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Neela Kurinji Poothappol
Neela Kurinji Poothappol
Directed by	Bharathan
Written by	John Paul
Screenplay by	John Paul
Produced by	Bharathan
Starring	Nedumudi Venu Karthika; Sreenivasan; Girish Karnad
Cinematography	Vasanth Kumar
Edited by	Ravi
Music by	Jerry Amaldev
Production; company	Soyis
Distributed by	Soyis
Release date	9 January 1987;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Neela Kurinji Poothappol is a 1987 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Bharathan. It is a loose adaptation of the 1984 American romantic comedy film Blame It on Rio (a remake of the 1977 French film Un moment d'égarement [fr]), directed by Stanley Donen. The story development and details has been modified to suit then contemporary moderate Keralite family and socioeconomic values. The film stars Girish Karnad, Nedumudi Venu, Karthika and Sreenivasan in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Jerry Amaldev.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Sivaramakrishnan Nair leads a happy life comprising his wife Omana Kunjamma and five children. His eldest daughter Sandhya is good at playing pranks. Omana Kunjamma wants her to marry Purushu, the son of her elder sister; he runs an antique shop. On a vacation, Sivaramakrishnan Nair's childhood friend Lt. Col. C. Appuni Menon visits them following his retirement from the defense force. Nair, a fun-loving person does not want his friend to leave him and offers he stay at his home. Appuni Menon is a strict disciplinarian bachelor who initially finds it difficult to get along with the atmosphere of the house. However, with time, he makes friendship with the children and gets accustomed to the life. In due time, Sandhya falls in love with Appuni; he finds it difficult to refuse. Upon knowing the relation, Sivaramakrishnan breaks down and orders Menon to leave the house. Despite all efforts, Sandhya refuses to give up her love and opens up with Purushu for support. Purushu, with a broken heart, convinces Sivaramakrishnan to accept the relationship between Menon and Sandhya. Appuni Nair has left the home, drinks heavily and picks up a fight in a bar. He is terribly assaulted by a bunch of youths. Broken down, Menon commits suicide. Unaware of what has happened, Sandhya is in a triumph mood after her father's decision. All of a sudden, an army vehicle arrives at the house with the dead body of Menon. The officer hands over a letter which was found with Menon for Nair. Menon apologized for the pain he caused his dear friend. Sandhya breaks down mentally and is seen lying down with Menon's uniform shirt in the background.

Cast

Karthika as Sandhya Nair
Sreenivasan as Purushothaman
Girish Karnad as Appu Menon /C. A. Menon (voiced by Murali)
Nedumudi Venu as Sivaramakrishnan Nair
KPAC Lalitha as Omana Kunjamma
Innocent as Kuttan Nair
Yadu Krishnan as Shanku Nair
Shyama as Sindhu Nair
Vidhukrishnan as Damu
P. Sukumar (Kiran) as Man at beach

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Jerry Amaldev and the lyrics were written by Kavalam Narayana Panicker.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Mele Nandanam Poothe"	S. Janaki, Krishnachandran	Kavalam Narayana Panicker
2	"Thaazhe Veenu Maanam"	Lathika	Kavalam Narayana Panicker

References

^ "Neelakkurinji Poothappol". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
^ "Neelakkurinji Poothappol". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
^ "Nilakurinhi Poothappol". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 14 October 2014.