| Kakkakuyil | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | Lissy Priyadarshan |
| Written by | Priyadarshan |
| Starring | Mohanlal Mukesh Innocent Jagathy Sreekumar Nedumudi Venu Sunil Shetty |
| Music by |
Deepan Chaterjee Gireesh Puthenchery (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Editing by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
| Studio | Kalyani Film Society |
| Release date(s) | April 14, 2001 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | 6.65 crores in 32 days[1] |
Kakkakuyil (കാക്കക്കുയിൽ) is a 2001 Malayalam film produced, written, and directed by Priyadarshan[2] starring Mohanlal and Mukesh in the lead roles.[3] The film received mixed reviews upon release and became a box office hit.[4] The storyline of the film was inspired by the 1988 Hollywood film A Fish Called Wanda. Kakkakuyil was later remade as London in Tamil with Prashanth, and Golmaal in Hindi with Ajay Devgn by different directors.
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Sivaraman (Mohanlal), an unemployed man, comes to Mumbai to find a job. Unfortunately he loses his certificates but happens to find Govindan Kutty (Mukesh), who also is a jobless man wandering in Mumbai. He offers him a visa but they had to find the money for registration.
Circumstances leads Sivaraman and Govindan Kutty to participate in a bank robbery planned by Thomas (Cochin Haneefa) and his gang, which puts them in more trouble as the robbery ends in vain when they hit Pothuval (Innocent). Thomas gets arrested by the police after he successfully hides the stolen money. To find a safe cover Sivaraman and Govindan Kutty plans to impersonate Kunjunni, the grandson of a rich but elderly couple, played by Nedumudi Venu and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. Accidentally they ended up acting with the body of Govindan Kutty and the voice of Sivaraman to make up for Kunjunni in front of the blind couple.[5] Kunjunni left them a long time ago. Pothuval, who knows Govindan Kutty before, makes several attempts to make the old man learn the truth, but all of them failed knowingly or unknowingly much to the luck of the 'fake' Kunjunni. While successfully carrying on, they are interrupted by Radhika Menon who disguises herself as the lover of Kunjunni. She calls on all the relatives of the couple by mocking them. The relatives arrive in the absence of Sivaraman. Finding no-way out Govindan Kutty pretends to have fainted unconscious and he gets admitted to the hospital. Sivaraman comes to his rescue saying that he is Dr. Gopalakrishnan, a friend of Kunjunni from America. After many successful escapades during their drama, Govindankutty tries to steal the Lord Krishna statue for which he plays a cruel trick. Radhika finally reveals that she is Kunjunni's actual lover. She says that Kunjunni has died in America and that she had come to inform this. She gives an amount to Sivaraman and Govindan Kutty as a reward and asks them to leave the house. Upon leaving, they come to know that the visa agency was a fake. Having lost all their resources, Govindan Kutty plans to start some new business with the money they had got. Sivaraman disagrees to take the money and asks Govindan Kutty not to take the money which they had got for cheating on the innocent old couple. Govindankutty leaves Sivaraman in anger taking the money with him. Sivaraman returns to the old man and confesses all his mistakes. The old man asks them to continue the drama in front of his wife Sethu , who loves her grandson above all. Sethu calls on Kunjunni but she gets no replies but finally gets hold of Govindan Kutty's arms who has returned in remorse.
| Kakkakuyil | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Deepan Chatterjee | |
| Genre | Film Soundtrack |
| Length | 39.31 min |
| Label | East Coast Audios |
| Producer | Lissy Priyadarshan |
The hit songs were composed by Deepan Chatterjee and lyrics were penned by Gireesh Puthenchery.
| Track | Song | Artist(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakkakuyile | M. G. Sreekumar | 4.33 |
| 2 | Aararum Kandillenno | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha | 4.13 |
| 3 | Padam Vanamali | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra, Kalyani Menon | 5.21 |
| 4 | Ponnumani Kannanunni | Kalyani Menon, Sujatha | 5.57 |
| 5 | Megharagam Nerukil | M. G. Sreekumar | 4.41 |
| 6 | Unnikanna Vaayo | Kalyani Menon | 0.43 |
| 7 | Megharagam Nerukil | K. S. Chithra | 4.41 |
| 8 | Ponnumani Kannanunni | M. G. Sreekumar | 5.56 |
| 9 | Govinda Govinda | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra, Nikhil | 5.26 |
