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Njangal Santhushtaranu (transl. We are happy) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language domestic drama film directed by Rajasenan and starring Jayaram and Abhirami in lead roles.




Plot


Sanjeevan is a police commissioner who lives with his widowed father and two younger sisters. He is also a singer in the police troupe along with police constable, Salperu Sadanandan, who is living with his two wives, Kamakshi and Meenakshi. He is engaged to Geethu, the daughter of the Director General of Police, and finally gets married.
Geethu has been pampered since childhood and is spoiled by her parents. She is very proud of her DGP father and often boasts of her being the DGP's daughter.
After marriage, Geethu causes misery to Sanjeevan's sisters. On the day of Geethu's parent's wedding anniversary, Sanjeevan does not reach home as he investigates a case and gets into a fight with a gang of thugs on the way back. Geethu plays a cruel trick by informing the police control room that Sanjeevan has died. His family is in pain, and when Sanjeevan returns home, everybody is shocked. He finds out that Geethu is the mastermind behind the trick and slaps her for her deed. She goes back to her home in anger.
Geethu's family reveals to her that she is an adopted child. Their second child, Manu, a computer addict was born after her adoption. Hence, she should not feel proud of her legacy. Ashamed of herself, Geethu runs away to an orphanage. Her family visits her and reveals that Sanjeevan knew about her past before marriage and was willing to marry her. Finally, Geethu returns to Sanjeevan's home and starts life afresh.




Cast


Jayaram as City Police Commissioner Sanjeevan Pillai IPS
Abhirami as Geethu Sanjeevan
Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Retd. Head Constable "Marmam" Gopala Pillai, Sanjeevan's Father
Narendra Prasad as DGP Rajasekharan Nair IPS, Geethu's adopted father
Jagathy Sreekumar as Head Constable "Salperu" Sadanandan, Sanjeevan's friend
Janardhanan as DIG Idikkula Ittoop IPS
Cochin Haneefa as Kannappan, Geethu's uncle
Seena Antony as Savitri, Sanjeevan's sister
Manju Pillai as Kamakshi
N. F. Varghese as Gurukkal
Bindu Panicker as Soudamini, Geethu's aunt
Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Mother of the Orphanage
K. T. S. Padannayil as IG Ashokan IPS
Bobby Kottarakkara as Govindan, Policeman
Kochu Preman as Chandran, Policeman
Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai as Balan, Policeman
Pushkala Sivanandan as Geethu’s adopted mother
Sreekandan Nair as Sreekandan Nair (Show Host)
Prajeesh Balachandran as Manu, Geethu’s younger brother




Soundtrack


The film's soundtrack contains eight songs, all composed by Ouseppachan, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair.




Controversies


Even though the movie was a blockbuster, after several years it received criticism due to the male chauvinism in the main plot. Actress Abhirami who played the heroine role in this movie had the same opinion about the film.




References






External links


Njangal Santhushtaranu at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Njangal Santhushtaranu
• Abhirami (actress, born 1983)
• Sreekandan Nair
• Manju Pillai
• Narendra Prasad
• Jayaram filmography
• Rajasenan
• Cochin Haneefa
• N. F. Varghese
• Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai