''Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku'' (; also known as ''Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku'') is a 1983 Indian
Malayalam
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-language
family drama film produced by
Navodaya Appachan
Maliampurackal Chacko Punnoose, known as Navodaya Appachan (6 February 1924 – 23 April 2012) was an Indian film producer, director and entrepreneur. He is best known for his work in Malayalam cinema, especially as the founder of Navodaya ...
under
Navodaya Studio
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His ...
. It was written and directed by
Fazil and stars
Bharat Gopy,
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically app ...
,
Shalini
Shalini (born 20 November 1979), also known as Baby Shalini, is a former Indian child artist and actress who predominantly worked in Malayalam and Tamil films. During the 80s, Shalini was the most successful child artist in the Malayalam film i ...
,
Poornima Jayaram
Poornima Bhagyaraj (née Jayaram) is an Indian actress in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has also done a few Hindi and Telugu films. She is best known for her leading roles from 1980 to 1985. She married director K. Bhagyaraj, who directed one ...
, and Sangeeta Naik. The film was reported to be heavily inspired by the 1982 film ''
Annie
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''.
In the film, Vinod and Sethu lose their only child in an accident. Years pass and Sethu is still grieving, to comfort her, Vinod adopts a child, Tintumol (Mamattukuttiyamma) from an orphanage. Sethu, initially reluctant to love her, gradually develops an affection for her. But just when things are getting back to normal, Tintumol's biological father Alex starts trailing Vinod constantly requesting to return his daughter. Now, Sethu and Vinod are dragged into a situation where they might lose their second child as well.
''Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku'' was a major commercial and critical success and became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. The film won four
Kerala State Film Awards—
Best Film
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,
Best Actor (Gopy), and
Best Child Artist (Shalini). It was remade in
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as ''
En Bommukutty Ammavukku
''En Bommukutty Ammavuku'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Fazil, starring Sathyaraj, Suhasini, Raghuvaran, Rekha and Geetu Mohandas. It is a remake of Fazil's own Malayalam film '' Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku'' (1983). ...
'' (1988) by Fazil himself, and in
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as ''Paape Maa Praanam''.
Plot
A couple, Sethulakshmi and Vinod, lose their daughter in an accident. The family was traveling in a boat and the couple's daughter goes the top of the boat to play with her doll. The other children throw her doll into the water, making her jump into the water. The couple search for the girl but in vain. They find her floating in the water, which comes as a big shock to Sethu.
Years later, Vinod decides to adopt a girl named Tintu. Sethu didn't want to adopt a child. Still, Vinod forces Sethu to see Tintu in the orphanage. Sethu refuses, as she lost her child and doesn’t want any more. Vinod makes her understand, and Sethu agrees. They adopt Tintu.
After Tintu is brought into the home, the couple become happy as earlier. But problems arise when Alex asks for the child, claiming it to be his wife's child as a result of an affair before their marriage. Initially Sethu refuses, but later gives the child to her real mother.
Cast
*
Bharath Gopi
Gopynathan Velayudhan Nair (2 November 1937 – 29 January 2008), popularly known by the stage name Bharat Gopy, was an Indian actor, producer and director. He was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in ...
as Vinod
*
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically app ...
as Alex, Tintu's father
*
Shalini
Shalini (born 20 November 1979), also known as Baby Shalini, is a former Indian child artist and actress who predominantly worked in Malayalam and Tamil films. During the 80s, Shalini was the most successful child artist in the Malayalam film i ...
as Mamattukuttiyama / Tintumol
* Sangeeta Naik as Sethulakshmi / Sethu
*
Poornima Jayaram
Poornima Bhagyaraj (née Jayaram) is an Indian actress in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has also done a few Hindi and Telugu films. She is best known for her leading roles from 1980 to 1985. She married director K. Bhagyaraj, who directed one ...
as Mercy, Tintu's mother
*
Thilakan
Palappurathu Kesavan Surendranatha Thilakan (15 July 1935 – 24 September 2012) was an Indian film and stage actor who appeared in over 200 Malayalam films. Thilakan was known for his elaborate method acting, realistic and spontaneous appearan ...
as Fr. Joseph Sebastian
*
Rajan P. Dev
Rajan P. Dev (20 May 1951 – 29 July 2009) was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi (present day Kerala). He had acted in over 500 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu ...
as Adv. Thomas George
Production
Title
The film's original title was ''Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku'', but due to printing mistake it came out as ''Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku'' in posters and publicity materials. Fazil heard the name Mamoottamma from a household in Northern
Kerala
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. He modified that name to create the character Mamattukkuttiyamma.
Casting
Fazil selected Shalini for the title role immediately after he saw her photograph shown by someone in the production crew. She was three years old when she acted in the film. Although Shalini had already made her debut in ''
Aadyathe Anuraagam,'' it was ''Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku'' that gave her recognition. "Baby Shalini" became a successful child artist and she appeared in similar roles in her subsequent films.
Filming
The film was shot in
Ernakulam and
Alappuzha. The outdoor scenes showing Bharat Gopi's office and work site where shot in Hotel Vivanta near Menaka bus stop. The building was under construction then. The scenes showing Gopi's home were shot in Alappuzha west side near the beach area. Some of the scenes were taken in Kakkanad including Kusumagiri Mental Hospital. The film was made in just 30 days.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Jerry Amaldev
Jerome Thomas Veleeparambil, more popularly known by his stage name Jerry Amaldev (born 15 April 1939) is a three-time Kerala State Film Awards winning Indian composer of film scores who has given music to some of the most important motion pic ...
and the lyrics were written by
Bichu Thirumala.
Awards
;
Kerala State Film AwardsOfficial Website Of Information And Public Relation Department Of Kerala
* Best Film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
* Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:
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* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
- Fazil
* Best Actor – Bharath Gopi
Gopynathan Velayudhan Nair (2 November 1937 – 29 January 2008), popularly known by the stage name Bharat Gopy, was an Indian actor, producer and director. He was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in ...
* Best Child Artist – Baby Shalini
References
External links
*
{{KeralaStateFilmAwardBestFilm
1983 films
1980s Malayalam-language films
Indian children's films
Films about adoption
Malayalam films remade in other languages
Films directed by Fazil
Films produced by Navodaya Appachan
Films scored by Jerry Amaldev