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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kusruthi Kuruppu<br />
| image = Kusruthi Kuruppu VCD cover.jpg<br />
| caption = VCD cover<br />
| director = Venugopan<br />
| producer = Thommikunju Neendur<br />
| writer = [[Rafi Mecartin]]<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| starring = [[Jayaram]]<br>[[Meena (actress)|Meena]]<br>[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]]<br>[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]<br>[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]]<br>[[KPAC Lalitha]]<br />
| music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Venugopal Madathil]]<br />
| editing = [[K. Sankunni]]<br />
| studio = Suraj Productions<br />
| distributor = Maruti Release<br />
| released = {{Film date|1998|3|13|df=y}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kusruthi Kuruppu''''' ({{Translation|Mischievous Kurup}}) is a 1998 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama]] film directed by Venugopan and written by [[Rafi Mecartin]]. The film stars [[Jayaram]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] and [[KPAC Lalitha]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3125|title=Kusrithikkuruppu|accessdate=2014-10-27|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2879|title=Kusrithikkuruppu|accessdate=2014-10-27|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/kusruthi-kuruppu-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027152514/http://spicyonion.com/title/kusruthi-kuruppu-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=27 October 2014|title=Kusruthi Kuruppu|accessdate=2014-10-27|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref> The film was a box office success.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/meena-looks-enchanting-in-a-traditional-saree-in-her-latest-post/articleshow/74494490.cms | title=Meena looks enchanting in a traditional saree in her latest post - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] | date=5 March 2020 }}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Narendran is a well to do businessman. His parents are no more, but his father's three friends act as his extended family and advisors. He spends his evenings drinking with them and they act a support structure for him. His business is successful. But every once in a while, Narendran takes off without telling anyone and tries to live a simple life without anyone knowing about his financial status. Once on one such trip, he ends up in a village and rents a place owned by a local family. The couple who own the house have four children. The eldest, is married to a woman from a different faith. Narendran likes their family, the food and the overall simplicity of their lives. He eventually falls in love with the eldest daughter of the family, Meera. They get married with the blessings of her family and his father's friends. After the wedding he invites his in-laws to stay with him for a while. Thereafter, the movie takes a turn when her relatives start interfering in his business, with disastrous results. The rest of the movie shows how the hero handles the situation, and deals with his enemies too, who try to take advantage of the situation, as well as his wife and her relatives.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
* [[Jayaram]] as Narendran<br />
* [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Meera (dubbed by [[Ambili Prayag]])<br />
* [[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] Meera's father<br />
* [[KPAC Lalitha]] Meera's Mother<br />
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Bhaskaran, Meera's brother<br />
* [[Sudheesh]] as Gopu, Meera's brother<br />
* [[Bindu Panicker]] as Noor Jahaan, Bhaskaran's wife <br />
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] <br />
* [[Sankaradi]] as Captain <br />
* [[Paravoor Bharathan]] as Mathayi <br />
* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Narendran's secretary<br />
* [[Indrans]] as Suppan<br />
* [[Spadikam George]] as Prabhakaran<br />
* [[Philomina]] as Bhaskaran's mother in law<br />
}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] and the lyrics were written by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Maanathe Maamayile" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Gireesh Puthenchery]] || <br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Melleyen Kannile" (D) || K. J. Yesudas, [[K. S. Chithra]] || Gireesh Puthenchery || <br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Melleyen Kannile" (F) || K. S. Chithra || Gireesh Puthenchery || <br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Peelimukil Thaazhvarayil" || [[M. G. Sreekumar]] || Gireesh Puthenchery || <br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Thaarmakalkkanpulla" || K. J. Yesudas || Gireesh Puthenchery || <br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0273321|Kusruthi Kuruppu}}<br />
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[[Category:Malayalam-language comedy-drama films]]<br />
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