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| Directed by | Thaha
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| Produced by | M. M. Hamsa |
| Starring | Dileep Harisree Ashokan Nithya Das Cochin Haneefa Salim Kumar |
| Cinematography | Saloo George |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Music by | Ouseppachan
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam
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Ee Parakkum Thalika (Template:Translation) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language slapstick comedy drama film directed by Thaha and starring Dileep,[1] Harisree Ashokan, Nithya Das, and Cochin Haneefa. It was written by V. R. Gopalakrishnan.[2] The film also marked the debut of Nithya Das.[3] The story follows bus owner Unnikrishnan and his assistant, Sundareshan, who live and sleep in their bus. It is considered one of the best slapstick comedy movies in Malayalam cinema and was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam movie of the year 2001.[4] The bus known as Thamarakshan Pilla, which is a central figure in the movie, eventually developed into a cult figure in Kerala.[5][6][7]
Plot
Unnikrishnan (Dileep) owns and drives an old bus,[8] received as compensation for his father Thamarakshan Pillai's road accident, which killed Pillai, who was a chenda master. Unni faces consequences due to the pathetic condition of the bus, named after his father. He sells several valuable things to maintain the bus. His friend and distant relative, Sundareshan (Harishree Ashokan), is his only companion and the bus's cleaner. A mouse has eaten Sundareshan's passport and spoiled his chances of going abroad causing him further distress. Some part of the film's comedy involves Sundareshan running behind the mouse for revenge. A live TV show in which Unni badmouths Circle Inspector Veerappan Kurup (Cochin Haneefa) lands him in more trouble when the former commands Unni to leave the city with the bus. Sreedhara Kaimal (Oduvil Unnikrishnan), a banker and well-wisher, tries to help Unni with a bank loan to run a mobile kitchen (Thattukada) from his bus.
The plot takes a turn when a girl named Basanthi (Nithya Das) enters the bus as a nomad. She is actually Gayathri, the daughter of an influential and politically powerful minister R. K. Santhanam in Puducherry. Santhanam forces Gayathri to join politics, which made her leave home. Initially, Gayathri refuses to leave the bus, despite Unni's and Sundareshan's constant efforts. The police trace her and take her back to Santhanam's custody. Santhanam is making arrangements for her marriage to someone else. Meanwhile, Unni realizes that he cannot live without Gayathri. He and Sundareshan secretly enter her house. When Unni and his friends plan to take Gayathri, Santhanam finds them inside the almirah. Santhanam's men start beating up Unni despite Gayathri's pleas to stop. A terribly wounded Unni fights back and refuses to let go of Gayathri and Santhanam realises their true love, letting his daughter go with Unni on his bus.
Cast
Reception
Ee Parakkum Thalika was a major commercial success.[9] The film was one of the few films of the year that could retrieve its cost of investment and make a profit.[10][11] It is considered one of Dileep's first solo hits.[1] The success of the film further enhanced Dileep's stardom and established him as a bankable star.[10] In a year-end trade analysis by Rashtra Deepika, they called Ee Parakkum Thalika the biggest financial success of the year and termed it a "surprise hit"[12][13] It was the second-longest running Malayalam film of 2001, after the Mohanlal starrer Ravanaprabhu.[12]
Soundtrack
Remakes
The film was remade as Aaduthu Paaduthu in Telugu,[14] as Dakota Express in Kannada and as Sundara Travels in Tamil.[15] Many scenes from the movie inspired parts of the Hindi movie Chal Chala Chal.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rise of a superstar(15 July 2005). Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ↑ Thaha to direct Suresh Gopi. Yahoo! Movies India(27 August 2001). Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ↑ Nitya Das. my-kerala.com(7 May 2002). Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ↑ ജൂലെെ നാല്: മെഗാ ഹിറ്റായ നാല് ചിത്രങ്ങളും കൂട്ടുകെട്ടും, ഹരിശ്രീ അശോകൻ പറയുന്നു, മേനോൻ, ശ്രീലക്ഷ്മി. Mathrubhumi(4 July 2020). Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ Parakkum Thalika was a hit; But Thamarakshan Pillai is now a pain. ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ താമരാക്ഷന് പിള്ള ബസ്റന്റയെ വില എത്രയാണെന്ന് അറിയാമോ? വെളിപ്പെടുത്തി ക്യാമറമാന് സാലു ജോര്ജ്|ee parakum thalika|Saloo George|thamarakshan pillai bus. East Coast Movies & Entertainments News(26 October 2019). Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ #FilmyFriday! Ee Parakkum Thalika: Fasten your seatbelts, and get ready for the crazy ride. The Times of India(Mar 25, 2022).
- ↑ Ee Parakkum Thalika — Movie Profile. seventymm.com. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ↑ Dileep and July 4 connection: Fans trend #GoldenDayOfDileep on Twitter(4 July 2020).
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Template:Cite magazine
- ↑ Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku. Sify(12 February 2004).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 പറക്കും തളികയും ഷക്കീല തരംഗവും -Malayalam Cinema 2001 - Year End Magazine Report(22 April 2020).
- ↑ Dileep (Dileep Gopalakrishnan). webindia123. com. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ↑ Aaduthu Paaduthu. Sify. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ↑ Sundhara Travels, Mannath, Malini. Chennai Online. Retrieved 31 October 2024.