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<div>{{short description|2018 film}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri<br />
| image = Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster <br />
| native_name = <br />
| director = Jean Markose <br />
| producer = Raji Nandakumar<br />
| writer = Jean Markose<br>Joselet Joseph<br />
| starring = [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]]<br>[[Mithun Ramesh]]<br>Biju Sopanam<br>[[Srinda Arhaan]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[Sayanora Philip]]<br />
| cinematography = Fazil Nassar<br />
| editing = Shibish K. Chandran<br />
| studio = Alanghat Productions<br />
| distributor = Alanghat Release<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|5|11|ref1=}}<br />
| runtime = 120 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri''''' (English: Kuttanpilla's [[Maha Shivaratri|Sivarathri]]) is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2018|2018]] Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Comedy horror|horror comedy film]] directed by Jean Markose and produced by Raji Nandakumar through production studio Alanghat Productions. The film set in the backdrop of [[Puttingal temple fire]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Suraj Venjaramoodu as Kuttan Pillai|url=http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=95505|accessdate=22 January 2018|work=Kaumudi Online|date=19 August 2017}}</ref> The film stars [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]], Biju Sopanam and [[Srinda]] in the lead roles. Other co-lead roles are done by [[Mithun Ramesh]], Asha Sreekanth, Ramya Suresh, and popular temple percussionist Shilpa Sreekumar.<ref>{{cite news|title=സുരാജ് വെഞ്ഞാറമ്മൂട് പിന്നണി ഗായകനാകുന്നു; സംഗീതം സയനോര|url=http://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/suraj-venjaramoodu-enters-into-playback-as-a-singer/articleshow/59320097.cms|accessdate=22 January 2018|work=Samayam|date=26 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Suraj is a retired constable in Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri|url=http://www.topmovierankings.com/news/suraj-is-a-retired-constable-in-kuttanpillayude-sivarathri|accessdate=22 January 2018|work=topmovierankings|date=22 June 2017}}</ref> The movie also marks playback singer [[Sayanora Philip]]'s debut music directorial.<ref>{{cite news|title=Who said women can only sing, not compose?|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/who-said-women-can-only-sing-not-compose/articleshow/60424832.cms|accessdate=22 January 2018|work=indiatimes|date=9 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sayanora Philip turns composer for Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri starring Suraj Venjaramoodu in the lead|url=http://onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/sayanora-philip-turns-composer-kuttanpillayude-sivarathri-starring-suraj-venjaramoodu-lead/|accessdate=28 January 2018|work=onlookersmedia|date=18 April 2017}}</ref> Fazil Nassar is the cinematographer and Shibish K Chandran is the editor.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Plachottil Kuttan Pillai is a strong willed policeman. He lives a contented life with his wife Sub-Inspector Shakunthala, and looking after his backyard farm. They have three children, all married and settled. A party of his relatives - his children, their spouses and extended family - converge at his humble home to attend the annual [[Shivarathri]] festival attached to the famous Shiva Temple in the neighborhood. However, the festive mood is embroiled with selfish objectives of the sons-in-law blowing off Pillai's peaceful domestic life. His son-in-law Suneesh (Biju Sopanam) wants to cut the big Jack Fruit tree in Kuttan Pillai's home for making furnitures for his new house but Kuttanpilla rejects this. Suneesh makes fight with Kuttan Pilla and he leaves the house with his wife and children. Next day, when Kuttan Pillai is roaming in his home surrounding, suddenly a jack fruit falls in his head from the tree and he dies. He then becomes a ghost and along with some other ghosts watches what is going to happen in his house after his death. Meanwhile, Kuttan pillai comes to know that all other ghosts are the victims of Temple Fire accident, which occurred on Shivarathri day. Suneesh tries to cut the tree soon after Kuttan Pillai's funeral, by seeing this Kuttan Pillai seems worried. But soon he sees his wife stopping him cutting the tree with a harsh warning which makes Kuttan Pillai happy.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] as Kuttan Pillai<br />
* Asha Madathil Sreekanth as Shakuntala<br />
* [[Mithun Ramesh]] as Sachin Vaykundam <br />
*[[Biju Sopanam]] as Suneesh<br />
* [[Srinda Arhaan]] as Rajani<br />
* [[Dain Davis]] as Vishakan<br />
* Vinimol Viswambharan as Premalatha<br />
*Remya Suresh as Raji<br />
* Shruthy Muralidharan as Sushama<br />
* Kumar Sethu as Susheelan<br />
* Srikanth Murali as Fr. Rodruigez<br />
* [[Kochu Preman]] as Fr. Joseph Puthanpurakkal <br />
* Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Aashaan <br />
* Praveen Ram as Ganeshan<br />
*Swathi Thara as Lathika<br />
* Pinku Plakkadu as Hareendran<br />
* Rajesh Manarkad as Karmi <br />
* James Eliyas as Driver<br />
* Kothanath Kochammalu Amma as Suraj's Ammayi<br />
* Shilpa Sreekumar as Shalini <br />
* Rinsa Jacob as Asma<br />
* Praveen Menon as Gopan<br />
* Karishma Ganglani as Arabic woman<br />
* Mufaz as Arabic woman's Lover<br />
* Jibin V Das as Villager<br />
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==Awards==<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!scope="col"| Award<br />
!scope="col"| Category<br />
!scope="col"| Nominee(s)<br />
!scope="col"| Result<br />
|-<br />
|[[21st Asianet Film Awards]]<br />
|Best Character Actor<br />
|[[Suraj Venjaramoodu]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|6808064}}<br />
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[[Category:2018 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Kollam]]<br />
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