Kalyana Sougandhikam (1996 film)
Kalyana Sowgandhikam (transl. White garland-lily) is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Vinayan and starring Dileep and Divya Unni. It is the debut movie of Divya Unni as a lead actress.
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| Directed by | Vinayan |
| Written by | J. Pallassery V. C. Ashok |
| Produced by | Kasim Vengola |
| Starring | Dileep Jagadish Divya Unni Captain Raju |
| Cinematography | Vipin Mohan |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
| Music by | Johnson |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Jayadeva Sharma hails from an aristocratic Brahmin family. However his family's fortunes disappear as his parents die and he is fostered by a goldsmith. Eventually he is betrayed by his friend Ananthapadmanabhan, a man who he thinks is Aathira's boyfriend. To get his money back, he disguises as a sage with the help of his friends Hariprasad, Bahuleyan and Premadasan and gets into the house of Aathira's grandfather, Kunnamanagalam Neelakantan Vaidyar as a guest.
Jayadevan's and Aathira's friendship blooms after he saves her from Balagopalan, who is a cousin of her. Premadasan end up falling in love with Vasumathi who is also a cousin of Aathira. Near the climax on Aathira's wedding day, Jayadevan is held hostage by Ananthapadmanabhan and is saved by Premadasan. At the end Aathira's fiancé is caught and Aathira and Jayadevan unites.
Cast
- Dileep as Mullassery Manakkal Jayadeva Sharma / Jayadevananda Swamikal
- Divya Unni as Athira
- Jagadish as Premadasan
- Jagathi Sreekumar as Mambally Vasudevan (voice by Ramesh Kurumassery)
- Kalabhavan Mani as Balagopalan
- Captain Raju as Kunnamangalam Neelakantan Vaidyar
- Chippy as Vasumathi
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Subhadra
- Harisree Asokan as Bahuleyan
- Indrans as Krishnankutty a.k.a. Shahanshah
- Zainuddin as Hariprasad
- Kamal Roy as Ananthapadmanabhan
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Murukeshan Thattan
- Shivaji as Bhargavan
- Sadiq as Raghavan
- Meena Ganesh as Murukeshan's Wife
- M. Renjith as Goonda
Soundtrack
- "Gopala Hridayam Paadunna" - K. J. Yesudas