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{{Infobox film
| name = Ayalum Njanum Thammil
| image = Ayalum Njanum Thammil film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Lal Jose]]
| producer = [[Prem Prakash]]
| writer = [[Bobby Sanjay]]
| starring = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]|[[Pratap Pothen]]|[[Narain (actor)|Narain]]|[[Samvrutha Sunil]]|[[Rima Kallingal]]|[[Remya Nambeesan]]}}
| music = [[Ouseppachan]]
| cinematography = [[Jomon T. John]]
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]]
| studio = Prakash Movie Tone
| distributor = Century Films
| released = {{Film date|2012|10|19|df=y}}
| runtime = 133 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget = {{INR|2 crore}}
| gross = {{INR|7 crore}}
}}

'''''Ayalum Njanum Thammil''''' (''{{lang-en|Between Him and Me}}'') is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2012|2012]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[medical drama]] film directed by [[Lal Jose]]. The film produced by [[Prem Prakash]] was written by his sons [[Bobby Sanjay|Bobby and Sanjay]]. It stars [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Pratap Pothen]], [[Narain (actor)|Narain]], [[Samvrutha Sunil]], [[Rima Kallingal]] and [[Remya Nambeesan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Prithvi-Lal Jose team up in 'Ayalum Njanum Thammil' |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prithvi-lal-jose-team-up-in-ayalum-njanum-thammil-news-malayalam-mhkkgUfgcde.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713054831/http://www.sify.com/movies/prithvi-lal-jose-team-up-in-ayalum-njanum-thammil-news-malayalam-mhkkgUfgcde.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 July 2012 |publisher=sify.com |access-date=10 July 2012}}</ref>

''Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' is a story of a committed senior doctor and an irresponsible junior doctor. Through their relationship, a vivid picture of the medical profession is drawn. The soundtrack and background score were composed by [[Ouseppachan]]. The film was released on 19 October 2012 to widespread critical acclaim. It won four [[Kerala State Film Awards]], including [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film|Best Popular Film]], [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]], and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for Prithviraj Sukumaran.

==Plot==
{{Long plot|date=October 2021}}
Dr. Ravi Tharakan ([[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]) is a renowned [[cardiothoracic surgery|cardiothoracic surgeon]] working in a private hospital. The plot begins with a traumatised girl being brought to the hospital. Ravi decides to operate on the girl for free, against the wishes of her father. The girl dies during the surgery. Her father and a few local politicians accuse Ravi for the death and protest in the hospital. Ravi is forced to flee through the back door, followed by the girl's relatives. He has an accident on the way and goes missing without any trace. The girl's death gains media attention, and the police start a thorough search for Ravi. The hospital management clears its name by sacking Ravi, but the chairman's private secretary Diya ([[Rima Kallingal]]) expresses dissatisfaction over the hospital's decision and starts a search on her own. She is very much attached to Ravi, who had once convinced her the importance of following [[ethics]] in the medical profession. She meets Dr. Vivek ([[Narain (actor)|Narain]]), who is a very close friend and a former classmate of Ravi.

At the private medical college where Ravi completed his medical degree, he and Vivek were amongst the worst students. They were irresponsible in their studies and were not even able to distinguish between surgical instruments. Ravi had a campus romance, a junior [[Muslim]] student named Sainaba aka Sainu ([[Samvrutha Sunil|Samvrutha]]). After completing the course, Ravi and Vivek were left with two options: either to pay the college {{INR}}5 lakh or to do an internship in a village hospital. Vivek opts to pay. Ravi, who is not able to get the cash from his father Thomas Tharakan ([[Prem Prakash]]), chooses to work in the Redemption Hospital in [[Munnar]], which is run by Dr. Samuel ([[Prathap Pothen]]) — an [[altruism|altruistic]] physician who, by his absolute devotion to his profession, lives a lonely life. On his way to Munnar, Ravi's car crashes with a police vehicle. and Ravi is in turn harassed by S. I. Purushothaman ([[Kalabhavan Mani]]). Ravi lodges a complaint and gets the officer suspended.

Ravi initially finds the job at the hospital uninteresting, mainly due to the uncompromising Samuel, who is very strict. He hates the lonely stay in a "jail-like" staff-quarters. The only consolations for Ravi are the letters by Sainu and occasional phone calls to Vivek. Ravi is soon accompanied by Dr. Supriya ([[Remya Nambeesan]]), another junior doctor, who helps him develop an interest in the job. However, he still finds it difficult to adjust to Samuel. Some months later, Samuel informs Ravi about a phone call that he received from Sainu's parents, who are planning to marry Sainu to someone else. Samuel was also asked to forbid Ravi from meeting or calling her. Ravi seeks help from Vivek, who secretly makes all arrangements for Ravi's and Sainu's marriage in [[Kochi]], but Ravi is stopped by Purushothaman on his way to Kochi, in the name of a routine check. The officer who was actually waiting to avenge his suspension does not leave Ravi even after hearing about the marriage. Ravi arrives late only to see a [[house arrest]]ed Sainu, who has unwillingly agreed for another marriage.

