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{{Short description|2003 Indian Malayalam family drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ente Veedu Appoontem
| image = Ente-Veedu-Appuvinteyum.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Sibi Malayil]]
| producer = [[Prem Prakash]]
| writer = [[Bobby–Sanjay]]
| starring = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Kalidas Jayaram]]|[[Jayaram]]|[[Jyothirmayi]]}}
| music = [[Ouseppachan]]
| cinematography = [[Venugopal Madathil]]
| editing = L.Bhoominathan
| studio =
| distributor = Murali films
| released = {{Film date|2003|04|11|df=yes}}
| runtime = 143 minutes<ref name=":BBFC">{{Cite web |last= |title=Ente Veedu... Apoontem... |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/ente-veedu-apoontem-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0znduzmtk |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |language=en}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum''''' (transl. My home also for Appu) is a 2003 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[Drama (film and television)#Family drama|family drama]] film directed by [[Sibi Malayil]] and produced by [[Prem Prakash]].<ref name=":BBFC"></ref> It was the debut movie as scriptwriters of brothers [[Bobby–Sanjay|Bobby and Sanjay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Act-3-Scene-very-SUNNY/article15127548.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription |title=Act 3: Scene very sunny |last=Pradeep |first=K |access-date=13 March 2021 |date=4 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223163856/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Act-3-Scene-very-SUNNY/article15127548.ece |archive-date=2022-12-23}}</ref> The film starred [[Kalidas Jayaram]], [[Jayaram]], and [[Jyothirmayi]] in lead roles along with [[Kalashala Babu]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Salim Kumar]], [[Vishnu Unnikrishnan]], [[Shammi Thilakan]], [[Sanusha]], and [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] in supporting roles. It was remade in Tamil as ''[[Kannadi Pookal]]'' in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/News/3-2-05/parthi_female.htm |title=Behindwoods : Femme-fatale Parthiban |website=Behindwoods.com |access-date=2 April 2019 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402130710/http://www.behindwoods.com/News/3-2-05/parthi_female.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Kalidas won the [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]] for his performance in the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Star kids to rock M-Town |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Star-kids-to-rock-M-Town/articleshow/14645272.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=10 January 2017 |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816164516/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Star-kids-to-rock-M-Town/articleshow/14645272.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kalidas-jayaram-doing-movie-his-dad-90903 |title=Kalidas Jayaram on doing a movie with his dad |date=1 November 2018 |work=The News Minute |access-date=24 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205615/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kalidas-jayaram-doing-movie-his-dad-90903 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/In-the-limelight/article14639371.ece |title=In the limelight |date=15 September 2016 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=24 June 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624210429/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/In-the-limelight/article14639371.ece |archive-date=2021-06-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/happy-birthday-kalidas-jayaram-lesser-known-facts-about-the-charming-actor-that-will-make-you-his-fan/articleshow/79752210.cms |title=Happy Birthday Kalidas Jayaram: Lesser known facts about the charming actor that will make you his fan |access-date=22 June 2023 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=16 December 2020 |archive-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229072507/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/happy-birthday-kalidas-jayaram-lesser-known-facts-about-the-charming-actor-that-will-make-you-his-fan/articleshow/79752210.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Plot==
The movie revolves around Viswanathan, his wife, Meera, and his son, Vasudev, who are a happy family. Although Meera is Vasu's stepmother, they are very close to each other. Meera loves Vasu as her own son, and Vasu considers Meera as not only his mother but also his best friend.

