''Bhagyadevatha'' () is a 2009 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

-language

comedy-drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...

film written and directed by

Sathyan Anthikkad Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 50 films, been the lyricist for 12 films and been the scriptwriter ...

from a story by Rajesh Jayaraman. It features

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965), is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Bhojpuri language films. He is also a chenda ...

, Kaniha, Innocent, and Narain.

Plot

Benny Chacko, a cable operator, is ambitious about earning wealth and getting rich. His friend gives him the idea of getting married so he can use the dowry to fulfill his dreams. Benny marries Daisy. To his dismay, he realizes that his father-in-law has not been able to arrange the dowry, as agreed. This angers Benny but he decides to be patient and wait a few months before taking any further steps. Meanwhile, he informs Daisy that until the dowry is received, their marriage will remain unconsummated. Three months pass but Daisy's father is unable to give Benny the entire dowry. Benny is angry and drops Daisy at her home. He tells her parents that she can return home once the dowry is arranged. Daisy and her family are greatly saddened by his behavior but are unable to say or do anything. Benny's family is equally disappointed but they are helpless as well. One day, Benny learns that Daisy has won a lottery of two crore rupees. He tries to woo Daisy back since she is now a rich woman. However, she spurns all his attempts. Benny develops a suspicion that she is thinking of remarriage. Meanwhile, Benny's sister Sofie begins a relationship with a colleague, Roshan. The two families learn about the relationship. After initial resistance, Roshan's mother agrees to the couple getting married. However, she asks for a dowry of ten lakh rupees. Benny tries hard to arrange for the sum but is unsuccessful. On the day of the marriage, he flees home, unable to face anyone. Finally, Benny's friend Kunjabdulla finds him. They return home to find everyone readying for the wedding. The dowry has been arranged and given to Roshan's family. Benny learns that Daisy has given the dowry for the marriage. He realizes how generous Daisy is, in spite of the shabby way he treated her and her family. He is deeply repentant and asks Daisy for forgiveness. They reunite.

Cast

as Benny Chacko * Kaniha as Daisy Benny * Narain as Sajan Joseph * Samvrutha Sunil as Selin Sajan * Nikhila Vimal as Sali Chacko * Innocent as Mathew Palakkal *

Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in M ...

as Sadanandan Pillai * Reshmi Boban as Pareethu's daughter *

K. P. A. C. Lalitha Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha (10 March 1947 – 22 February 2022), was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. Considered one of the greatest ...

as Annamma Chacko * Mamukkoya as Pareethu * Venu Nagavalli as Anto * Vettukili Prakash as Charlie * Lakshmi Priya as Sofia *

Santhakumari Santha Kumari (born Vellaala Subbamma; 17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullayya. Early years Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur tow ...

as Nabeezumma * P. Sreekumar as Puthumana Achan * Lakshmi Sanal * Manjusha Sajish * Vanitha Krishnachandran as Rosy * Rugmini as Theyyamma, Benny's grandmother *

Sethu Lakshmi Sethu Lakshmi is an Indian people, Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam films and television soap operas.She started her career as a theatre artist and later rose into fame with character roles. Personal life Sethulakshmi is fro ...

*Deepika Mohan as Leelamma *Manoj Nair as Hassankutty *Sherly as Reetha *Manjulan as Roshan

Soundtrack

Bhagyadevatha's songs and background score are composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...

. The lyrics were written by Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma. The music album has three songs:

Reception

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gave film a three star-rating and the verdict ''good''. The music score by Illayaraja was appreciated by Indiaglitz.com.

Box office

The movie was commercially successful.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1424750 2009 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Indian comedy-drama films Films shot in Alappuzha Films with screenplays by Sathyan Anthikad Films directed by Sathyan Anthikad Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja