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Odaruthammava Aalariyam is a film of genre Comedy directed by Priyadarshan with Shankar Panicker
Odaruthammava Aalariyam (1984)
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Add to a movie listOdaruthammava Aalariyam is a Malayalam comedy film released in 1984. This film directed by Priyadarshan is about three college students and their efforts to woo a girl. Mukesh, Shankar, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Sreenath, Jagadish, Lizy, Menaka, Sukumari and Kuthiravattom Pappu appeared in main roles. The script was written by Sreenivasan. The story was adapted from the Bollywood cult comedy classic Chashme Buddoor (1981 film). Some parts of the story is adapted from the Tamil movie Poikkal Kudhirai. Odaruthammava Aalariyam was a big hit at the box office.
Synopsis
Gopan (Mukesh), Kora (Jagadish) and Bhakthavalsan (Sreenivasan) are three college students who share same house along with Prem (Shankar), another classmate. While the trio are more interested in loafing their time by flirting with girls, Prem is more serious in his attitude towards life. On a usual encounter, the trio meets Major Nair (Nedumudi Venu), a retired man in his fifties, who but loves romancing young girls. After a series of ego clashes, Nair learns that the trio is trying to woo his daughter Minu (Lizy). Nair, enraged, challenges them to make his daughter fall for them. Accepting the challenge the trio start to make her fell for them. Minu, who seriously shows concern towards the handicapped people, falls in love with Prem, whom she thinks to be handicapped. Meanwhile, Nair bets with Govind (Sreenath), another street romeo, who is but married to a beautiful innocent girl (Menaka). Nair agrees that he would shave his head if Minu falls in love with anyone within 4 months. Govind says that he would shave his mustache to half if he loses the bet.Actors
Shankar Panicker
(Prem)
Nedumudi Venu
(Major Nair)
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
(Sukumaran Nair.)
Sreenivasan
(Bhakthavalsan)
Sreenath
(Govind)
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