Meera gives birth to a son and Vasu is the happiest. He names his little brother Appu and cares much for him. After Appu is born, his parents start paying more attention to the baby while Vasu feels left out. On Appu's birthday, Vasu buys him a small gift with the pennies he had saved. But when he sees everyone giving expensive and much costlier gifts, he feels disappointed and hides his gift. He feels insecure when he sees his parents caring for Appu more while not being attentive towards him. Feeling dejected, one day Vasu and his father fall into an argument and Vishwanathan goes to the extent of slapping Vasudev. This begins to create problems leading Vasu to unintentionally kill the baby, which in turn gets him imprisoned in the juvenile home. After completing the terms in the juvenile home, he comes back to the home and gets a surprise from Meera in the form of another baby as his step-brother. He also names that baby Appu and gives him the old gift he bought for the deceased baby. Viswanathan and Meera are happy about their bonding.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Kalidas Jayaram]] as Vasudev Vishwanathan<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/putham-pudhu-kaalai-jayaram-and-kalidas-on-acting-in-the-anthology/article32859975.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription |title=Putham Pudhu Kaalai- Jayaram and Kalidas on acting in the anthology |date=15 October 2020 |last1=Sunder |first1=Gautam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015130659/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/putham-pudhu-kaalai-jayaram-and-kalidas-on-acting-in-the-anthology/article32859975.ece |archive-date=2020-10-15}}</ref>
* [[Jayaram]] as Viswanathan
* [[Jyothirmayi]] as Meera Vishwanathan ([[voiceover]] by [[Praveena]])
* [[Kalashala Babu]] as Jayakumar, Meera's father<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/may/15/malayalam-movie-actor-kalasala-babu-passes-away-1814769.html |work=newindianexpress |title=Malayalam movie actor Kalasala Babu passes away |date=15 May 2018 |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-date=19 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019084719/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/may/15/malayalam-movie-actor-kalasala-babu-passes-away-1814769.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Meera's Aunty
* [[Shammi Thilakan]] as Chandran
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Doctor Krishnakumar, a child psychologist
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as C.I. Santhosh, Vishwanathan's friend
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Ganeshan, Chef in Juvenile Prison
* Arun Sathyan as Rajappan (Prisoner Boy)
* [[Vishnu Unnikrishnan]] as Prisoner Boy<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/A-different-act/article16687026.ece |title=A different act |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |first1=Nita |last1=Sathyendran |url-access=subscription |date=2016-11-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124181418/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/A-different-act/article16687026.ece |archive-date=2016-11-24 |access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/vishnu-unnikrishnan-is-finally-playing-the-hero-1.1937331 |title=Vishnu Unnikrishnan is finally playing the hero |work=[[Gulf News]] |date=29 November 2016 |access-date=8 March 2018 |archive-date=8 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308231642/http://m.gulfnews.com/amp/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/south-india/vishnu-unnikrishnan-is-finally-playing-the-hero-1.1937331 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Geetha Salam]] as Bhaskaran
* [[Subair]] as Sethumadhavan, Public Prosecutor
* Ambika Rao as Teacher
* [[Jose Prakash]] as Judge
}}

== Reception ==

=== Box office ===
The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/father-son-duo-who-won-kerala-state-film-awards/photostory/51372661.cms |title=Father son duo who won Kerala State Film Awards |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 September 2016 |access-date=8 March 2018 |archive-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002064150/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/father-son-duo-who-won-kerala-state-film-awards/photostory/51372661.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2005/feb/24ss.htm |title=Remake season down south! |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=23 February 2003 |access-date=8 March 2018 |archive-date=8 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308231356/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2005/feb/24ss.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030502061014/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=13026969&vsv=94 |title=2003 Vishu report card |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=13026969&vsv=94 |archive-date=2003-05-02 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
[[File:The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Best Child Artists Award for the year 2004 to Kalidas.jpg|thumb|Kalidas receiving the [[51st National Film Awards|Best Child Artist award]] from President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]]]
'''[[51st National Film Awards|National Film Awards 2003]]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/alphonse-puthren-direct-kalidas-jayaram-tamil-film-62673 |title=Alphonse Puthren to direct Kalidas Jayaram |work=[[The News Minute]] |date=26 May 2017 |access-date=8 March 2018 |archive-date=30 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630053416/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/alphonse-puthren-direct-kalidas-jayaram-tamil-film-62673 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://silverscreen.in/tamil/features/jayaram-interview-acting-is-always-fun/ |title=Jayaram Interview: "Acting Is Always Fun" |work=[[Silverscreen]] |date=17 July 2016 |access-date=8 March 2018 |archive-date=30 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930051030/http://silverscreen.in/tamil/features/jayaram-interview-acting-is-always-fun/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artiste]] – [[Kalidas Jayaram]]

'''[[Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Film Awards 2003]] '''
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]] - [[Prem Prakash]] ( film producer )
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director]] - [[Sibi Malayil]]

'''[[Asianet Film Awards]]'''

* [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Film|Asianet Film Award for Best Film]] - [[Prem Prakash]] ( film producer )

== See also ==
* [[List of Malayalam films of 2003]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0389973}}
*[https://archive.today/20130217230349/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/2649/ente-veedu-appuvinteyum.html ''Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum''] at [[Oneindia.in]]

[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:2003 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian family films]]
[[Category:Indian prison drama films]]
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Bobby-Sanjay]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sibi Malayil]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ouseppachan]]
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Child Artist National Award–winning performance]]

Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum - Revision history

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