This incident shakes Ravi completely. His lonely stay in Munnar also haunts him, but he is able to be sincere to his job. One day, a girl is brought to the hospital in a serious condition. Ravi, the only duty doctor, rushes to her but decides not to attend the case after knowing that she is Purushothaman's daughter. He rejects the requests of hospital staff and other inmates. Not even the tears shed by Purushothaman at his feet are enough to melt his heart. The girl's condition becomes very serious, but she is saved by Samuel, who arrives sometime later. An angry Samuel slaps Ravi for his negligence. Insulted, Ravi decides to leave the place immediately but is stopped by Supriya, who supports Samuel's action. The next day, Ravi is summoned by a committee for investigation of a complaint filed by Purushothaman. Ravi is silent throughout the interrogation, and the committee decides to recommend that the Medical Council cancel his recognition. However, Samuel testifies for Ravi stating that Ravi is innocent and since the girl is saved, there arises no case of medical negligence. This incident and Samuel's testifying turns out to be an eye-opener for Ravi. His attitude to the purpose of life changes completely which he is able to follow throughout his later life. He leaves Redemption Hospital after his internship and leaves for [[London]] to pursue his higher studies, and later works in hospitals and gains a name for being service-minded.

Having known more about Ravi from Vivek and Supriya, Diya comes to the conclusion that Ravi might have gone to meet Samuel. The police also tracks him at Munnar after tracing his phone calls. In a cemetery, Ravi is shown talking to Samuel about the girl's death, but it is later shown that Samuel is no more and that it was the news of Samuel's death that brought Ravi to Munnar. Ravi is arrested by the police and is brought to court. He is acquitted in the case after the dead girl's mother testifies for Ravi stating that it was upon her behest that Ravi opted to operate the girl.

In the final scene, Ravi is shown sitting in front of the Redemption Hospital, with a narration from himself playing simultaneously, "This is the place where Dr. Ravi Tharakan was born."

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] as Dr. Ravi Tharakan
* [[Prathap Pothen]] as Dr. Samuel
* [[Narain (actor)|Narain]] as Dr. Vivek
* [[Samvrutha Sunil]] as Sainaba aka Sainu
* [[Rima Kallingal]] as Diya
* [[Remya Nambeesan]] as Dr. Supriya
* [[Swasika]] as Neethu
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as ASI Purushothaman
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Thomachan
* [[Prem Prakash]] as Thomas Tharakan
* [[Anil Murali]] as Dead kid's father
* [[Surabhi Lakshmi]] as Dead kid's mother
* [[Ramu (actor)|Ramu]]
* [[Sukumari]] as Sister Lucy
* [[Ambika Mohan]] as Mary Thomas
* [[Sidhartha Siva]] as Babuji
* [[Hemanth Menon]] as Jojo
* [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]] as DCP Ameer Muhammad
* [[Balachandran Chullikkadu]] as External Examiner
* [[Sreenath Bhasi]] as Rahul
* Dinesh as T. P. Ramesh (Member)
* Deepika Mohan as Doctor
* Manju Satheesh as Purushothaman's wife
* Kavitha Lakshmi as Victim's mother

{{colend}}

==Production==
The film was produced by Prem Prakash under the banner of Prakash Movie Tone and distributed by Century Films. The costume designer is [[Sameera Saneesh]] who worked in films such as ''[[Ustad Hotel]]'' and ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]''. Audiography was done by [[M. R. Rajakrishnan]]. Raghu Ram Varma is the associate director and Gokul Das is the art director.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cityjournal.in/ayalum-njanum-thammil-at-thrissur/ |title='Ayalum njanum thammil' at Thrissur |publisher=Cityjournal.in |date=17 July 2012 |access-date=16 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818210710/http://cityjournal.in/ayalum-njanum-thammil-at-thrissur/ |archive-date=18 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] plays the lead role with [[Narain (actor)|Narain]]. [[Samvritha Sunil|Samvrutha Sunil]] plays the lead heroine, while [[Rima Kallingal]] and [[Remya Nambeeshan]] plays the secondary heroines.<ref>{{cite web|author=Priya Sreekumar DC Kochi |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/prithvi%E2%80%99s-ayalum-njaanum-thammil-233 |title=Prithvi's Ayalum, Njaanum Thammil |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=9 July 2012 |access-date=16 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029103940/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/prithvi%E2%80%99s-ayalum-njaanum-thammil-233 |archive-date=29 October 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
[[Prathap Pothan]] plays the role of the senior doctor. The cinematography is handled by [[Jomon T. John]] after ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'', who has been emerging cameraman who excelled with his 7D camera. The film started its shoot at 11 July at [[Shoranur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Lal%20Jose's%20next:%20%E2%80%9CAyalum%20Njanum%20Thammil%E2%80%9D-4287-1 |title=Lal Jose's next: "Ayalum Njanum Thammil": News – Movie News, Film News, Cinema News – Malayalam Movie News |publisher=Metromatinee.com |date=10 July 2012 |access-date=16 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713013734/http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Lal%20Jose's%20next:%20%E2%80%9CAyalum%20Njanum%20Thammil%E2%80%9D-4287-1 |archive-date=13 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its shoot restarted on 3 August 2012 at [[Munnar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/first-look-ayalum-njanum-thammil/20120723.htm |title=First Look: Director Lal Jose's Ayalum Njanum Thammil |work=Rediff.com |date=23 July 2012 |access-date=16 November 2012}}</ref> The film pictures parts of [[Kochi]], [[Thiruvalla]], [[Kottayam]], [[Munnar]] and [[Thrissur]]. [[Government Medical College, Kottayam|Kottayam Medical College]] was also pictured in this film. Audiography was by [[M. R. Rajakrishnan]]

