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-language domestic drama film directed by Rajasenan and starring

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and Abhirami in lead roles.

Plot

Sanjeevan (

) is a police commissioner who lives with his widowed father and two younger sisters. He is also a singer in the police troupe along with police constable Salperu Sadanandan (

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), who is living with his two wives Kamakshi (

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) and Meenakshi. One day he falls in love with Geethu ( Abhirami), who is the daughter of the Director General of Police and gets married. Geethu has been pampered since childhood and is spoiled by the love of her parents. Geethu is very proud of her DGP father and often boasts of her being the DGP's daughter. After marriage, Geethu causes misery to Sanjeevan's sisters. On the day of Geethu's parent's wedding anniversary while Sanjeevan investigating a case, he does not reach home as he gets into a fight with a gang of thugs on the way back. Geethu plays a cruel trick by informing the police control room that Sanjeevan had died. His family is in pain, and when Sanjeevan returns home, everybody is shocked. Sanjeevan finds out that Geethu was the mastermind behind the trick and slaps her for her deed. She goes back to her home, in anger. Geethu's family reveals to her that she is an adopted child, and their second child, a computer addict (Prajeesh Balachandran) was born after her adoption and so she should not feel proud of her legacy. Ashamed of herself, Geethu runs away to an

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. Her family visits her and reveals that Sanjeevan knew about her past before marriage, and was willing to marry her. Finally, Geethu returns to Sanjeevan's home and starts life afresh.

Cast

as City Police Commissioner Sanjeevan

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* Abhirami as Geethu Sanjeevan *

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as Retd. Head Constable™"Marmam" Gopala Pillai, Sanjeevan's Father *

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as DGP Rajasekharan Nair

, Geethu's Father *

as Head Constable "Salperu" Sadanandan * Janardhanan as DIG Idikkula Ittoop

* Cochin Haneefa as Kannappan, Geethu's uncle * Seena Antony as Savitri, Sanjeevan's Sister *

as Kamakshi * N. F. Varghese as Gurukkal *

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as Soudamini, Geethu's aunt *

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as Mother of the

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* K. T. S. Padannayil as IG Ashokan *

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as Govindan, Policeman *

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as Chandran, Policeman * Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai as Balan, Policeman * Pushkala Sivanandan as Geetu’s Mother *

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as Sreekandan Nair (Show Host)

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 8 songs, all composed by

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, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair.

References

External links

* 1990s Malayalam-language films 1999 romantic comedy-drama films 1999 films Indian romantic comedy-drama films Films directed by Rajasenan Films scored by Ouseppachan {{1990s-romantic-comedy-film-stub