| Malabar Wedding | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rajesh Faisal |
| Produced by | K.B. Devarajan T. Santhosh Kumar |
| Written by | Ramesh Madhavan |
| Starring | Indrajith Gopika Suraj Venjaramood Janardhanan |
| Music by | Rahul Raj |
| Cinematography | Vel Raj |
| Editing by | Arun Kumar |
| Release date(s) | 24 Mar 2008 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Malabar Wedding is a 2008 Malayalam film, made in India, and directed by the Rajesh-Faisal duo, who are Priyadarshan's associates. The film had Indrajith and Gopika in lead roles.
The movie is based on a custom called "Sorakalyanam" which is prevalent in some parts of Malabar even now. In this custom, before the marriage, friends have fun with the bride and groom, by making false stories and playing practical jokes upon them. Critically acclaimed, new-generation composer Rahulraj scored the music for this film.
A wedding planner 'Thaaraavu' Manikkuttan (Indrajith) and his friends always have fun at the weddings of his friends' marriage, by putting the bride or groom in a difficult position. Often they play pranks on them, in turn humiliating them and laughing at their expense. Everyone who does that also knows that they will also be at the receiving end, one day.
When Manikkuttan finally gets married to Smitha (Gopika), his friends take revenge on them in the same fashion in which they were fooled. They mix alcohol in the soft drink which was given to Manikkuttan, and he gets intoxicated and makes a mess when Smitha's parents arrive at their home. Later at night, they place a small firecracker next to their bedroom to disturb them during their first night. When the firecracker explodes, some unexpected events happens in the family, and finally Smitha is found bleeding and unconscious in the bedroom, with her arm cut.
Smitha is hospitalized, and her parents blame it on Manikkuttan. Manikkuttan and his friends feel sorry for her. But Smitha revels that it was not a suicide attempt, but her hand was cut by accident when her brother came and visited them at night and tried to kill Manikkuttan. Manikkuttan learns that she has a brother, who was adopted by her parents at a very young age and was very possessive about his sister. In the fear of losing his sister, he had already interfered with one marriage, thus making the bride withdraw from it. Smitha tells Manikkkuttan that she loves her brother very much, and she misses him badly. Her brother overhears that and becomes happy leaving them to live their own life on their own.