| Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu | |
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| Directed by | Fazil |
| Produced by | Bodhi Chitra |
| Written by | Fazil |
| Starring | Nadia Moidu Padmini Mohanlal |
| Music by | Jerry Amaldev |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Editing by | T. R. Sekhar |
| Studio | Bodhi Chitra |
| Distributed by | Dinni Films |
| Release date(s) | 1984 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu is a 1984 Malayalam drama film written and directed by Fazil starring Nadia Moidu, late dancer Padmini, and Mohanlal in pivotal roles.
It was Nadia Moidu's debut film.[1] It also marked the film debut of director duo Siddique-Lal, who worked as assistant directors for this film.[2] The film met with critical acclaim, won the award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value at the Kerala State Film Awards.[3] Owing to the critical and commercial success, Fazil remade it into Tamil as Poove Poo Chooda Va, which starred Nadia Moidu and Padmini in their respective roles. However, Mohanlal was replaced by S. V. Shekhar.
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Kunjoonjamma Thomas (Padmini) is a widow who is living in a village alone. People always make fun of her because she is grumpy and depressed due to the deaths of her husband and only child. Village children irritates her by ringing her door bell and running away. One day, her grand daughter Girly (Nadia Moidu), whom she had never met, visits her. Initially, Kunjoonjamma does not like Girly, but they soon become close to each other. Kunjoonjamma takes down the door bell saying to Girly that its only purpose was for Girly's return, now that Girly is with her she doesn't need it.
Thomas's neighbor, Sreekumar (Mohanlal), falls in love with Girly. One day, Sreekumar's friend, played by Fazil, comes to his house and finds Girly. He identifies her as a missing girl from Delhi. He immediately informs her dad (K. P. Ummer) about this.
Girly had run away from Delhi because she had a brain disease and does not have much time to live. She wanted to enjoy the rest of her life. Her dad comes to take her to Delhi for an urgent operation. She refuses to go since even the Doctors are not sure whether the operation will be a success. Finally, her grand mother mixes sleeping pills in milk and gives it to Girly, and her dad takes her to Delhi while she is unconscious.
The movie ends with the ambulance slowly fading away to darkness, Sreekumar looking at it and turns back to see Kunjoonjamma replacing the door bell with a sense of hope that Girly would one day return.
The soundtrack features songs composed by Jerry Amaldev and lyrics penned by Bichu Thirumala. K. S. Chithra and K. J. Yesudas are the vocalists. The songs were a career break for Chithra, who later turned out to be India's greatest singer of all time.[4]
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