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Akashadoothu

January 07, 2023

For the 2011 Malayalam-language television series, see Akashadoothu (TV series).

Akashadoothu is a 1993 Indian Malayalam family drama film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by Dennis Joseph, with Madhavi and Murali in the lead roles. The film tells the tale of a woman suffering from leukemia. The plot of the film was inspired from the 1983 American film Who Will Love My Children?.[1]

Akashadoothu
Directed bySibi Malayil
Written byDennis Joseph
Produced byThomas Korah
Prem Prakash
Sajan Varghese
StarringMadhavi
Murali
CinematographyAnandakuttan
Edited byL. Bhoominathan
Music byOuseppachan
O. N. V. Kurup (lyrics)
Production
company
Anupama Cinema
Distributed byCentury Release
Release date
  • 1993 (1993)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

The film was critically acclaimed and became a blockbuster and was the highest grossing Malayalam film at the time of release. The film ran for over 365 days in theatres. One of the most influential melodramas of the 1990s in Malayalam, the film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare. Madhavi won Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress. The film was remade in Telugu as Matrudevobhava, in Kannada as Karulina Koogu, in Marathi as Chimani Pakhare and in Hindi as Tulsi.

A serial on Surya TV with the same name Akashadoothu was made as a sequel to the film. The film achieved cult status in the years following its release and regarded as one of the best emotional drama films in Malayalam cinema.[2]

Plot

The story revolves around Johnny and Annie, a married couple who had both grown up together in an orphanage. They fell in love and got married. The couple have four children; the eldest being a teenage girl named Meenu, twin boys Rony and Tony, and the youngest Monu, a toddler. Rony and Tony are about 8 years old and are very close to each other. Rony is physically handicapped. Johnny is a jeep driver by profession and Annie a violin teacher. Though the family struggles to live and make ends meet, they lead a happy life together, except for the moments when Johnny, a recurrent alcoholic spends most of his daily earnings at the local toddy shop. During an altercation between Johnny and the local milk delivery man Keshavan, the latter is humiliated in front of his family. Keshavan therefore decides to take revenge on Johnny.

One day, he sees Johnny's son Tony riding a bicycle on his way home. Keshavan increases the speed of the van he is driving and knocks Tony off the road. Some bystanders bring the injured Tony to the hospital. Despite being in a not so critical condition, Tony has lost a lot of blood and requires blood transfusion. While looking for suitable donors, it is discovered that Annie's blood sample has some abnormal characteristics and she cannot donate her blood. After further analysis, it is revealed that Annie is suffering from a late stage of leukaemia and that she only has a couple of months to a year to live. The news shocks both Johnny and Annie. Johnny reforms from his alcoholic demeanor and becomes more responsible. However, as fate takes a turn, one day when Johnny is on his way home with medicine for Annie, he gets into a fight with Keshavan and is killed. Annie is devastated but remains strong willed to take care of the family. She deeply worries about the future of her children. She does not want her children to grow up in an orphanage like she and Johnny did, growing up with the label as orphans. She decides to give her children up for adoption. She lies to her kids that the money she gets out of her classes is not sufficient for them to live and therefore she is going to Germany very soon, so they have to go to new houses and there will be new parents to love and take care of them. By now Meenu has come to know about her mother's condition and asks her about it. Annie is totally broken down. Both of them keeps this a secret between them.

Annie, with the help of the priest of their church – Father Vattappara – makes arrangements for the adoption of the kids. Monu is adopted by a leading Doctor. Annie wishes that both her boys Rony and Tony live together forever and hence expects a couple to adopt both of them. But they find it difficult to get people ready to accept the disabled boy. Finally, Annie decides to give Tony to a wealthy businessman and his wife. Meenu decides not to go to a new house and be with her Mum, but Annie and Father Vattappara convince her for the same. She is taken by a rich old man and his wife to their home. The only one left is Rony, the handicapped child. Annie and father Vattappara try hard to find someone to take care of him. Mean time Annie's doctor give her a hint that days are counted for her. She wishes to celebrate Christmas at her home with her kids and makes arrangements for it. She writes a letter to Meenu asking her to always keep in touch with her brothers so that the bond between the siblings remains forever. On the day before Christmas, Annie dreams that all her children have come to see her. She wakes up and happily runs to the door, only to realize that was a dream. She starts bleeding from her nose and understands that there isn't much time left for her, she prays in front of the Crucifix begging for a day more to live so that she can see her kids for the last time. She finds real blood flowing from the wounds of Jesus in the Cross and realizes that death has come for her. Later that night Rony finds her dead.

At her funeral, all her children and their newly adopted parents are there and after she is buried, the children and their families tearfully part ways, except for Rony who is about to be taken by Father Vattappara to the orphanage. The movie ends with Tony's adopted parents coming back, and Tony jumps out of the car and runs to Rony and the two embracing each other, as Tony's adopted father was moved during the farewell and agreed to take in Rony as well.