==Reception==
===Critical reception===

Paresh C. Palicha of [[Rediff.com]] gave a positive review of 3 out of 5 and said "Ayalum Njanum Thammil is yet another must-watch film from director Lal Jose, and Prithviraj is an added bonus." "Prithviraj has given his career's best performance in Ayalum Njanum Thammil", says Palicha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-ayalum-njanum-thammil/20121022.htm |title=Prithviraj is superb in Ayalum Njanum Thammil |work=Rediff.com |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=16 November 2012}}</ref>

A review by ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 3.5 out of 5 and said "Lal Jose makes Ayalum Njanum Thammil highly lovable with his discreet choice of locale, interiors and an array of characters who make the film endearing... The film radiates a grace that gently switches between the past and the present to reveal the life of Dr Ravi Tharakan (Prithviraj). Ravi Tharakan becomes one of the most brilliant portrayals done by the Prithviraj."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/movie-review/16901038.cms |title=Ayalum Njanum Thammil movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 November 2012}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film became a box office success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madhyamam.com/en/node/16562|title=Lal Jose eyeing Bollywood with 'Diamond Necklace' remake|publisher=[[Madhyamam]]|date=30 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/prithviraj-wants-amitabh-bachchan-for-malayalam-film-remake-611701|title=Prithviraj wants Amitabh Bachchan for Malayalam film remake|publisher=NDTV MOVIES|date=22 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/news-articles/top-20-and-flop-20-malayalam-films-2012-4892|title=Top 20 and Flop 20 : Malayalam films 2012|publisher=Metromatinee.com|date=1 January 2013|access-date=17 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033150/http://www.metromatinee.com/news-articles/top-20-and-flop-20-malayalam-films-2012-4892|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film collected {{INR}}7 crore (final run) from Kerala box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/khiladi-786-disappoints-talaash-strong/|title='Khiladi 786' disappoints, 'Talaash' strong!|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=11 December 2012}}</ref>

==Accolades==
;[[Kerala State Film Awards]] ([[2012 Kerala State Film Awards|2012]])
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film|Best Film With Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – [[Lal Jose]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Comedian|Best Comedy Actor]] – [[Salim Kumar]]

; [[South Indian International Movie Awards]] ([[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|2013]]) (Malayalam)
* [[SIIMA Award for Best Director – Malayalam|Best Director]] – [[Lal Jose]]
* Nominated—[[SIIMA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
* Nominated—[[SIIMA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]
* Nominated—Best Actor in a Supporting Role – [[Prathap Pothen]]
* Nominated—Best Comedian – [[Salim Kumar]]
* Nominated—Best Music Director – [[Ouseppachan]]
* Nominated—Best Lyricist – [[Sarath Vayalar]] for "Azhalinte"

; [[Filmfare Awards South]] ([[60th Filmfare Awards South|2013]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/60th-idea-filmfare-awards-2013-south-nominations-3603-2.html#descArticle |title=60th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 (South) Malayalam Nominations|newspaper=[[Filmfare]]|access-date=5 July 2013}}</ref>
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam|Best Film – Malayalam]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam|Best Director – Malayalam]] – [[Lal Jose]]

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Ayalum Njanum Thammil
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Ouseppachan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2012|10|7}}
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=39|s=34}}
| language = Malayalam
| label = [[East Coast Vijayan|Eastcoast Audios]]
| producer = [[Ouseppachan]]
| prev_title = [[Kalikalam]]
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = [[Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal]]
| next_year = 2012
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 39:34
| all_lyrics = [[Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma]]
| all_music = [[Ouseppachan]]
| title1 = Azhalinte Azhangalil
| extra1 = [[Nikhil Mathew]]
| length1 = 5:39
| title2 = Januvariyil
| extra2 = [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Franco Simon]], Cicily
| length2 = 4:54
| title3 = Thulli Manjinullil
| extra3 = Gayathri
| length3 = 5:00
| title4 = Thulli Manjinullil
| note4 = Male
| extra4 = [[Najim Arshad]]
| length4 = 4:55
| title5 = Azhalinte Azhangalil
| note5 = Female
| extra5 = [[Abhirami Ajai]]
| length5 = 5:38
| title6 = Thulli Manjinullil
| note6 = Instrumental
| length6 = 5:00
| title7 = Januvariyil
| note7 = Instrumental
| length7 =4:54
| title8 = Azhalinte Azhangalil
| note8 = Instrumental
| length8 =5:39
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{facebook.com|AyalumNjanumThammilOfficial}}
* {{IMDb title|2476214}}

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