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Revision as of 22:15, 15 October 2005 by Srkris (talk | contribs) (→Cult Characters and References)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Poochakkoru Mookkuthi (translation: A Nose-Ring for the Pussy Cat) is a cult screwball Malayalam film starring Nedumudi Venu, Sukumari, Mohanlal, Shankar, Menaka, Soman, Jagathi Sreekumar, Kuthiravattam Pappu, and Srinivasan.
The film, released in 1984, was the debut of noted Indian director Priyadarshan. The assistant director was Sibi Malayil, who went on to become a major director in his own right.
Poochakkoru Mookkuthi marked the first time the great Indian actor Mohanlal was directed by Priyadarshan. Priyadarshan was Mohanlal's friend and senior in college in Thiruvananthapuram. The film started a long association between the actor and director, which resulted in a number of now-classic comedies in Malayalam, including Kilukkam, Chitram, Vellaanakalude Naadu and Thenmavin Kombathu.
In 2003, Priyadarshan remade the film in Hindi, as Hungama, starring Paresh Rawal, Akshaye Khanna, et al.
Importance in Malayalam Cinema
Poochakkoru Mookkuthi provided the template for a number of screwball comedies that flooded the Malayalam film industry in the mid-eighties, many of them directed by Priyadarshan. These include Boeing Boeing, Aram + Aram = Kinnaram, Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu, and Odaruthammava Aalariyaam.
These comedies marked the entry of directors/screenwriters like Sathyan Anthikkad, Srinivasan and Priyadarshan, whose styles later matured into more sophisticated comedies. They also signaled the end of the long reign of the Bhasi-Bahadur pair in Malayalam comedy, and established the comic triumvirate of Pappu, Maala, and Jagathi.
M.G. Sreekumar, who was most prolific Malayalam singer of the 1990s, made his debut singing the title song of this movie.
Cult Characters and References
Some of the memorable characters and references in the movie have become legendary in cult circles. They include:
- Eeraali
- Thenga (Coconut) Govinda Pilla
- Idiyan Lambodaran
- Chembu Vaidyar (a botched reference to the great Carnatic musician Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar)
Quotes
- "Shruti maata, laya pita. Ennu vechaal, avataalam adikkunnavan thantha illaathavan" -- Menon to Chellappan.
- "Adi cheyyum upakaaram annan thambiyum cheyyilla" -- Nedumudi Venu.
- "Thanikku Idiyan Lambodaran ennu peru vannathu idi koduthitto atho idi konditto?" -- Thenga Govinda Pilla to Idiyan Lambodaran.
- "Number one lallu. Kovar Kazhutha. Vere kuzhappam onnum illa." -- Menaka, describing her muracherukkan played by Kuthiravattam Pappu.
- "Ee chinnathu ennu paranjathe, patta thanneya." -- Soman to Mohanlal.
- "Eda, pada vedichu Panthalathi chennappo pantham koluthi pada ennu paranja pole aayallo." -- Mohanlal to Soman.
- Soman: "Ithu kando? Madam Rooshay. Avalkku naaraathirikkaana......Itha, glamor kottaana, Yardley cream. Ithu thechaley, velukkum". Mohanlal: "Ikkanakkinu poyaale, saaru thekkaathe thanne vrithiyaayi velukkum."
Notable Dialogues
- Mohanlal vs Soman
Mohanlal: Eda oru cigarette undo?
Soman: Aa tharayil enganum thappu.. vella kuttiyum kitum.
- Nedumudi vs Sukumari
Nedumudi:Engotta panniyeyum kondu?
Sukumari: Panniyonnum alla patti annu
Nedumudi: Njan pattiyodannu chodichathu.
- Thenga Govindapilla vs Soman
Thenga Govinda Pilla (On the phone): ee Bombaykko? Business tripino? shari .. mallikayodu paranjekkam .. aa pinne vimanathil parakumbol kayyum thalayum onnum purathidaruthu .. sookshikanam.
- Chellapayar, Srinivasan and Pappu
Pappu: Chellapayeree, Chellapayaree .. muri unda muri?
Chellapayyar: Peru?
Pappu: Peeru... perallle peeru? .. peeru .. cheriyan nair.
Srinivasan: Cheriyan Nairo?, Appo achante peeru entha?
Pappu: kudiyakose menon?
Srinivasan: appo ammedyo?
Pappu: Mary Thampuratti
Srinivasan: Appo Hindu Christiani cross annalle?
Pappu: athatha pithatha poda..
- Sankaradi vs Mohanlal
Sankaradi: Ninne padipichade oru nashtakachavadam annu. Aa kashu kondu oru kozhiye medichirunnel aa kozhi muttayittu athu virija kozhikkalayi avar muttayittu athum virinju kozhikunjugal ayi enthu mathram kashu njan undakiyenne?
Mohanlal: Alla acha ee adyam virinja mutta poovan kozhi ayaal thendiya?