''Mithunam'' is a 1993 Indian

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-language

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film, directed by

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and written by

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. The film stars

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and

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. It was produced by Mohanlal under the banner of

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and was distributed by Pranamam Pictures. The film features songs composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan and background score by

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. The film was a box office success, running for 200 days in theatres. Over the years, the film has accumulated a

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following and huge fan base.

Synopsis

Sethumadhavan has plans to start a biscuit factory, Dakshayani Biscuits, named after his late mother. But the bureaucracy and the corruption of the officials are the hurdles in front of him. Along with that he has to solve the problems in his

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, the fights between his brother and brother-in-law, other family problems. He marries his long-term fiancée Sulochana, who always cribs that he does not have love towards her, which he had shown before their marriage. After a lot of comical incidents, Sethu establishes his factory and Sulochana realizes her mistakes and patches-up with Sethu, and head to

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to resume their honeymoon.

Cast

as Sethumadhavan aka Sethu *

as Sulochana, wife of Sethu *

as Preman, friend and assistant to Sethu *

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as Head Constable Sugathan, brother-in-law of Sethu *

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as Lineman K. T. Kurup, elder brother of Sethu *

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as Kurup Master, father of Sethu *

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as Vishwanathan, Sethu's maternal uncle * C. I. Paul as Kannan, Chief Engineer *

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as Sivaraman, Sulochana's elder brother *

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as 'Palisha' Peethambaran *

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as Cherkkonam Swamy *

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as housemaid *

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as Swamini Amma *

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as Subhadra, K. T. Kurup's wife * K. R. Vatsala as Renuka, Sethu's elder sister and Sugathan's wife *

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as Shyama's Kunjamma *

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as Kunjuraman, Village Officer * Usha as Shyama *

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as Sivaraman's wife *

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as Sulochana's younger sister *

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as Raghu, Auto-rickshaw driver *

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as Pappi, Peethambaran's henchman *Vishal Menon as Rajesh, Sugathan's son

Production

Major

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in the film is when Sethumadhavan and Sulochana leaves for

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with their entire family members. This incident was based on the honeymoon trip of actress

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and film producer G. Suresh Kumar. They went to

for honeymoon, Suresh Kumar's brother and his wife and son were also in the car with them, director Vijayan, producer Sanal Kumar and P. Radhakrishnan joined them along the way. They reached the destination after midnight and slept together at servants' dormitory of a hotel as rooms were unavailable. Menaka and Suresh Kumar told this incident to Priyadarshan, who decided to include this in the film.

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served as the art director, while Kumar was the choreographer and Thyagarajan was the action director.

Soundtrack

The songs in the movie was composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan and written by

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. The songs were distributed by Magna Sound. The

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for the movie was composed by

In popular culture

In the 2014 film, ''

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'', the name of the biscuit factory in ''Mithunam'', Dakshayani Biscuits, was adapted for a defunct biscuit factory in the film, which the protagonist played by

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buys. In the 2021 film ''

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'', a biscuit packet named as ''Dakshayani Biscuits'' is shown in a shot.

References

External links

* {{Priyadarshan 1993 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Indian comedy-drama films Films with screenplays by Sreenivasan Films shot in Kozhikode Pranavam Arts International films Films directed by Priyadarshan