Dhosth (2001 Malayalam film)
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| Dhosth | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Thulasidas |
| Written by | Udaykrishna Siby K. Thomas |
| Based on | Kannedhirey Thondrinal (Tamil) |
| Produced by | Yamuna |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Saloo George |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Music by | Songs: Vidyasagar Background score: S.P. Venkatesh |
Production company | Kottarakkara Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Dhosth (transl. Friend) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Thulasidas.[1] It stars Kunchacko Boban, Dileep and Kavya Madhavan. The film was a Super Hit at the box office.[2][3] It is the Malayalam remake of Tamil movie Kannedhirey Thondrinal released in 1998.[4]
Plot
Vijay (Kunchako Boban), a rich guy meets a girl Geethu (Kavya Madhavan) in Coimbatore railway station while travelling to Chennai to join engineering and it is love at first sight for Vijay. Ajith (Dileep) also studies in same college where Vijay joins and initially both Vijay and Ajith develop clashes. Geethu is the sister of Ajith and without knowing that Vijay meets Geethu on a few more situations in Chennai and conveys his love towards her but Geethu does not reciprocate and keeps distance with Vijay.
One day, Vijay saves Ajith’s life from a few thugs and this makes the two get close to each other and become best friends. Ajith’s mother does not like any of Ajith’s friends visiting their home and once insults Vijay when Ajith has invited Vijay to his home. Later on his mother gets to know about Vijay’s good character and apologizes to him and also invites to their home. Now Vijay comes to know that Geethu is Ajith’s sister and feels bad that he is in love with his best friend’s sister.
But Vijay’s friend tells him that there is no harm in it as Vijay started loving Geethu even before he met Ajith. This makes Vijay to continue his efforts to woo Geethu. Geethu after a point starts developing affection towards Vijay realizing his true love for her and also gets attracted by his character. Meanwhile, Ajith gets furious while encountering a guy on a few more occasions. One day, Ajith informs Vijay about a problem that had occurred in Ajith’s family a few years back. Ajith had one more sister (Indhu) and she eloped with his then close friend on the day of her marriage which made Ajith’s family to abandon her. Ajith felt betrayed by his close friend.
Now Vijay feels bad about his love towards Geethu and decides not to betray Ajith and his family by disclosing his love towards Geethu as he trusts his friendship more than love and starts avoiding Geethu. Geethu understands that Vijay keeps distance with her now. Ajith arranges for Geethu's wedding but she meets Vijay and requests him to marry her for which Vijay refuses as he does not want do the same mistake done by Ajith’s friend before as he values friendship more and decides to leave to Coimbatore. Suddenly Vijay gets a phone call from Ajith saying that Geethu has consumed poison and has been admitted in the hospital. Vijay rushes to hospital along with his friend where he tells everything to Ajith and his family. Ajith feels proud about Vijay’s value for friendship and agrees for their marriage.
Production
The film cast Kunchako Boban And Dileep the popular youth stars in Malayalam at that time. It was shot in Ernakulam and nearby places. The campus scenes were shot at Christ College, Irinjalakuda.
Cast
- Kunchacko Boban as Vijay
- Dileep as Ajith
- Kavya Madhavan as Geethu
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Ettuveettil Kuttappan
- Kalabhavan Mani as V.Jayan
- Shiju as Shankar
- Baburaj as Alex Britto
- Anju Aravind as Devika
- Shruthi Raj as Chinju
- Bindu Panicker as Latha
- Jayasurya as College Student
- Urmila Unni as Ajith's and Geethu's Mother
- Ravi Vallathol as Ajith's and Geethu's Father
- Subair as Police Officer
- Jose Pellissery as Chinju's Father
- Babu Swamy as College Principal
- Kanakalatha as College Professor
Soundtrack
Music : Vidyasagar, Lyrics: S. Ramesan Nair.
| Song Title | Singers | Raga(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Dosth" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Biju Narayanan | |
| "Maari Praave" | Malgudi Subha, Balabhaskar | |
| "Manju Pole" | Srinivas | |
| "Kilipenne" (male) | K. J. Yesudas | Kapi |
| "Kilipenne" (female) | K. S. Chithra | Kapi |
| "Kilippenne" (duet) | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra | Kapi |
| "Thathamma peru" | Sujatha Mohan, K. J. Yesudas |
References
- ^ "Thulasidas". IMDb. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Dosth (2001) | Dosth Movie | Dosth Malayalam Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Dosth, retrieved 11 June 2020
- ^ "Movie Buff". Movie Buff.
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