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Niram is a 1999 Malayalam musical film
directed by Kamal, starring Kunchacko Boban
and Shalini in the lead roles. The film is about a special friendship between a boy and girl, Aby (Kunchacko Boban
) and Sona (Shalini). The film was a commercial success, and brought back in a genre of college campus based films in Malayalam cinema
. The music was composed by Vidyasagar
.This film is remaked in Tamil as Piriyadha Varam Vendum
starring Prashanth
and Shalini, in Telugu
as Nuvve Kavali
and in Hindi as Tujhe Meri Kasam
starring Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia D'souza
) and Sona (Shalini) are neighbors and family friends. They were brought up together and have been together since childhood. They share a special form of friendship and romance was nowhere in their plan. They are pair of pranksters, fun-loving and always up to some tricks. Their families find their friendship special, their friends call them siamese twins
(having never seen them away from each other).
The story take a turn, when Sona goes to Bangalore to participate in a youth festival, Aby misses her so much that he realizes that what he feels for Sona is more than friendship. He is all set to tell her his love when he realizes that he doesn't know how she feels about him, also he feels he should not take undue advantage of the freedom their parents have given them. When Sona returns, she tells Aby about Prakash Mathew (Boban Alummodan), who proposed to her when they were in Bangalore. Sona, who is confused about her feelings for Prakash, confides in Aby who encourages her to confess her feelings to Prakash. Sona and Prakash become a couple but this brings unexpected strain into Aby's and Sona's friendship. Prakash's reactions to Aby's closeness to Sona makes Aby realize things will never be the same again. Aby realizing that Sona is hurt by Prakash's actions towards him starts showing interest towards Varsha (Jomol
) who has always been in love with Aby. Aby starts avoiding Sona and starts spending more time with Varsha. This infuriates Sona.
Meanwhile, Prakash and Sona's marriage is fixed. Varsha asks Aby to meet her Dad, but he does not turn up for the meeting giving excuses. Varsha later tells him that she realizes that he loves Sona and as long as that is the case, he would never reciprocate her feelings and it is best to tell Sona the truth. In the meantime, arrangements start for Sona's marriage to Prakash. After a dinner where the families of Aby, Sona and Prakash discuss marriage, Sona realizes that she would be moving to USA, away from her parents and Aby . She gets emotional and asks him why he never loved her, then everything would have been perfect! Aby is overcome by emotion and hugs her. He apologizes and leaves immediately. Sona is shocked at the extent of his feelings and she goes to his house and finds a card in which he has written SUK-RI-YA (which in the movie means - I love you) near her name. Sona is hurt and when Aby comes into the room gets very angry at him for having hidden so many things from her and finally tells him that she loves him too. Aby tries to pacify her and make her understand that it would be inappropriate to tell their parents at this stage.
She gets engaged to Prakash and Aby decides to leave before the wedding. Their parents are flummoxed at his sudden decision to leave and try to dissuade him. Aby is adamant and Sona goes to leave him to the railway station. In the meantime, their parents find out that they are in love and come in search of them to find the pair sitting on the stairs of the station, Aby not having left. Their parents suggest that they get married as they are special for each other.
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
directed by Kamal, starring Kunchacko Boban
Kunchacko Boban
Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios and the grandnephew of producer Maliampurackal Appachan...
and Shalini in the lead roles. The film is about a special friendship between a boy and girl, Aby (Kunchacko Boban
Kunchacko Boban
Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios and the grandnephew of producer Maliampurackal Appachan...
) and Sona (Shalini). The film was a commercial success, and brought back in a genre of college campus based films in Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
. The music was composed by Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar (music director)
Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...
.This film is remaked in Tamil as Piriyadha Varam Vendum
Piriyadha Varam Vendum
Piriyadha Varam Vendum is a Tamil film released in 2001. The movie stars Prashanth, Shalini, and Manivannan and was directed by Kamal. The music is by S. A. Rajkumar. The film was the remake of Malayalam blockbuster Niram.-Plot:...
starring Prashanth
Prashanth
Prashanth is an Indian film actor who appeared in several Tamil films, as well as a few Telugu films, Hindi and Malayalam films.The son of noted actor-director Thyagarajan, Prashanth began his career at 17 by appearing in Vaigasi Poranthachu and went on to feature in other acclaimed films...
and Shalini, in Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
as Nuvve Kavali
Nuvve Kavali
Nuvve Kavali is a 2000 blockbuster Telugu film under Ushakiron Movies, directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar of Swayamvaram fame. Tarun and Richa Pallod debuted with this film. In many ways the film became a catalyst for new trends in Tollywood...
and in Hindi as Tujhe Meri Kasam
Tujhe Meri Kasam
Tujhe Meri Kasam is a 2003 Hindi movie starring Ritesh Deshmukh, Genelia D'Souza and Shriya Saran. It was directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by Ramoji Rao, with Viju Shah as music director...
starring Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia D'souza
Genelia D'Souza
Genelia D'Souza is an Indian actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003...
Plot
Aby (Kunchacko BobanKunchacko Boban
Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios and the grandnephew of producer Maliampurackal Appachan...
) and Sona (Shalini) are neighbors and family friends. They were brought up together and have been together since childhood. They share a special form of friendship and romance was nowhere in their plan. They are pair of pranksters, fun-loving and always up to some tricks. Their families find their friendship special, their friends call them siamese twins
Conjoined twins
Conjoined twins are identical twins whose bodies are joined in utero. A rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 50,000 births to 1 in 100,000 births, with a somewhat higher incidence in Southwest Asia and Africa. Approximately half are stillborn, and a smaller fraction of...
