''Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari'' () is a 2002 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

-language

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film directed by

Rajasenan Rajasenan is an Indian film director who has worked in Malayalam cinema. He is one of the most successful directors in 90s Malayalam film industry. Rajasenan also worked in the TV serial industry. He directed some serials and also acted in some. ...

and starring

Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, director, producer and playback singer primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He has also done Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He acted in more than 100 films in a variety of rol ...

and

Gayathri Raghuram Gayathri Raguram is an Indian politician and former actress who has worked in the South Indian film industry. Gayathri began her career as an actress in the 2001 Telugu film ''Repallelo Radha'' and after a career break, she began working as a ...

Plot

''Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari'' revolves around a family that claims that they are the descendants of the brave ''Thacholi Othenan'', who was the warrior of the ''Vadakkanpaattu''. Bhageerathi Amma (

K.R. Vijaya Deivanayaki better known by her stage name K. R. Vijaya is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu language, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in 1963 and has been acting for more than fiv ...

) has two sons, Veerabhadra Kurup (

Narendra Prasad Raghava Kurup Narendra Prasad (26 December 1946 3 November 2003) was an Indian actor, playwright, director, teacher and literary critic. He was born at Mavelikkara in the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore. Appreciated for his body language and ...

) and Kochchukurup (

Kalabhavan Mani Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian actor and singer. Mani started his career as a mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan comedy troupe. He had starred in ov ...

), and a daughter Subhadra ( Cicily), who constantly feud with each other. The elder Kurup's daughter Aswathy (

) is in love with her ''muracherukkan'', Subhadra's son Ananthu ( Prithviraj), but their parents object to the match. They are encouraged by Chandutty (

Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decad ...

), Bhaskaran (

Sabumon Abdusamad Sabumon Abdusamad, also known mononymously as Sabu, is an Indian actor and television presenter who works in Malayalam cinema. He was the winner of the first season of ''Bigg Boss''. Personal life Sabu hails from Kayamkulam, Alappuzha. He hol ...

) and Shankunni ( Baiju). They hope that Aswathy's brother Karthik (Rayan Raj) will come to their rescue. But he turns against the lovers on the advice of his father. Suddenly, Raziya Begum (Anjali Krishna) turns up, claiming to be Karthik's lover. Ananthu and his gang use this opportunity to fix Karthik, and Kochukurup gives them a lot of muscle support. Rasiya gets pregnant thus kurup decides to kill Anandhu & Rasiya. Kochukurup and gang rescues them with the help of Karthik. Later, Aswathy and Anandhu runs away. After a lot of buffoonery and mistaken identity, both the families gets united. They accepts Rasiya and later Achu and Ananthu gets united with their family.

Cast

as Ananthu *

as Aswathy *Rayan Raj as Karthik *Anjali Krishna as Raziya *

as Adv Veerabhadra Kurup *Cicily Joy as Subhadra *

as Kochu Kurup *

as Chanthutty *

as Bhaskaran *

Kundara Johny Johny Joseph with the stage name Kundara Johny is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in more than 100 films. He has also done Cinema of Tamil Nadu, Tamil films like ''Vaazhkai Chakram'' and ''Nadigan''. He surprised everyone wit ...

as Kunju Raman *

Shobha Mohan Shobha Mohan is an Indian actress known for her works, predominantly in Malayalam cinema along with few Tamil films. Biography Shobha Mohan was born to actor Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair and Vijayalakshmi at Kottarakkara in Kollam, Kerala. She ...

as Janaki *

K. R. Vijaya Deivanayaki better known by her stage name K. R. Vijaya is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in 1963 and has been acting for more than five decades in South Indian cinema. ...

as Bhageerathiyamma *Munshi Baiju as Sankunny *Archana Menon as Athira * Usha as Cheeru * Sreekala Thaha as Chanthutty's mother * Mithun Ramesh Voice only for Karthik

Production

Although ''

Nandanam Nandanam is a neighborhood in Chennai, India. It is a busy location and is home to many commercial institutions. This locality also offers a calm residential location. Nandanam Arts College was established in 1901. Nandanam Junction, on the a ...

'' was the first film Prithviraj shot for, this film released first.

References

External links

* 2000s Malayalam-language films 2000s romance films 2002 films Films directed by Rajasenan Indian romantic drama films Films shot in Kollam {{2000s-romance-film-stub