''Ormayundo Ee Mukham'' () is a 2014 Indian

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-language romantic musical film written and directed by Anvar Sadik, starring

Vineeth Sreenivasan Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor an ...

and

Namitha Pramod Namitha Pramod (born 19 September 1996) is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films She made her acting debut in the Malayalam film ''Puthiya Theerangal''. She went on to appear in super hit films like Puthiya Theerangal (2012), ...

. The film features musical score by

Shaan Rahman Shaan Rahman (born 30 December 1979) is an Indian composer and singer, best known for his compositions in the Malayalam cinema. Shaan made his debut as a music director in the 2009 film '' Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'' directed by Johny Antony. H ...

. The film released on 14 November 2014. It is inspired by the 2004 American film '' 50 First Dates''.

Plot

The story first shows Nithya, a sand artist doing her program. When she is on her way home, she gets into an accident, which leads to memory loss that can only allow her remember anything for just 24 hours. She keeps a diary where she jots down all her memories. Then we meet Gautham a young businessman who also suffers from temporary memory problems. His mother get annoyed with him and asks him to marry a girl, Hema, whom he doesn't like. Angry with his mother because of this, he and his grandmother make a plan. The plan is that he will say that he is in love with another girl and the next day they are going to have a date. The next morning he goes for a walk around the city looking for a date. He then meets Nithya and watches her sand art and memory show. They fall in love. Nithya does not write her memories of Gautham in her memory book, as she thinks if they are real soul mates then this magic will happen. The next day they meet, but Nithya does not recognize Gautham. Then Gautham, his friend Apoorva and Nithya's sister Neetu make up plans to meet Nithya again, and at last he succeeds. He tells his mother that he loves Nithya and then brings her to his house. There they realize their love for each Other. The next day Nithya forgets him, but reminds herself about him after reading her memory book. She then says that they can never stay together and so tears his memories from her book. They go their separate ways. Later Gautham is travelling to the US for a meeting, and he meets Neetu at the airport. She says that Nithya is fine. She then shows him the video of Nithya's program. He sees that the pictures drawn were related to him. That moment he abandons his trip and goes to watch Nithya's show. When she sees him there, she gets draws her image of him. But when he asks her whether she remembers him, she says no. Gautham returns, and then sees his mother in the auditorium. His mother asks him to turn back. When he looks at the screen he sees Nithya drawing his face. Gautham runs back to the stage and asks her "whether she really does not know him." She replies that "even without knowing who you are I used to draw your pictures." Then they understand that even though she forgets everything after 24 hours, she will never be able to forget him as she loves him. Then they marry and live happily ever after.

Cast

as Gautham, Young businessman *

as Nithya/Nithya Gautam, Sand animation artist * Mukesh as Nithya's Doctor/ Uncle John Kuruvilla * Aju Varghese as Apoorva, Gautham's best pal * Soumya Sadanandan as Neethu, Nithya's Sister * Rohini as Vasundhara Devi, Gautham's mother *

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as Gautham's grand mother * Muktha as Hema *

Idavela Babu Ammanath Babu Chandran (born 11 August 1963), better known by his stage name Edavela Babu, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his acting debut in 1982 with '' Idavela'', from which he got his stage name. Since then, h ...

as Hema's Father * Anju Aravind as Hema's Mother *

Reena Basheer Reena Basheer is an Indian actress and dancer. She works in the Malayalam film industry and television. Career She made her film debut in the Malayalam film '' Mulla'' in 2008 and later appeared in many movies. She won the Second Best Actress A ...

Raveendran Madhavan Raveendran ( ml, മാധവൻ രവീന്ദ്രൻ ), (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), fondly known as ''Raveendran Master'', was a popular South Indian music composer ...

as Gautham's Father * Bhagath Manuel * Shalini Thomas as Gautham's sister

Production

Filming commenced in August 2014 in Kochi and later took place at various locations including

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and

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Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by

, Vineeth Sreenivasan's usual associate. The lyrics of these songs by Manu Manjith (Chayunnuvo, Doore Doore, Payye Payye) and Vineeth Sreenivasan The album, which was launched in late October 2014 in Kochi, features six tracks including one reprise. The album was well received by critics and public alike.

Reception

Akhila Menon of filmiBeat rated the film 3.5/5 and described it as "a pleasant superficial love story." India glitz rated it 6/10. Onlookersmedia said "The newcomer Anvar had done a terrific job as a writer and director and all in all this film has become a very good entertainer for all kind of spectators."

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