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Neelathamara is a film of genre Drama directed by Lal Jose with Archana Kavi
Neelathamara (2009)
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Add to a movie listNeelathamara (Malayalam: നീലത്താമര) (English: The Blue Lotus) is a 2009 Malayalam romantic drama film written by M.T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Lal Jose. It is the remake of the 1979 film of the same name, scripted by M.T. himself and directed by Yusuf Ali Kechery. The film was produced by Suresh Kumar under the banner of Revathy Kalamandir. It stars Kailash and newcomer Archana Kavi in the lead roles. The film received positive reviews and was a box office hit.
Synopsis
Beena (Amala Paul), a program producer with NDTV 24x7, is in her ancestral village for a television program. She wants her fiancé to meet her grandmother, who has just been discharged from hospital. Beena, the daughter of K.P. Haridas, who died a few years back is not in good terms with her mother Ratnam over her second marriage. Ratnam happens to visit the house at the same time. There she meets Kuttimalu, a middle-age lady, who was once a housemaid in her teenage days. Kuttimalu is welcomed by grandmother with the same warmth that she enjoyed long back, and she says that her daughters are now well settled and are leading a happy lives. Ratnam is also affectionate towards Kuttimalu, who had once had an affair with Haridas.Actors
Archana Kavi
(Kunjimalu)
Kaillash
(Haridas (Old Film - Ravi Kumar))
Rima Kallingal
(Shaarathe Ammini)
Samvrutha Sunil
(Rathnam)
Amala Paul
(Beena)
Mullanezhi Neelakandan
(the old man sitting under the banyan tree)
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