(having never seen them away from each other).
The story take a turn, when Sona goes to Bangalore to participate in a youth festival, Aby misses her so much that he realizes that what he feels for Sona is more than friendship. He is all set to tell her his love when he realizes that he doesn't know how she feels about him, also he feels he should not take undue advantage of the freedom their parents have given them. When Sona returns, she tells Aby about Prakash Mathew (Boban Alummodan), who proposed to her when they were in Bangalore. Sona, who is confused about her feelings for Prakash, confides in Aby who encourages her to confess her feelings to Prakash. Sona and Prakash become a couple but this brings unexpected strain into Aby's and Sona's friendship. Prakash's reactions to Aby's closeness to Sona makes Aby realize things will never be the same again. Aby realizing that Sona is hurt by Prakash's actions towards him starts showing interest towards Varsha (Jomol
Jomol
Gowri Chandrasekhara Pillai is an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films. She has had major roles in films like Niram, Piriyadha Varam Vendum and Deepasthambham Mahascharyam.She born in Koodathayi near Thiruvambady in Calicut district...
) who has always been in love with Aby. Aby starts avoiding Sona and starts spending more time with Varsha. This infuriates Sona.
Meanwhile, Prakash and Sona's marriage is fixed. Varsha asks Aby to meet her Dad, but he does not turn up for the meeting giving excuses. Varsha later tells him that she realizes that he loves Sona and as long as that is the case, he would never reciprocate her feelings and it is best to tell Sona the truth. In the meantime, arrangements start for Sona's marriage to Prakash. After a dinner where the families of Aby, Sona and Prakash discuss marriage, Sona realizes that she would be moving to USA, away from her parents and Aby . She gets emotional and asks him why he never loved her, then everything would have been perfect! Aby is overcome by emotion and hugs her. He apologizes and leaves immediately. Sona is shocked at the extent of his feelings and she goes to his house and finds a card in which he has written SUK-RI-YA (which in the movie means - I love you) near her name. Sona is hurt and when Aby comes into the room gets very angry at him for having hidden so many things from her and finally tells him that she loves him too. Aby tries to pacify her and make her understand that it would be inappropriate to tell their parents at this stage.
She gets engaged to Prakash and Aby decides to leave before the wedding. Their parents are flummoxed at his sudden decision to leave and try to dissuade him. Aby is adamant and Sona goes to leave him to the railway station. In the meantime, their parents find out that they are in love and come in search of them to find the pair sitting on the stairs of the station, Aby not having left. Their parents suggest that they get married as they are special for each other.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios and the grandnephew of producer Maliampurackal Appachan... |
Aby |
| Shalini | Sona |
| Jomol Jomol Gowri Chandrasekhara Pillai is an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films. She has had major roles in films like Niram, Piriyadha Varam Vendum and Deepasthambham Mahascharyam.She born in Koodathayi near Thiruvambady in Calicut district... |
Varsha (World Bank) |
| Boban Alummodan | Prakash Mathew |
| Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala is a popular well known Tamil comedian actress who prominently plays supporting roles and has also starred as a heroine... |
Rukku (Aby’s Maid) |
| KPAC Lalitha | Prakash Mathew's Grandmother |
| Lalu Alex Lalu Alex - Early life :Lalu Alex was born in a Jacobite Christian family in Piravom near Muvattupuzha, Kerala.-Career:He started his career as a supporting actor in early 1980s. He has started his career in supporting as well as in villanoeus roles in I. V... |
Dr. Sunny |
| Prem Prakash | Mathukutty |
| Rizabawa | Jinan |
| Devan Devan (actor) Devan is an Indian film actor and politician. He started his film career as the producer of the technically brilliant, but box-office flop movie Vellam and then opted to become an actor. Devan is known for his handling of serious roles, though he started his career with supporting roles... |
Jacob John |
| Ambika Ambika (actress) Ambika is an Indian film actress. She was worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. Ambika's sister Radha was also an actress. Both of them acted in a number of south Indian films in 80s and they have a movie studio called "ARS Studios".... |
Baby |
| Bindu Panicker Bindu Panicker Bindu Panicker is a Malayalam actress who has more than 80 films to her credit. She has played both comedic and character roles in Malayalam cinema, and also takes on character roles. Her films include Vaatsalyam, Soothradharan, and Joker.She won the fourth Lux-Asianet award for the best... |
Maya |
| Divya Unni Divya Unni Divya Unni is an Indian actress of Malayalam and Tamil films. She appeared in films like Pranayavarnangal and Bharathan's last movie Churam, in which she acted alongside Manoj K. Jayan. She migrated to the US after her marriage.-Dance career:... |
(Guest Role as herself) |
Soundtrack
Music: VidyasagarVidyasagar (music director)
Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...
| Song Title | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Minni Thennum" | K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... , K. S. Chitra |
| "Prayam Nammil" | P. Jayachandran, Sujatha Mohan Sujatha Mohan Sujatha Mohan , usually credited as Sujatha, is an award-winning Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She has also sung for Telugu, Kannada and Hindi movies. She is widely popular for her evergreen melodies and her sweet voice is considered to be her... |
| "Mizhiyariyathe" | K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... |
| "Oru Chik Chik" | K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... , Shabnam |
| "Yathrayay" | K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... , K. S. Chitra |