''Vellathooval'' is a 2009

Malayalam movie Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

by I. V. Sasi and also the last film done by him, starring

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and

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. It is about a crazy girl and her journey with a poor friend.

Plot

Jiya, daughter of James and Lisa and Mrs Koshi's granddaughter, enjoyed her teenage-like a 'white feather' (Vellathooval). She is very conservative and has her own views. Manu gets fed up with his life. After his father's death, his mother marries Zachariya. He is always drunk and tortures Manu and his mom. So Manu fights with him and leaves home. He thinks he could become a murderer if he stays at home. Meantime Jiya also leaves her home. She goes with Manu. Manu advises Jiya to go back home many times, but she didn't agree with him. Simultaneously Jiya and Manu were becoming very good friends but society misunderstood them and considered them lovers. Her uncle the City Police Commissioner Abi and his teams search every corner for them. At last, a drunken young college mate Willy attacks Manu, and to save her best friend's life Jiya stabs Willy in the stomach. He dies in the hospital. Willy's friends and police follow Jiya and Manu. Jiya realises her mistake and surrenders herself to police and also saves Manu from Willy's friends. The movie ends with showing Jiya staying in Jail.

Cast

as Manu *

as Jiya James *

as Jimmy * Seetha as Sofiya *

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 ...

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* Seema as Lizy James *

Shweta Menon Shwetha Menon is an Indian actress, model and television anchor. She won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number of Telugu and Tamil Language Fil ...

K. B. Ganesh Kumar Keezhoote Balakrishna Pillai Ganesh Kumar (born 25 May 1966) is an Indian actor, television host, and politician. Ganesh Kumar is a proposed cabinet minister for the last 2.5 years in the ongoing 2nd LDF govt in Kerala and he is also the curre ...

as Comm.Aby *

Vijayaraghavan Vijayaraghavan (born 20 December 1951) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is popular for his character roles. He is the son of popular drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai. He got his break by playing the icon ...

as Zachariya * Athmeeya Rajan as Reshmi * Sithara as Sheela Aby * Manju Satheesh as teacher * Sreelatha Namboothiri as Mrs. Koshy *

Ambika Mohan Ambika Mohan is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema and television series mostly in supporting roles. She made her debut in the film, ''Meghamalhar ''Meghamalhar'' is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language romance film writ ...

as Highrange Janu * Deepika Mohan * Rohit Nair

Reception

Sify.com wrote "In all fairness, the fact that there is a storyline with some messages in the film. As you come out of the theatres, the immediate feeling will be that things could have been really different with better visuals, haunting music, and a tighter script. On simpler terms, Vellathooval would have been an okay movie, if it had come at least two decades ago!" Paresh C Palicha from

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wrote "In conclusion, Vellathooval is disappointing considering there are veterans like director I V Sasi and writer John Paul associated with it."

References

External links

* 2009 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Films directed by I. V. Sasi Films scored by Johnson {{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub