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{{short description|2001 film by Suresh Krishnan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Achaneyanenikkishtam
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Suresh Krishnan]]
| producer = [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]
| writer = Suresh Poduval
| starring = Ashwin Thampi<br>[[Kalabhavan Mani]]<br>[[Biju Menon]]<br>[[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]
| narrator =
| music = [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]]<br/>[[Sharreth]]
| cinematography = K. P. Nambyathiri
| editing = N. P. Sathish
| studio = [[Revathy Kalamandhir]]
| distributor =
| released = 30 November 2001
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Achaneyanenikkishtam''''' ({{Translation|Father is my favourite}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language family [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film directed by [[Suresh Krishnan]], written by Suresh Poduval and produced by [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]. It features Ashwin Thampi, [[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Biju Menon]], and [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] in the lead roles, and [[Mohanlal]] appears in a guest role. The film was released on 30 November 2001. It won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director]] for [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran Malayalam music composer dies |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/printArticle.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=372046&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22 |work=[[Gulf Times]] |date=3 July 2010 |access-date=9 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021511/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/printArticle.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=372046&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22|archive-date= 22 September 2012 }}</ref>

==Plot==
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The story is about a poor lorry driver named Bhaskaran (Kalabhavani Mani), who tries to give his son Kunjunni (Ashwin Thampi), a good education by sending him to a very expensive school. The rest of the story revolves around the events Kunjunni goes through in his life.

==Cast==
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Bhaskaran
*[[Biju Menon]] as Anand
*[[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] as Seetha Nair
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Nalinakshan
*Ashwin Thampi as Kunjunni
*[[Nandhu]] as Kariyachan
*[[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Andrews Issac
*[[Sujitha]] as Sofia
*[[T. P. Madhavan]] as Nambeeshan
*[[Poojappura Ravi]] as Chettiyar
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as Kovai Neelakandan
*[[Kochu Preman]] as Kurup Mash
*Sreekala Thaha
*[[Keerthy Suresh]] as Kunjunni's classmate<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2020/06/18/one-woman-army.html|title=One-woman army|work=The Week|date=28 June 2020|last=Bhadani|first=Priyanka}}</ref>
*[[Mohanlal]] as Mahadevan ([[Cameo appearance]])

== Soundtrack ==
The film's soundtrack contains 9 songs, all composed by [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]], with lyrics by [[S. Ramesan Nair]]. 'Shalabham Vazhimaaruma' is in the [[Darbari Kanada]] raga.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/oct/16/interview--nee-hima-mazhayayi-is-more-intense-than-jeevamshamaayi-kailas-menon-2048162.html|title=INTERVIEW : 'Nee Hima Mazhayayi’ is more intense than ‘Jeevamshamaayi’: Kailas Menon|work=The New Indian Express|date=16 October 2019|first=Sajin|last=Shrijith}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Aa Thathaa"
| [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[Ranjini Jose]]
|-
| 2
| "Kaatte Kaatte"
| M. G. Sreekumar
|-
| 3
| "Kaatte Kaatte"
| [[Radhika Thilak]]
|-
| 4
| "Kalivattam"
| [[Kalabhavan Mani]]
|-
| 5
| "Shalabham Vazhimaarumaa"
| M. G. Sreekumar, [[K. S. Chitra]]
|}

==Awards==
The film won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director]] for [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Correspondent|title='Sesham' adjudged best feature film|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/sesham-adjudged-best-feature-film/article27843800.ece|access-date=17 July 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 April 2002}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0321071}}

[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. G. Radhakrishnan]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sharreth]]

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