Aram + Aram = Kinnaram
| Aram + Aram = Kinnaram | |
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 Video CD cover | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | Geetha Mathew |
| Screenplay by | Sreenivasan |
| Starring |
Mohanlal Shankar Sreenivasan Jagathi Sreekumar Lissy Maniyanpilla Raju |
| Music by | Reghu Kumar |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
Production company |
Centenary Productions |
| Distributed by | Gandhimathi Release |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹7 lakh (US$10,000)[1] |
Aram + Aram = Kinnaram is a 1985 Indian Malayalam slapstick comedy film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Sreenivasan. It stars Mohanlal, Shankar, Lissy and Puja Saxena.
Plot
The story revolves around two friends—Narayanan Kutty (Mohanlal) and Balan (Shankar Panicker). Working as a mechanic at K & K Automobiles in Chennai, Narayanan Kutty is flirtatious. Although he has never been successful in wooing any girl, he loves boasting cooked up stories about his encounters with rich girls in and around the city. Manoharan (Jagathy Sreekumar), the proprietor of K & K Automobiles, always falls in deep trouble because of the careless attitude of Narayanan Kutty at the work place. Balan, his roommate, a jobless chap is in all efforts to find a job with the help of Narayanan Kutty, as he has to marry Ammukutty (Ragini), his love interest in the village.
From the driver (Innocent) of M. N. Nambiar (Thilakan), the owner of Continental Group, Narayanan Kutty finds out that Nambiar is always sympathetic to leukemia patients and will do anything to support them, as he himself was a former survived patient. Balan meets Nambiar and successfully fools him by claiming to be a leukemia patient, who is in deep financial trouble. Balan is offered a job at the company as an attender.
In the meantime, Narayanan Kutty himself spreads a gossip that he is the fiance of Mala (Puja Saxena), the daughter of M. N. Nambiar. Sujatha (Lizy Priyadarshan), a close buddy of Mala impostors Mala and contact Narayanan Kutty, with the knowledge of Mala. As a part of a plan to fool him, Mala approaches him as Sujatha, who disguise as a news reporter to interview him about his relationship with the daughter of Nambiar. Soon, Narayanan Kutty falls in love with Mala, whom he believes to be Sujatha. Things get complicated for him as she also reciprocates in the same manner.
On the other hand, the life of Balan was going too smoothly until the parents of his fiancée arrive in the city along with her to see his office. Balan, who is actually a peon at the office had lied to them that he is the manager of the company. To add more trouble, Nambiar decides to marry again, to which his daughter objects vehemently, inviting more clashes. How Balan and Narayanan Kutty solve the troubles and loose the knots that they created, forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Narayanan Kutty
- Shankar Panicker as Balan
- Pooja Saxena as Mala
- Lissy as Sujatha
- Sukumari as Karthiyayani
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Sharavanan
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Manoharan
- Thilakan as M. N. Nambiar
- Sreenivasan as Gopi Krishna
- C. I. Paul
- Meenakumari
- Kundara Johny
- Ragini as Ammukutty
- James as Mechanic
Production
The was made on a small budget compared to other films at that time, just close to ₹7 lakh (equivalent to ₹73 lakh or US$110,000 in 2016).[1]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Raghu Kumar, lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader.
| No. | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Poru Neeyen Devi" | K. J. Yesudas | Poovachal Khader | |
| 2 | "Premichu Poy Ninne" | P. Jayachandran, Unni Menon, Miss Reddy | Poovachal Khader |
References
- 1 2 മാത്യു, മനോജ് (14 November 2016). "'അരം + അരം = കിന്നര'ത്തിനു 7 ലക്ഷം, ആറാം തമ്പുരാന് 2.5 കോടി". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 17 November 2016.