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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Megham<br />
| caption = VCD cover<br />
| image = Megham.jpg<br />
| director = [[Priyadarshan]]<br />
| producer = [[Suresh Balaje]]<br />
| screenplay = [[T. Damodaran]]<br />
| story = Priyadarshan<br />
| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br /> [[Dileep]]<br /> <br />
[[Sreenivasan]]<br /> [[Priya Gill]]<br />[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] <br /> [[Pooja Batra]]<br />[[Nedumudi Venu]]<br />[[Cochin Haneefa]]<br />[[Captain Raju]]<br />
| music = [[Ouseppachan]]<br />
| cinematography = Sanjeev Sankar<br />
| editing = N. Gopalakrishnan<br />
| studio = Sitara Combines<br />
| distributor = [[Pranavam Arts International|Pranavam Movies (P) Ltd]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1999|4|15|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 138 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Megham''''' ({{Translation|[[Cloud]]}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Priyadarshan]], written by [[T. Damodaran]], produced by [[Suresh Balaje]] and distributed by [[Mohanlal]] through [[Pranavam Arts International|Pranavam Movies]]. It stars [[Mammootty]], [[Dileep]], [[Priya Gill]], [[Pooja Batra]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], [[Sreenivasan]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Captain Raju]] and [[Cochin Haneefa]]. The music was composed by [[Ouseppachan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1259/malayalam/megham/index.htm|title=Megham (1999) &#124; Megham Malayalam Movie &#124; Movie Reviews, Showtimes|access-date=3 October 2010|archive-date=8 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008115653/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1259/malayalam/megham/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/5273/megham.html |title = Megham - Malayalam Movie Reviews, Trailers, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast … |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218031645/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/5273/megham.html |archive-date=18 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/when-pooja-batra-met-megham-co-star-mammootty-after-so-long-in-budapest-see-pics-2593207|title=When Pooja Batra Met Megham Co-Star Mammootty "After So Long" In Budapest. See Pics|work=NDTV}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
[[Colonel|Col]]. Ravi Varma Thampuran decides to go on leave for two months and travel alone to avoid depression after his wife leaves him. During his journey, he visits the home village of his subordinate, Manikandan, where he unexpectedly finds himself falling in love with Meenakshi. Consequently, he grants a divorce to his wife. However, he later discovers that Meenakshi is already engaged to Mani. Frustrated and angry, he initially directs his anger towards Manikandan. However, a visit from his estranged wife prompts him to reflect on his actions and acknowledge his mistakes. He then resolves to bring Meenakshi and Manikandan together, despite facing opposition from both families. To accomplish this, he stages Meenakshi's fake suicide. In the final scene, Col. Ravi Varma Thampuran is seen leaving, accompanied by the police, indicating that he is likely facing court-martial for preventing Manikandan from joining the troops at the war front earlier.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/lv24s4lRStI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200229174028/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv24s4lRStI Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv24s4lRStI| title = Megham Malayalam Full Movie {{!}} Mammootty, Priya Gill, Dileep {{!}} Family entertainer | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 17 August 2017 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Mammootty]] as Colonel Ravi Varma "R.V." Thampuran / Kelan<br />
* [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Sepoy O. Manikandan Nair / Mani<br />
* [[Sreenivasan]] as Shanmugham<br />
* [[Priya Gill]] as Meenakshi (Voiced by [[Bhagyalakshmi]])<br />
* [[Pooja Batra]] as Swathy (Voiced by [[Revathy]])<br />
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Aachamma, Mani and Meenakshi's grandmother<br />
* [[Mamukkoya]] as Kurup, Ravi's assistant and helper<br />
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Kumaran, Meenakshi's father<br />
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Kunjikuttan, Kumaran's youngest brother<br />
* [[T. R. Omana]] as Ravi's mother<br />
* Manka Mahesh as Aachamma's daughter and Manikandan's mother<br />
* [[Venu Nagavally]] as Colonel Sunny, Ravi's Friend<br />
* [[Major Ravi]] as Major Kumar<br />
* James Stalin as Ayyappan, Kumaran's younger brother<br />
* Sindhu as Manikandan's sister<br />
* Ajayan Adoor as Govindan Kutty, Manikandan's brother-in-law<br />
* [[Captain Raju]] as Brigadier, Swathy's father<br />
* [[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Govindan Nair (cameo)<br />
* Vijayan Peringode as Panchayat President (cameo)<br />
* Archived footages of [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Shobhana]] are also used<br />
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== Songs ==<br />
{{Track listing<br />
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| extra_column = Artist(s)<br />
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| all_lyrics = [[Gireesh Puthenchery]]<br />
| all_music = [[Ouseppachan]]. The song "Njanoru Pattu Paadam" is based on "Aye Meri Zohra Jabeen" from ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]''<br />
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| title1 = Manjukaalam Nolkkum<br />
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]<br />
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| title2 = Vilakku Vakkum<br />
| extra2 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]]<br />
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| title3 = Vilakku Vakkum<br />
| note3 = Instrumental<br />
| extra3 = [[Ouseppachan]]<br />
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| title4 = Thumbayum Thulasiyum<br />
| note4 = Male<br />
| extra4 = M. G. Sreekumar<br />
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| title5 = Thumbayum Thulasiyum<br />
| note5 = Female<br />
| extra5 = [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
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| title6 = Margazhiye Mallikaye<br />
| extra6 = M. G. Sreekumar, [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], K. S. Chithra<br />
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| title7 = Njanoru Pattu Paadam<br />
| extra7 = K. J. Yesudas<br />
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}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote, "This Mammootty starrer is amusing, in its true sense."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Megham |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/filmyfriday-megham-mammootty-starrer-is-amusing-in-its-true-sense/photostory/94091358.cms?picid=94091613 |access-date=2023-04-18 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0251833}}<br />
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[[Category:1999 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1999 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian musical comedy-drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by T. Damodaran]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Pollachi]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Palakkad]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Army in films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s musical comedy-drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Priyadarshan]]<br />
[[Category:1999 comedy-drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ouseppachan]]<br />
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