''Zachariayude Garbhinikal'' ( is a Malayalam–language

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written and directed by

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. The film narrates the incidents in the life of a gynaecologist ''Dr.Zacharia'' and five women who come into his life.

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appears as the gynaecologist while

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, Geetha,

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, and

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play the roles of five pregnant women. Vijay Babu, Sandra Thomas and Sandra's father Thomas Joseph Pattathanam produced this film under the banner of

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.Parvathy Nambidi (23 April 2013)
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. The music track of a song in the film, "Veyil Chilla", became popular. The song has similarity to

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". The film had a relatively new composer duo, Vishnu and Sharath, son and nephew of musician

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. The background score of the film was composed by

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. The film won four awards at Kerala State Film Awards of 2013.

bagged Best Actor for the portrayal of ''Dr.Zacharia'',

won Best Story and Special Jury Award for Best Director and

won Special Jury Mention for her performance as ''Zaira.''

Plot

The film narrates the incidents in the life of a gynaecologist and five women who come into his life each with unconventional/illegitimate pregnancies.

acts as the gynaecologist and

does the role of doctor's wife.

plays the role of an eighteen-year-old girl who refuses to abort her child and reveal the child's father. In the end, she gives her baby to the gynaecologist and his wife who don't have children of their own. After some months, she visits the doctor's house and leaves him a book. And from reading one of the story in the book that she specially marked he figures out that she bore the child of her father.

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's character is a nurse, while Geetha plays an elderly woman who gets pregnant through

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appears as Ajmal who has strong feelings for Fatima. However, due to their height difference, he is unable to confide his love for her.

plays the role of another expectant woman who bears her boyfriend's child which she wants to conceive only if her husband dies and

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acts as her husband.

Cast

Controversy

The film courted controversy for showing an animation in the climax scene based on Padmarajan's short story, "Moovanthy". Following a complaint against the makers for copyright infringement, the court had issued an order prohibiting the satellite telecast of the movie."Mollywood’s brush with controversies"
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References

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