As both families firmly against their union, the young couple decide to elope with the help of their friends Chippayi and Radha. Chippayi takes the couple to his parents' home, a small hut in a village inhabited by fishermen. The community embrace the couple, shower them with love and even arrange their wedding. However, on the morning of their wedding, Sudhi finds out Mini always dreamed of having her mother and brothers being at her wedding. Sudhi also realizes that neither of them would be happy if they got married without the blessings of their families. They decide to part ways for the sake of their families. Once they announce their intention to separate, the fishing community is initially shocked and upset. However, once they understand the reasoning behind the young couple sacrificing their love, they praise the couple for being role-models for a young generation. Sudhi and Mini go back to their respective homes to the excitement and relief of their families. However, their mothers realize how heartbroken the couple are without each other and reunite them.
This film is said to be the one which catapulted Kunchako Boban to stardom. This film celebrated its silver jubilee run in many centers and it can be called a cult film which inspired a lot of youngsters with its storyline and treatment. It ran for more than 255 days.
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