''Mr. Brahmachari'' () is a

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Indian

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-language

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film directed by

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and written by J. Pallassery from a story by Mahesh Mithra. It was produced and distributed by M. Mani through the company Aroma Movie International. The film stars

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in the lead role, with

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and

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in supporting roles. The film released on 3 March 2003, and turned out to be a box-office hit.

Plot

A middle-aged man named Ananthan Thampi has made the decision never to get married in his life. He believes that marriage will cause him to lose his youth and masculinity. His main interests are bodybuilding and physique maintenance. Ananthan Thampi prefers to be a lifelong bachelor. Among his friends, Ananthan Thampi is referred to as "Thampi Annan". The two steadfastly devoted assistants Rajappan and Varadappan stand by him and his principles even if they secretly want to wed their true loves. His mother Subhadramma and father Shekharan Thampi constantly make sacrifices in temples in hopes that one day their son may reconsider and change his mind. As beneficiaries of Ananthan Thampi's considerable inheritance, his sister Nirmala and her husband V. Venugopalan Thampi (a.k.a. VVT) are delighted with Thampi's single status. Ganga and her family move to the Thampi neighborhood. Vasumathi, an elderly teacher who arrives there on a transfer, rents a home by Shekharan Thampi. She has four daughters. Sindhu, the oldest, is already married, while the other three, Ganga, Yamuna, and Kaveri, live with their mother. When arriving at the rented house, Ganga's family is unable to unload their furniture and other items from the lorry due to the local laborers demanding huge wages. To maintain Thampi's sister's pride, he had to unload all of Ganga's family's goods by himself. One day, a man named Aravindan approaches Thampi and requests for a job at his cable firm. Thampi believes Aravindan to be Ganga's lover and offers to assist in arranging their nuptials. Confusions occur, and Thampi is forced to marry Ganga.

Cast

as Ananthan Thampi a.k.a. Thampi Annan *

as Ganga *

as Sekharan Thampi, Ananthan's father *

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as V. Venugopalan Thampi a.k.a. V. V. T., Ananthan Thampi's brother-in-law *

as Subhadramma, Ananthan's mother * Devan as Raghavan *

as Rajappan *

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as Sevanthi *

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as Masthan Majeebhai *

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as Nirmala, Ananthan Thampi's sister * Kalpana as Anasooya * Prem Kumar as Varadappan * Vijayakumar as Aravindan *

as Vasumathi, Ganga's mother *

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as Sukumaran, Aravindan's father *

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as Sindhu * Sruthi Nair (Devika Rani) as Yamuna * Nivia Rebin as Kaveri *

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as Thirumeni *

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as Shokkalingam *

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as Tea Shop Owner * Sajan Palluruthy as Milk seller * Krishna Prasad * Bayilvan Ranganathan as Aashaan *

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in Cameo role

Production

The film's shooting took place in

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, and in

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Soundtrack

The film features songs composed by

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with lyrics by

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. The soundtrack album was released by

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on 1 February 2003. The

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was composed by C. Rajamani.

Reception

The film was well received in theatres and was a commercial success at the box office. Made on a budget of ₹1.40 crore, the film earned more than ₹2.50 crore in distributor's share alone. The

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remake right of ''Mr. Brahmachari'' was bought by

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0364243, Mr. Brahmachari 2003 films 2003 comedy-drama films 2000s Malayalam-language films Indian comedy-drama films Films shot in Tirunelveli Films shot in Palakkad Films scored by Mohan Sithara Films directed by Thulasidas