Kasalavu Nesam
| Kasalavu Nesam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Written by | Gopu Babu (dialogues) |
| Story by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by | B. Kailasam Geetha B. Kailasam |
| Starring | Venu Arvind |
| Cinematography | Prakashkumar |
| Music by | Rehaan |
Production company | |
Release date | 1999 |
| Language | Tamil |
Kasalavu Nesam is a 1999 Tamil comedy television series directed by K. Balachander and starring Venu Arvind. The series aired on Sun TV and Raj TV,[1] and is referred to as among Balachander's "most memorable".[2]
Plot
Gautam (Venu Arvind) is unemployed and when all his efforts in securing a job fail miserably, his friend recommends him for a job with a large business magnate. The catch is that in order to get the job, Gautam must marry the boss' dark-complexioned daughter. Against his better judgement, he marries her, but her lack of beauty makes him cringe. As fate would have it, he falls in love with a beautiful ghazal singer. Soon thereafter, his wife dies in an accident. The coast now being clear, Gautam happily marries the ghazal singer. However, his happiness is short-lived as he soon realizes that he now has two fathers-in-law. Life becomes miserable for Gautam with both his fathers-in-law enforcing their influence and their crazy ideas to his everyday life. Gautam laments that one can afford to have two living wives, but not two living fathers-in-law. To make matters worse, Gautam's first wife returns as a spirit. With the constant appearance of the first wife's spirit, visible only to Gautam, events take a more uproarious turn. A series of mind-boggling comic interludes develop and utter confusion reins amidst the family members.
Cast
- Venu Arvind as Gautham
- Revathi Sankaran as Gautham's mother
- Nagesh Krishnamoorthi as Gautham's father
- Ramji as Akash (Gautham's friend)
- Delhi Kumar as Sundaram
- Ganeshkar
- Nizhalgal Ravi
- Jaiganesh as VPS
- Bharathi as Sapna
- Indhu as Arundhati
- Master Rahul as Rajinibala
- Sriranjini as Rathi
- Bombay Gnanam as Rathi's grandma
- Jayalakshmi as Madhavi Devi
- Bhargavii Mani as Gautham's sister
References
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (11 November 2006). "Bad guy gets good rating". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ Press Trust of India (29 April 2011). "Receiving Phalke Award Proudest Moment: Balachander". Outlook. Retrieved 7 June 2012.