Bhagyadevatha is a 2009 Malayalam film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad

Sathyan Anthikkad

Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director and screenwriter known primarily for his family based Malayalam films.He has created many critical and commercially successful films, especially when working with Sreenivasan as the scriptwriter...

. The movie features Jayaram

Jayaram

Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...

, Kanika

Kanika Subramaniam

Divya Venkatasubramaniam , best known by her stage name Kanika, is an Indian film actress, occasional dubbing artist, playback singer, and TV anchor. Making her debut in the 2002 Tamil film Five Star, she went on to work in other South Indian film industries, including Telugu, Malayalam and...

, Narain

Narain (actor)

Narain is an Indian film actor, who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.- Personal life:Narain was born in Thrissur, Kerala to Malayali parents. His father is Ponnani Kizhakke Kalathil T.M.Ramakrishnan Nair and his mother is Shantha Nair...

, and Innocent in the lead roles. This movie was mainly shot around the scenic Kuttanad

Kuttanad

Kuttanadu is a region in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its picturesque vast paddy fields and its geographical peculiarities. It's the region with the lowest altitude in India, and one of the few places in the world where farming is carried out below sea...

 region in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

.

Plot

The film is about Benny Chacko (Jayaram

Jayaram

Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...

) who is a cable operator and has dreams of getting rich. His friend (Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu is a popular Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.- Early life :...

) gives him the idea of getting married so that with the dowry he can fulfill his dreams. Benny marries Daisy (Kanika

Kanika Subramaniam

Divya Venkatasubramaniam , best known by her stage name Kanika, is an Indian film actress, occasional dubbing artist, playback singer, and TV anchor. Making her debut in the 2002 Tamil film Five Star, she went on to work in other South Indian film industries, including Telugu, Malayalam and...

). But to his dismay, he doesn't get a dowry even after the marriage. This hurts his emotions and his relations go bad from then. Even after three months of his marriage, he does not get the dowry and so in anger he sends Daisy to her home.

He later learns that Daisy wins a lottery for 2 crores and now he wants to build up the relation but Daisy is not that friendly and nor is her parents. Benny suspects that she is having an affair with her childhood friend and is going to get married. In the interim, Benny's sister gets an alliance and they demand a dowry of 10 lakhs. Benny finds no way of accumulating that amount.

Cast

• Jayaram
  Jayaram
  Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...
  
   as Benny Chacko
• Kanika as Daisy
• Resmi Boban
• Innocent
• K. P. A. C. Lalitha
  K. P. A. C. Lalitha
  Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K.P.A.C. Lalitha, is a National Award winning Indian film and stage actress. She was the wife of late filmmaker Bharathan.-Biography:...
  
  
• Mamukkoya
  Mamukkoya
  Mamukkoya is a popular Malayalam comedian actor. His unique usage of Mappila dialect and style marks his presence in the industry. He has acted in more than 450 Malayalam films and is the first winner of State award for Best Comedian in malayalam films, the category introduced in 2009- Career...
  
  
• Venu Nagavalli as Anto
• Narain
  Narain (actor)
  Narain is an Indian film actor, who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.- Personal life:Narain was born in Thrissur, Kerala to Malayali parents. His father is Ponnani Kizhakke Kalathil T.M.Ramakrishnan Nair and his mother is Shantha Nair...
  
   as Sajan Joseph
• Vettukili Prakash as Charlie
• Lakshmi Priya as Sofia
• Santhakumari as Nabeezumma
• Sreekumar as Puthumana Achan
• Samvrutha Sunil
  Samvrutha Sunil
  Samvrutha Sunil is a South Indian actress from Kerala. She was introduced to the film industry through a Malayalam film Rasikan opposite Dileep. She had acted in several films in Tamil and Malayalam...
  
   as Selin
• Vanitha as Rosy
• Nedumudi Venu
  Nedumudi Venu
  Nedumudi Venu is a popular Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.- Early life :...
  
   as Sadanadan Pillai

Reviews

Sify

Sify

Sify Technologies Limited is an Internet service provider established in 1998, based in Chennai, India.-Company profile:...

 gave a three star-rating and the verdict of good. It had a successful run at the box office. Music Score by Illayaraja was well-received.

External links

• http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/6417/malayalam/bhagya-devatha/index.htm
• http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/11048.html
• http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/2322/bhagyadevatha.html
• http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/apr/24/sathyan-anthikad-bhagyadevata.htm