Meleparambil Anveedu () is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rajasenan and scripted by Raghunath Paleri from a story by Gireesh Puthenchery. The film stars Jayaram and Shobana, with Narendra Prasad, Meena Joseph, Jagathy Sreekumar, Janardanan, Vijayaraghavan, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, and Vinu Chakravarthy in supporting roles. The film was produced and distributed by Mani C. Kappan. This film is considered as one of the best comedy movies in Malayalam cinema and has a cult status. It was remade in Tamil twice, as Valli Vara Pora (1995) and Naiyaandi (2013). Kappan remade the film in Assamese as Borolar Ghor (2012).
Plot
Harikrishan is the youngest son of Thiruvikraman Muthallali. His brothers Jayakrishnan and Gopikrishan are uneducated and unmarried. He wants to earn a good living and so sets forth to a Tamil village as manager of a courier company. Hari sees a young Tamil woman named Pavizham who is the daughter of a landlord Pollachi Gounder; the landlord initially is fond of Harikrishnan, but Pavizham's cousin Marimuthu hates him. Pavizham and Harikrishnan get to know one another. The two fall in love, but her father desires another groom and potentially her cousin Marimuthu and when her father forces her to marry against her will, they elope. But they were caught and presented before naattukoottam (panchayat) presided over by Pavizham's father, since he is considered the "nattamai" of the village. Finally, out of his love for his daughter, Gounder issues a "theerpu" and presents a thaali (wedding knot) for Harikrishnan to tie around Pavizham's neck as a finalization of marriage between the two.
Hari is afraid of whether or not his parents would agree to their marriage, so he keeps Pavizham undercover as a maid in his home. When Hari goes away on business, his parents realize that Pavizham is pregnant and decide to dismiss her from her job. When Hari returns home, he is forced to reveal that Pavizham is his wife. Hari's mother, who likes Pavizham, scolds Hari for keeping his wife as a servant — she and her husband express their willingness to accept Pavizham as their daughter-in-law.
Cast
Jayaram as Harikrishnan Pillai
Shobana as Pavizham
Narendra Prasad as Thiruvikraman Pillai
Meena Joseph as Bhanumathi Pillai
Jagathy Sreekumar as Jayakrishnan Pillai
Vijayaraghavan as Gopikrishnan Pillai
Janardanan as Kannappan
Paravoor Bharathan as Paramasivan
Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Kuttan Nair
Vinu Chakravarthy as Veeramuthu Gounder, Pavizham's father. Vijayachandrika as Veeramuthu Gounder's wife, Pavizham's mother Rani Larius as prospected bride during pennukanal (Younger Sister) Pazhutha Thakkali Savitha as prospected bride during pennukanal (Elder Sister) Pacha Thakkali Crane Manohar as a lorry driver Uzhavoor Vijayan as Agriculture Department Officer Ram Lakshman (stunt choreographers) (climax fight scene)