| Bhagyadevatha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sathyan Anthikkad |
| Produced by | M.M. Hamsa |
| Written by | Sathyan Anthikkad Rajesh Jayaraman |
| Starring | Jayaram Narain Kanika Innocent Venu Nagavalli Nedumudi Venu |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Editing by | K. Rajagopal |
| Release date(s) | 1 April 2009 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Bhagyadevatha (English: The Goddess of Luck) is a 2009 Malayalam film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. The movie features Jayaram, Kanika, Narain, and Innocent in the lead roles. This movie was mainly shot around the scenic Kuttanad region in Kerala[1].
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The film is about Benny Chacko (Jayaram) who is a cable operator and has dreams of getting rich. His friend (Nedumudi Venu) gives him the idea of getting married so that with the dowry he can fulfill his dreams. Benny marries Daisy (Kanika). But to his dismay, he doesn't get a dowry even after the marriage. This hurts his emotions and his relations go bad from then. Even after three months of his marriage, he does not get the dowry and so in anger he sends Daisy to her home.
He later learns that Daisy wins a lottery for 2 crores and now he wants to build up the relation but Daisy is not that friendly and nor is her parents. Benny suspects that she is having an affair with her childhood friend and is going to get married. In the interim, Benny's sister gets an alliance and they demand a dowry of 10 lakhs. Benny finds no way of accumulating that amount. When the day of his sisters marriage he was unable to face everybody so he left to abandoned place near his home. But Benny's friend Kunjabdulla (Mamukkoya) found him and returned to him back home. In the mean time Daisy given the money for Benny's sister's marriage and the function will go well and Daisy back to Benny's life.
Sify gave a three star-rating and the verdict of good[2]. It had a successful run at the box office[1]. Music Score by Illayaraja was well-received[3].