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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kottaram Veetile Apputtan<br />
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| director = [[Rajasenan]]<br />
| producer = Kalligoor Sasi<br/>P. M. Basheer <br />
| story = [[C. V. Balakrishnan]] <br />
| screenplay = Mani Shornur<br/>Rajan Kizhekkanda<br/>(dialogues)<br />
| starring = [[Jayaram]]<br/>[[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]]<br />
| music = [[Berny-Ignatius]]<br />
| cinematography = [[K. P. Nambiathiri]]<br />
| editing = G. Murali<br />
| studio = United Vision<br />
| distributor = Seven Star<br />
| released = {{Film date|1998|11|30|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 162 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
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'''''Kottaram Veetile Apputtan''''' is a 1998 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Romantic Comedy Film|romantic comedy]]-[[drama film]] directed by [[Rajasenan]], starring [[Jayaram]] and [[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]] in the lead. It was dubbed into Tamil as ''Aranmanaikaran'' and later remade in Telugu as ''[[Manasunna Maaraju]]'' and in Tamil as ''[[Sound Party]]''.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film tells the story of a rich orphan - Apputtan, a generous and liberal man. He helps settle the financial woes of people in the village. He is attracted to a girl whose education he has been sponsoring. Whilst away she writes him letters in gratitude of the education he is providing her however he misinterprets her gratitude for love. He decides to not tell her of his love, believing that she reciprocates his feelings. Over the 5-year period of her education, he buys her weddings gifts in hope that he can give it to her one day. Once she graduates and returns as a doctor he builds her a medical clinic so she can work in their town. Further misunderstandings and confusion occurs. Her father who is an alcoholic and Apputan's enemy team up by arranging her marriage with the enemy's son. Eventually, the film ends well with the girl finally coming to know about his love and developing an interest towards Apputtan.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/nov06/south.htm|author=R. Parameswaran|title=On the sets - Kottaram Veetile Apputtan |magazine=[[Screen India]] |date=30 November 2001 |accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Jayaram]] as Appukuttan (Appoottan)<br />
* [[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]] as Dr. Ambili<br />
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Madhavan<br />
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Maniyan<br />
* [[Mamukoya]] as Kunjahammedkutty<br />
* [[Bobby Kottarakkara]] as Vakkachan<br />
* [[Indrans]] as Ramankutty<br />
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Kozhikkaden Achuthan Nambyar<br />
* [[Narendra Prasad]] as Ravunni <br />
* [[Nandhu]] as Photographer<br />
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Appottan's mother<br />
* Roslin as Saraswati <br />
* [[Devi S.]] as Chinnu (Amblili's Sister)<br />
* [[Kannur Sreelatha]] as Sarojini<br />
* [[Darshana]] as Chandrika<br />
* [[Kuttyedathi Vilasini]] as Kunjulakshmi Amma<br />
* [[Anitha Nair]] as Daughter of Kunjulekshmi Amma<br />
* [[Thalapathi Dinesh]] as Pandi<br />
* Chandni Shaju as Omanakutty (Cameo)<br />
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== Location ==<br />
* [[Melila]], [[Kulathupuzha]] [[Kottavattom]] [[Narickal]] in [[Kottarakkara]] Taluk of [[Kollam district]]<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by [[Berny-Ignatius]]. Lyrics were by [[S. Ramesan Nair]], [[Panthalam Sudhakaran]] and [[Chittoor Gopi]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Raga(s)<br />
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| 1<br />
| "Aavanipponnoonjal Aadikkam"<br />
| [[M. G. Sreekumar]] || [[Abheri]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Aavanipponnoonjaal Aadumpol"<br />
| [[K. S. Chithra]] || Abheri<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Ambottee"<br />
| M. G. Sreekumar, [[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] ||[[Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)|Sindhu Bhairavi]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Ente Mounaraagaminnu"<br />
| [[K. J. Yesudas]], K. S. Chithra || [[Dharmavati]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5<br />
| "Karalinte Novarinjal"<br />
| K. J. Yesudas ||<br />
|-<br />
| 6<br />
| "Naalukettin Akathalathil"<br />
| M. G. Sreekumar ||<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0273316}}<br />
* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4948 ''Kottaram Veettile Apputtan''] at the Malayalam Movie Database<br />
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[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Kollam]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Rajasenan]]<br />
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