Cast

Awards

National Film Awards
Kerala State Film Awards
Filmfare Awards South

Casting

Geetha was initially approached to play the lead female role. She rejected the role citing date conflicts and eventually Madhavi was finalized for the role. [3]

Sequel serial

As a sequel to the movie, a serial with the same name started on 24 October 2011 on Surya TV.

Chippi played the character of Madhavi's daughter named 'Meenu'. Apart from her, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sukumari, Prem Prakash, Seema G. Nair played the lead roles. The song in the film 'Raapaadee Kezhunnuvo...' was used as the title song of the serial with the film clips as visuals. The story of the serial revolves around the reunion of the 4 siblings (Meenu, Ronnie, Tony & Monu). Also, they showed Jose Prakash in a special appearance on 25 Jan 2012, 26 Jan 2012 and, 17 Feb 2012. The serial ended on 4 October 2013 with a total of 501 episodes. The serial was produced by Chippi.

Cast

Box office

The film was both commercial and critical success.[4][5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film features 4 songs, written by O. N. V. Kurup and composed by Ouseppachan.

Sl no. Song Performer(s)
1 Kattile Mainaye K. S. Chitra
2 Raapadee Kezhunnuvo Yesudas
3 Shubhayatra Geethangal Yesudas
4 Raapadee Kezhunnuvo K.S. Chithra

References

  1. ^ https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Row-over-Kerala-State-Films-Award/articleshow/15137396.cms
  2. ^ "And Did They Live Happily Everafter?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ "I wasn't hesitant to act as the mother of four in 'Akashadoothu'". Mathrubhumi (in english).
  4. ^ "Iconic Malayalam scriptwriter Dennis Joseph passes away". The New Indian Express. 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Malayalam film scriptwriter Dennis Joseph passes away; Mammootty, Mohanlal tweet condolences". Firstpost. 11 May 2021.

