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Kasthooriman

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Kasthooriman
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Directed byA. K. Lohithadas
Written byA. K. Lohithadas
StarringKunchako Boban
Meera Jasmine
Kalashala Babu
Shammi Thilakan
CinematographyVenu
Edited byRaja Mohammad
Music byOuseppachan
Production
company
Mudra Arts International
Distributed byMudra Arts Release
Release date
  • 4 April 2003 (2003-04-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Kasthooriman (transl.Musk deer) is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by A. K. Lohithadas. Lohithadas remade the film in Tamil under the same title, with Meera reprising her role.[1][2][3]

Plot

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Sajan Joseph Alukka is a soft-spoken and studious young man, while his junior Priyamvada is smart and outgoing. Her close friend is in love with Sajan, but he avoids her by saying that his only ambition in life is to study hard and become an IAS officer.

However, Priya follows him and digs out the truth that though he hails from a rich family, his father has gone bankrupt and has no money even to pay the exam fee. On hearing this, her friend ditches him. Slowly, Priya starts having a soft corner for him. She even pays his fees while Sajan tries to avoid her and treats this as an insult.

Sajan and Priya fall in love, and she supports him during his preparation for the IAS exam. She is over the moon when Sajan gets his IAS. However, things take a turn when Priya murders her abusive brother-in-law in self-defense and is sent to prison. Sajan waits for her return, and the two are reunited after Priya's prison term is completed.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The film's soundtrack contains eight songs, all composed by Ouseppachan, with lyrics by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Azhake" P. Jayachandran, Sujatha Mohan
2 "Karkuzhali" Sujatha Mohan
3 "One Plus One" M. G. Sreekumar, Jyotsna
4 "Raakkuyil [D]" K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra, Chorus
5 "Raakkuyil" K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
6 "Maarivil Thooval" Santhosh Kesav

Reception

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A critic from Nowrunning wrote that "The film is worth a watch in the theatres, thanks to an engaging directorial style of Lohithadas who believes in simple and straightforward way of story telling".[4]

Box office

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The film became a commercial success at the box office.[5]

Awards

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Kerala State Film Awards 2003
Filmfare Awards South

References

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  1. ^ "Looking back at Malayalam writer-director AK Lohithadas and his women characters". The News Minute. 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Remake season down south!".
  3. ^ "Lohitadas: My conscience is clear".
  4. ^ "Kasthooriman Review | Kasthooriman Malayalam Movie Review by K. T. Thomas". Nowrunning. 10 April 2003.
  5. ^ Poornima (28 June 2003). "Mammootty succeeds, Mohanlal falters". Rediff.com.
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