Aniyathipraavu
| Aniyathipraavu | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Fazil |
| Produced by | Swargachitra Appachan |
| Written by | Fazil |
| Starring |
Kunchacko Boban Shalini Thilakan Harisree Asokan Sudheesh Srividya Janardanan Cochin Hanifa K.P.A.C. Lalitha Shajin |
| Music by |
Ouseppachan S. Ramesan Nair (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by |
K. R. Gaurishankar T. R. Shekhar |
| Distributed by | Swargachitra |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Aniyathipraavu (English: Younger Sister Dove) is a 1997 Malayalam musical-romance film directed by Fazil and produced by Swargachitra Appachan. It stars Kunchacko Boban and Shalini in the lead roles. The film tells a love story, about Sudhish Kumar (Kunchacko Boban) and Mini (Shalini) who fell in love despite being from two different religious communities. The music was composed by Ouseppachan with the lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair.
The film and the music was a trendsetter and was the Biggest Seller of the Year..Aniyathipravu was one of the biggest hits in the history of Malayalam cinema. Fazil remade it into the Tamil film Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997) and Priyadarshan adapted the story for his Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998).
Plot
Mini (Shalini) who is the apple of her mother's (KPAC Lalitha) and three brothers (Janardhanan, Cochin Haneefa and Shajin)eye. She falls in love with Sudhi (Kunchacko Boban). But when her brothers know about it, hell breaks loose in both the houses. The lovers elope with the help of some friends. But when they are going to get married, they have a small talk and realise that the best thing they can do to prove their love is to go back to their parents. Finally their parents allow them to live together.
Cast
- Kunchacko Boban as Sudhish Kumar (Sudhi)(voice dubbed by Krishnachandran)
- Shalini as Mini(voice dubbed by Sreeja)
- Harisree Asokan as Chippayi
- Sudheesh as Radha Madhavan
- Janardanan as Dr. Kuttappayi, Mini's eldest brother
- Cochin Hanifa as Eeyyo, Mini's second elder brother
- Shajin as Varkey, Mini's third (and immediate) elder brother
- Thilakan as Raghupal, Sudhi's father
- Srividya as Chandrika Raghupal, Sudhi's mother
- Innocent as Chellappan
- K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Mini's Mother
- Sankaradi as Ramachandran Nair
- Paravoor Bharathan as Udayavarma Thampuran
- Chandni Shaju as Shyama (Mini's Friend)
- Kanakalatha as Gracey Kuttappayi
- Swapna Ravi as Salamma Eeyyo
- Aby as Santhappan
Box office
This film is said to be the one which catapulted Kunchako Boban to stardom. It ran for more than 255 days.
Soundtrack
All lyrics written by S. Ramesan Nair; all music composed by Ouseppachan.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aniyathipraavinu" | K. S. Chitra & Chorus | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Aniyathipraavinu (pathos)" | K. S. Chithra | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Ennum Ninne" | K. J. Yesudas & Sujatha Mohan | 5:00 |
| 4. | "O Priye" | K. J. Yesudas | 5:12 |
| 5. | "O Priye (Duet)" | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan & Arundhathi | 5:12 |
| 6. | "Oru Raajamalli" | M. G. Sreekumar | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Vennila Kadappurathu" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan, M. G. Sreekumar & Chorus | 5:09 |
Remakes
| Year | Film | Language | Cast | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kadhalukku Mariyadhai | Tamil | Vijay, Shalini | Fazil | |
| 1998 | Nenu Premisthunnanu | Telugu | J. D. Chakravarthy, Rachana | E. V. V. Satyanarayana | |
| 1998 | Doli Saja Ke Rakhna | Hindi | Akshaye Khanna, Jyothika | Priyadarshan | |
| 2007 | Preethigagi | Kannada | Murali, Sridevi Vijaykumar | Mahendar | |
Trivia
- The 1970s and 1980s actor, Krishnachandran, dubbed his voice for Kunchacko Boban, since it was his first movie.