Kilipetchu Ketkava

Kilipetchu Ketkava
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fazil
Written by	Gokula Krishnan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Fazil
Story by	Fazil
Produced by	M. G. Sekar
Starring	Mammootty Kanaka
Cinematography	Anandakuttan
Edited by	T. R. Shekar
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	M. G. Pictures
Release date	13 November 1993 (1993-11-13)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kilipecchu Ketkava (transl. Come, listen to the parrot) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed by Fazil, starring Mammootty and Kanaka. It was released on 13 November 1993.

Plot

Chidambaram (Mammootty), a poor and newly appointed school teacher, demanded to stay in an allegedly haunted palace and work as a night watchman there apart from being a teacher in the day time. To support his mother, he agreed to this. He stayed in the palace alone. At first, he was scared because of the presence of the ghost. It was Sivagami (Kanaga), the heir of the palace, acted as a ghost to get back the palace that was illegally taken over by their rival family when her grandfather (Vijayakumar) was four years old. The duo, grandfather and granddaughter, made up a story of haunted palace to avoid selling the property. Chidambaram came to an agreement living with the ghost of the house, Shivakami, who actually pretends as a ghost to him. The relationship built on and both end up in love.

To get back their palace, the grandfather with his granddaughter had to perform annual pooja at the village's Durga temple continuously for 20 years. Chidambaram reached the village on the 20th year.

The love between Chidambaram and Sivagami was not approved by her cousin Sounder (Nasser), whom wanted to marry her. The village chief, as per their village's custom, declared Chidambaram and Sounder to participate in a combat held during the annual pooja to select a groom among them.

Chidabaram won the combat. But, Sounder, who was jealous and envy of Chidambaram, planned to detonate a bomb to kill the latter with the help of local goon, Joseph. Knowing about Sounder's plan through Joseph's son, Sivagami ran towards Chidambaram to stop him, but she was killed in the blast. Sounder and Joseph were chased by the villagers on Knowing about their cruel plan. Before her last breath, Sivagami revealed the truth (acting as a ghost in the palace) to Chidambaram.

Heart-broken Chidambaram decided to leave the palace and the village all together. When he was about to leave the palace, the real ghost of late Sivagami showed her presence in the palace. On seeing this, Chidambaram was happy and returned inside the palace making his heart to live with his eternal lover.

Cast

• Mammootty as Chidambaram
• Kanaka as Sivakami
• Vijayakumar as Grandfather
• Nassar as Sounder
• Charle as a Villager
• Cheenu Mohan as Tea-vendor

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali.^[1][2] The song "Sivagami Nenapinile" is set in the Carnatic raga Mayamalavagowla, and the song "Vanthadhu" is set in the raga Shree ranjani.^[3] There are two versions of "Anbe Vaa Arugile": one sung by K. J. Yesudas, and another by S. Janaki.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Adichu Viratuven"	Mano, Surendar	4:08
2.	"Anbe Vaa Arugile" (Female)	S. Janaki	5:08
3.	"Anbe Vaa Arugile"	K. J. Yesudas	5:08
4.	"Sivakami Ninaipilae"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	5:02
5.	"Vanthadhu Vanthadhu"	S. Janaki, chorus	3:57
Total length:			23:23

Release and reception

Kilipetchu Ketkava was released on 13 November 1993, Diwali day.^[5] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote the day before, "The script is ingenious, is constantly engaging and makes the film a delight to watch".^[6] On 21 November, R. P. R. of Kalki told viewers to enjoy it like a magic show without expecting too much logic.^[7] Movie had 100 days run in box office and was biggest hit of Fazil in tamil behind Kadhalukku Mariyadhai

References

1. "Kili Petchu Ketkavaa Tamil FIlm Audio Cassette by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
2. "Kilipetchu Ketkava". Gaana. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
3. Mani, Charulatha (26 October 2012). "Six-note splendour". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
4. "Soulful Compositions of Ilaiyaraaja". Blogbuster. Tata Sky. 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
5. "Kilipecchu Ketkavaa". The Indian Express. 13 November 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 7 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
6. Mannath, Malini (12 November 1993). "Spirited tempo lasts". The Indian Express. p. 6. Retrieved 7 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
7. ஆர். பி. ஆர். (21 November 1993). "கிளிப்பேச்சு கேட்க வா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 64. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Kilipetchu Ketkava at IMDb