Veruthe Oru Bharya
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Directed by | Akku Akbar |
Written by | K. Gireesh Kumar |
Screenplay by | K. Gireesh Kumar |
Story by | K. Gireesh Kumar |
Produced by | Salahudeen |
Starring | Jayaram Gopika Nivetha Thomas Innocent |
Cinematography | Shaji Kumar |
Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
Music by | Shyam Dharman |
Production company | Cinema Kottaka |
Distributed by | Pyramid Saimira |
Release date | 11 August 2008 (India) |
Running time | 142 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Budget | ₹1.45 crore (US$190,000) |
Box office | ₹15 crore (US$2.0 million) |
Veruthe Oru Bharya (English: A Wife for Nothing) is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written by K. Gireesh Kumar and directed by Akku Akbar. The film stars Jayaram, Gopika and Nivetha Thomas in the lead roles.[1] The film was a commercial success at the box office.[2][3] For her role, Nivetha Thomas received Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist that year.[4] Gopika also received the .
Plot[]
Sugunan (Jayaram) is a husband who habitually underestimates his wife Bindu (Gopika) in managing a family. Sugunan wants his wife only to keep house - cook food for him, iron his clothes and clean the house. Even after a long tiring day for Bindu, who does all these and more, but, there's never a word of appreciation or a compliment from her husband. He doesn't even acknowledge the work that she is doing without any rest in her life. This often results in quarrels between them, but like any docile Indian wife, Bindu tolerates it for some time.
Sugunan is also indifferent (and possibly hostile) to Bindu's family - even though her father makes many attempts to get close to him. Bindu is upset at his behaviour. When he has the electricity supply to her father's house shut down since they were drawing power from the electrical grid, during her brother's wedding, Bindu misunderstands.
Later, during a trip to Kodaikanal with Sugunan's friends and their wives, Sugunan doesn't "allow" Bindu to indulge in normal tourist activities like train rides etc. She ends the trip and they all go back to their home when Sugunan fights with two boys who tells to each other about Bindu and their daughter Anjana (Nivetha Thomas) in a hotel where they were booking a room. Sugunan's indifference when Bindu's mother dies drives her the point that she is just a non-entity in her husband's life. Once Sugunan slaps her in a fit of rage and she decides enough is enough and goes back to her house.
A boy persuades Anjana to go for a drive with him, and the jeep breaks down. Some thugs chance upon the hapless girl and try to molest her. Sugunan arrives there and saves her. He fights with the thugs but they attack him. The police then arrives and saves them. Alarmed by the situation, Sugunan and Bindu are reunited and live happily ever after.
Cast[]
- Jayaram as Sugunan Raman[5]
- Gopika as Bindu Kalyani
- Nivetha Thomas as Anjana Sugunan, the 14-year-old daughter of Sugunan[6]
- Innocent as Bindu's father
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Kabir
- Madhu Warrier as Rameshan, Bindu's brother
- Jaffar Idukki as Kuttan
- Sivaji Guruvayoor as Chackochan
- Kalabhavan Prajod as Sunny
- Rahman as SI Sudhip
- Ganesh Kumar as Dr Cherian Paul
- Sona Nair
- Sarayu Mohan as Betty
- Mahima
- Riyaz as Sandeep, Anjana's Friend
- Ambika Mohan as Headmistress
Production[]
The film was mainly shot at various locations in Thodupuzha.
Box office[]
The film was a commercial success at the box office and completed 150 days run in theatres.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Made on a budget of ₹1.45 crore, it grossed a distributor's share of ₹6 crore.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Gopika in 'Veruthe Oru Bharya'". . 29 January 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ "Archive News". The Hindu. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Archive News". The Hindu. 17 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Kerala State Film Awards announced". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Archive News". The Hindu. 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Veruthe Oru Bharya breaks records ! - Filmibeat". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Jayaram joins hands with Kamal after 12 years". Rediff. 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Sathyan & Jayaram are back!". Sify. 23 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018.
- ^ KERALA. "Mollywood: more flops than hits in 2008 - KERALA". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Friday Review. "Sweet smile of success - TVDM". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Dileep-Gopika jodi returns - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "5 superhits and 5 hits in 2008 - Malayalam Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Jayaram, the man of this Onam". Rediff. 9 September 2009.
- ^ "2008- Top 5 Films at the box-office". Sify. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
External links[]
- Indian films
- 2008 films
- 2000s Malayalam-language films
- Films about domestic violence
- Films directed by Akku Akbar