Megham () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Priyadarshan, written by T. Damodaran, produced by Suresh Balaje and distributed by Mohanlal through Pranavam Movies. It stars Mammootty, Dileep, Priya Gill, Pooja Batra, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, Captain Raju and Cochin Haneefa. The music was composed by Ouseppachan.
Plot Col. Ravi Varma Thampuran decides to go on leave for two months and travel alone to avoid depression after his wife leaves him. During his journey, he visits the home village of his subordinate, Manikandan, where he unexpectedly finds himself falling in love with Meenakshi. Consequently, he grants a divorce to his wife. However, he later discovers that Meenakshi is already engaged to Mani. Frustrated and angry, he initially directs his anger towards Manikandan. However, a visit from his estranged wife prompts him to reflect on his actions and acknowledge his mistakes. He then resolves to bring Meenakshi and Manikandan together, despite facing opposition from both families. To accomplish this, he stages Meenakshi's fake suicide. In the final scene, Col. Ravi Varma Thampuran is seen leaving, accompanied by the police, indicating that he is likely facing court-martial for preventing Manikandan from joining the troops at the war front earlier.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
Cast
Mammootty as Colonel Ravi Varma "R.V." Thampuran / Kelan Dileep as Sepoy O. Manikandan Nair / Mani Sreenivasan as Shanmugham Priya Gill as Meenakshi (Voiced by Bhagyalakshmi) Pooja Batra as Swathy (Voiced by Revathy) K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Aachamma, Mani and Meenakshi's grandmother Mamukkoya as Kurup, Ravi's assistant and helper Nedumudi Venu as Kumaran, Meenakshi's father Cochin Haneefa as Kunjikuttan, Kumaran's youngest brother T. R. Omana as Ravi's mother Manka Mahesh as Aachamma's daughter and Manikandan's mother Venu Nagavally as Colonel Sunny, Ravi's Friend Major Ravi as Major Kumar Kalabhavan Satheesh as Pottan, Shanmugham's henchman James Stalin as Ayyappan, Kumaran's younger brother Sindhu as Manikandan's sister Ajayan Adoor as Govindan Kutty, Manikandan's brother-in-law Captain Raju as Brigadier, Swathy's father Augustine as Govindan Nair (cameo) Vijayan Peringode as Panchayat President (cameo) Archived footages of Rajinikanth and Shobhana are also used
Songs
Reception The Times of India wrote, "This Mammootty starrer is amusing, in its true sense."
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