Varavelpu

Varavelpu
The DVD Cover
Directed by	Sathyan Anthikkad
Produced by	K. Rajagopal
Screenplay by	Sreenivasan
Starring	Mohanlal Revathi Sreenivasan Murali Innocent Thilakan
Music by	Johnson
Cinematography	Vipin Mohan
Edited by	K. Rajagopal
Distributed by	K. R. G. Enterprises
Release dates	7 April 1989 (1989-04-07)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Varavelpu (English: Welcome) is a 1989 Malayalam black comedy film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Sreenivasan, starring Mohanlal, Revathi, Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Murali, Innocent, and Jagadish. The film was produced by K. Rajagopal under the banner of K. R. G. Movie International and has been distributed by K. R. G. Enterprises.

The film depicted trade union problems plaguing Kerala in a satirical dark comedy and some stellar performances from the lead actors, this movie went on to become a commercial and critical success. The movie was remade in Hindi as Chal Chala Chal.

Plot summary

The movie is about a young Keralite who returns to his home state of Kerala after 7 long years of toil in the Gulf. He now plans to settle in his native town, with whatever savings he managed over the years. The movie traces his plight as he ventures to spend the rest of his life running a bus in a state where employee strikeouts are a common day-to-day event. How he finally has to return to the Gulf losing everything, for another coming (welcome) forms the crux of the movies

Cast

Mohanlal as Murali
Revathi as Rema
Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Narayanan
Jagadeesh as Valsan
Janardhanan as Kumaran
KPAC Lalitha as Santha
Meena as Rukmini
Mamukoya as Hamza
Innocent as Chathukutty
Sreenivasan as Vehicle Inspector
Thikkurissy as Govindan Nair
Murali as Prabhakaran
Sankaradi as Murali's uncle
Bobby Kottarakkara as Pappan
Thilakan as Labour Officer Ramakrishnan
Krishnan Kutty Nair as Rema's father
Praseetha Menon

Songs

The songs of this movie has been composed by Johnson and has been written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.

Doore doore sagaram thedi: K. J. Yesudas
Doore doore sagaram thedi: K. S. Chithra
Vellara poomala mele: K. J. Yesudas

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Films directed by Sathyan Anthikad

Kurukkante Kalyanam (1982)
Kinaram (1983)
Appunni (1984)
Pappan Priyappetta Pappan (1986)
T. P. Balagopalan M. A. (1986)
Gandhinagar 2nd Street (1986)
Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (1986)
Nadodikkattu (1987)
Pattanapravesham (1988)
Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu (1988)
Varavelpu (1989)
Artham (1989)
Sasneham (1990)
Sandhesam (1991)
Pingami (1994)
Thooval Kottaram (1996)
Oral Mathram (1997)
Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal (1999)
Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000)
Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001)
Manassinakkare (2003)
Achuvinte Amma (2005)
Rasathanthram (2006)
Vinodayathra(2007)
Innathe Chintha Vishayam (2008)
Bhagyadevatha (2009)
Kadha Thudarunnu (2010)
Snehaveedu (2011)
Oru Indian Pranayakatha (2013)
Ennum Eppozhum (2015)

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