Ee Parakkum Thalika

Ee Parakkum Thalika
Directed by Thaha[1]
Produced by M. M. Hamsa
Screenplay by V.R. Gopalakrishnan[2]
Story by Govind Padman, Mahesh Mithra
Starring Dileep,[3] Nithya Das and Harisree Asokan
Music by Ouseppachan
Cinematography Saloo George
Editing by Ranjan Abraham
Studio Kalasangam
Release date(s) 4 July 2001
Language Malayalam

Ee Parakkum Thalika is a 2001 Malayalam comedy film starring Dileep,[4] Nithya Das and Harisree Asokan and directed by Thaha.[5] It was a hit movie[2][4][6] produced by M. M. Hamsa and directed by Thaha.[7][8][9][10] The film was also the debut film of the Malayalam actress, Nithya Das.[11]

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Cast

Actor Role
Dileep Unnikrishnan B.
Nithya Das Gayathri / Basanthi
Harisree Asokan Sundaresan M. K
Cochin Haneefa Veerappan Kurup
Salim Kumar Koshy
P. Vasu R. K. Santhanam
Oduvil Unnikrishnan Sreedhara Kaimal
Babu Nampoothiri Krishna Pillai
Machan Varghese Moosa
Sabitha Anand Lakshmi
Praseetha TV Reporter
Kunchan Avaran

Plot

Unnikrishnan (Dileep) owns an old bus,[12]received as a compensation for his father's road accident and he is facing lots of consequences due to the pathetic condition of the bus. He sold many valuable things to maintain this bus. His friend Sundaresan (Harisree Asokan) was his only companion and the cleaner of the bus. A mouse had eaten the passport of Sundaresan and had spoiled his chances of going abroad. Some part of the film's comedy involves Sundaresan running behind this mouse for his revenge. A live TV show, in which Unni bad mouth of City Traffic Commissioner, Veerappan Kurup (Cochin Haneefa) lands him in more trouble, when the former commands Unni to leave the city with the bus. Sreedhara Kaimal, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, and advocate and well wisher tries to him help him with a bank loan to run a mobile kitchen (Tattukada) from his bus.

The plot took a turn when a girl named Basanthi (Nithya Das ) entered the bus as a nomad, but she was actually Gayathri, the daughter of an influential and politically powerful minister R. K. Santhanam (P. Vasu) in Pondicherry. Her father forced her to join politics, which made her leave home. Initially, the girl refuses to leave the bus, despite the constant efforts of Unni and Sundaresan. The police trace her and take her back to her father's custody. Her father was making arrangements for her marriage with someone else. Meanwhile Unni realised that he could not live without Gayathri. Unni and Sundar secretly entered her house and finally all ended well by winning the heart of her father.

Reception

The film received a mostly positive critical reception and was a box office hit in Malayalam film of 2001.[2][4][6]

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Ouseppachan and lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery

Song Title Singer(s)
Arumayaam Sandhyayodu M. G. Sreekumar
Ka Kaattile Dr. K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra
Kudamulla Kammalaninjal Dr. K. J. Yesudas
Kudamulla (Violin Solo) Ouseppachan
Kuppivala Kaikalum K. S. Chithra
Kuppivala Kaikalum M. G. Sreekumar
Parakkum Thalika M. G. Sreekumar
Pathu Pavanil M. G. Sreekumar

Remakes

References

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  2. ^ a b c "VR Gopalakrishnan’s film". Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd.. 2001. http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020301/rmala2.html. Retrieved 2009-07-09. 
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  7. ^ "King of comedy". The Hindu. 8 March 2004. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/08/stories/2004030800420200.htm. Retrieved 05-07-2009. 
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  9. ^ "Thaha is back". Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd.. 6 June 2003. http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=4139. Retrieved 05-07-2009. 
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  11. ^ "Nitya Das". my-kerala.com. Tuesday, 7 May 2002. http://www.my-kerala.com/n/a/arc4-2002.shtml. Retrieved 2009-07-09. 
  12. ^ "Ee Parakkum Thalika — Movie Profile". seventymm.com. http://www.seventymm.com/Movie/Ee_Parakkum_Thalika/17036/Profile. Retrieved 2009-07-09. 

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