Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte () is a

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Indian

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-language

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film written and directed by Shambhu Purushothaman, produced by Sanju S. Unnithan. The film features an ensemble cast of

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, Arun Kurian,

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, James Elias, Alencier Ley Lopez and

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. The music was composed by

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and background score of the film was done by Dawn Vincent. The film was Shambhu Purushothaman's second attempt after ''

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''.

Plot

Christians believe that marriages are made in heaven. It is a satirical take on the belief, which is reinforced through marriage rituals, about the Christian marriage and the reality of it as seen around us. The title of the movie is an allusion to an utterance of Jesus in John 8:7, ''He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her''. ''Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte'' begins with discussions between two seemingly rich and affluent Christian families. The conversations in the background distinctly show an arranged marriage being fixed and moves on to the topic of dowry. Rohan, who is said to have secured a prospective career at

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in the US, is set to marry Linda. Their families have arranged the alliance and Linda’s parents have offered as dowry. The groom's family forbids Rohan from communicating with Linda before marriage, and the couple hardly meet. Rohan's brother Roy is in a financial crisis and sees the marriage as the solution. But on the day of the betrothal, things take a turn for the worse when both families discover certain secrets.

Cast

as Roy *

as Linda * Arun Kurian as Rohan *

as Alex *

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as Varghese Mathen a.k.a. Varkichen * Anumol K. Manoharan as Lissy *

as Susan Roy * Alencier Ley Lopez as Xavier *

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as Marykutty *

as Rajan * James Eliya as Umman Koshy *

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as George *

Neena Kurup Neena Kurup is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She is most well known for her roles as Aswathy in '' Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu'' (1987) and Karishma in ''Punjabi House'' (1998). She has acted in many television serials af ...

as Jancy *

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as Mathachan *

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as Sebastian *

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as Grace Amma * Yavanika Gopalakrishnan as Ouseph * Baby Sameksha * Sameksha Nair * Roshna Ann Roy as Angel * Kottayam Pradeep * Bobby Mohan as Michael * Balaji Sharma * Chekuthan * Ambika Rao as Philomina * Jolly Chirayath as Linda's mother * Shiny T. Rajan * Reshmi Anil * Vishnu V Nair – Video archive from Pournami Thinkal * Gauri Krishnan – Video archive from Pournami Thinkal

Soundtrack

The songs in film were composed by

and background score was done by Dawn Vincent.

Release

The film was released on 21 February 2020. Streamed on

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 10229794, Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte 2020 films Indian satirical films 2020s Malayalam-language films Indian comedy films 2020 comedy films