External links

  • Akashadoothu at IMDb

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For the 2011 Malayalam language television series see Akashadoothu TV series This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Akashadoothu news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Akashadoothu is a 1993 Indian Malayalam family drama film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by Dennis Joseph with Madhavi and Murali in the lead roles The film tells the tale of a woman suffering from leukemia The plot of the film was inspired from the 1983 American film Who Will Love My Children 1 AkashadoothuDirected bySibi MalayilWritten byDennis JosephProduced byThomas KorahPrem PrakashSajan VargheseStarringMadhaviMuraliCinematographyAnandakuttanEdited byL BhoominathanMusic byOuseppachanO N V Kurup lyrics ProductioncompanyAnupama CinemaDistributed byCentury ReleaseRelease date1993 1993 CountryIndiaLanguageMalayalamThe film was critically acclaimed and became a blockbuster and was the highest grossing Malayalam film at the time of release The film ran for over 365 days in theatres One of the most influential melodramas of the 1990s in Malayalam the film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare Madhavi won Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress The film was remade in Telugu as Matrudevobhava in Kannada as Karulina Koogu in Marathi as Chimani Pakhare and in Hindi as Tulsi A serial on Surya TV with the same name Akashadoothu was made as a sequel to the film The film achieved cult status in the years following its release and regarded as one of the best emotional drama films in Malayalam cinema 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards 4 Casting 5 Sequel serial 6 Box office 7 Soundtrack 8 References 9 External linksPlot EditThe story revolves around Johnny and Annie a married couple who had both grown up together in an orphanage They fell in love and got married The couple have four children the eldest being a teenage girl named Meenu twin boys Rony and Tony and the youngest Monu a toddler Rony and Tony are about 8 years old and are very close to each other Rony is physically handicapped Johnny is a jeep driver by profession and Annie a violin teacher Though the family struggles to live and make ends meet they lead a happy life together except for the moments when Johnny a recurrent alcoholic spends most of his daily earnings at the local toddy shop During an altercation between Johnny and the local milk delivery man Keshavan the latter is humiliated in front of his family Keshavan therefore decides to take revenge on Johnny One day he sees Johnny s son Tony riding a bicycle on his way home Keshavan increases the speed of the van he is driving and knocks Tony off the road Some bystanders bring the injured Tony to the hospital Despite being in a not so critical condition Tony has lost a lot of blood and requires blood transfusion While looking for suitable donors it is discovered that Annie s blood sample has some abnormal characteristics and she cannot donate her blood After further analysis it is revealed that Annie is suffering from a late stage of leukaemia and that she only has a couple of months to a year to live The news shocks both Johnny and Annie Johnny reforms from his alcoholic demeanor and becomes more responsible However as fate takes a turn one day when Johnny is on his way home with medicine for Annie he gets into a fight with Keshavan and is killed Annie is devastated but remains strong willed to take care of the family She deeply worries about the future of her children She does not want her children to grow up in an orphanage like she and Johnny did growing up with the label as orphans She decides to give her children up for adoption She lies to her kids that the money she gets out of her classes is not sufficient for them to live and therefore she is going to Germany very soon so they have to go to new houses and there will be new parents to love and take care of them By now Meenu has come to know about her mother s condition and asks her about it Annie is totally broken down Both of them keeps this a secret between them Annie with the help of the priest of their church Father Vattappara makes arrangements for the adoption of the kids Monu is adopted by a leading Doctor Annie wishes that both her boys Rony and Tony live together forever and hence expects a couple to adopt both of them But they find it difficult to get people ready to accept the disabled boy Finally Annie decides to give Tony to a wealthy businessman and his wife Meenu decides not to go to a new house and be with her Mum but Annie and Father Vattappara convince her for the same She is taken by a rich old man and his wife to their home The only one left is Rony the handicapped child Annie and father Vattappara try hard to find someone to take care of him Mean time Annie s doctor give her a hint that days are counted for her She wishes to celebrate Christmas at her home with her kids and makes arrangements for it She writes a letter to Meenu asking her to always keep in touch with her brothers so that the bond between the siblings remains forever On the day before Christmas Annie dreams that all her children have come to see her She wakes up and happily runs to the door only to realize that was a dream She starts bleeding from her nose and understands that there isn t much time left for her she prays in front of the Crucifix begging for a day more to live so that she can see her kids for the last time She finds real blood flowing from the wounds of Jesus in the Cross and realizes that death has come for her Later that night Rony finds her dead At her funeral all her children and their newly adopted parents are there and after she is buried the children and their families tearfully part ways except for Rony who is about to be taken by Father Vattappara to the orphanage The movie ends with Tony s adopted parents coming back and Tony jumps out of the car and runs to Rony and the two embracing each other as Tony s adopted father was moved during the farewell and agreed to take in Rony as well Cast EditMadhavi as Annie Murali as Johnny Seena Antony as Meenu Ben K Alexander as Monu Martin Korah as Rony Joseph Antony as Tony Kuthiravattam Pappu as Chaandy Prem Prakash as Doctor Subair as Dr David Nedumudi Venu as Fr Vattappara Jagathy Sreekumar as Chemmachen Jose Prakash as Father Aaranmulla Ponnamma as Annaamma Thikkurissy Suvarna Mathew as Mini KPAC Lalitha as Annaamma s sister N F Varghese as Paalkkaran Milkman Keshavan Jose Pellissery as Vargese Bindu Panicker as Marikungu Indrans as DriverAwards EditNational Film AwardsBest Film on Family WelfareKerala State Film AwardsSecond Best Actress Madhavi Best Singer K J Yesudas Best Child Artist Seena AntonyFilmfare Awards SouthBest Malayalam Actress MadhaviCasting EditGeetha was initially approached to play the lead female role She rejected the role citing date conflicts and eventually Madhavi was finalized for the role 3 Sequel serial EditAs a sequel to the movie a serial with the same name started on 24 October 2011 on Surya TV Chippi played the character of Madhavi s daughter named Meenu Apart from her K P A C Lalitha Sukumari Prem Prakash Seema G Nair played the lead roles The song in the film Raapaadee Kezhunnuvo was used as the title song of the serial with the film clips as visuals The story of the serial revolves around the reunion of the 4 siblings Meenu Ronnie Tony amp Monu Also they showed Jose Prakash in a special appearance on 25 Jan 2012 26 Jan 2012 and 17 Feb 2012 The serial ended on 4 October 2013 with a total of 501 episodes The serial was produced by Chippi CastChippy Renjith K P A C Lalitha Sukumari Shiju Vineeth Prem Prakash Jose Prakash Seema G Nair Meera Krishna Sharika Menon Vishnu Prakash Raghavan Rajesh Hebbar Aadithyan Jayan Anil Murali Ambika Mohan Priyanka Nair Seema Geetha Nair Manju Satheesh Vishnu Prakash Suresh Kumar J Pallassery Sonia Vanitha Krishnachandran Archana MenonBox office EditThe film was both commercial and critical success 4 5 Soundtrack EditThe soundtrack of the film features 4 songs written by O N V Kurup and composed by Ouseppachan Sl no Song Performer s 1 Kattile Mainaye K S Chitra2 Raapadee Kezhunnuvo Yesudas3 Shubhayatra Geethangal Yesudas4 Raapadee Kezhunnuvo K S ChithraReferences Edit https m timesofindia com entertainment malayalam movies news Row over Kerala State Films Award articleshow 15137396 cms And Did They Live Happily Everafter The New Indian Express Retrieved 18 February 2022 I wasn t hesitant to act as the mother of four in Akashadoothu Mathrubhumi in english Iconic Malayalam scriptwriter Dennis Joseph passes away The New Indian Express 10 May 2021 Malayalam film scriptwriter Dennis Joseph passes away Mammootty Mohanlal tweet condolences Firstpost 11 May 2021 External links EditAkashadoothu at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akashadoothu amp oldid 1118353248, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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