Pallavur Devanarayanan

Pallavur Devanarayanan is a 1999 Malayalam drama film, written by Gireesh Puthenchery and directed by V. M. Vinu, in which Mammootty plays the title role, Pallavur Devanarayanan. The music for the film was composed by Raveendran and the lyrics were penned by Gireesh Puthenchery. One of the songs was sung by Mammootty himself.

Plot
Pallavoor Devanarayana Pothuval, aka Devan, is a talented drummer. People flock to the festivals just to see him play the drums with utmost devotion. His father opposes his relationship with a girl belonging to a lower caste and forces him to marry a girl of his choice, Vasundhara. Unable to bear his decision, she commits suicide. He leads a very glum life with Vasundhara, though she loves him and takes good care of him. He gets injured while trying to save his teacher's daughter from some miscreants and is taken to an Ayurvedic hospital.

Mezhathoor Vaidyamatam Nampoothiri's granddaughter, Seethalakshmi, falls in love with him, so the doctor asks him to marry her. He refuses, and he goes back to his wife. She becomes pregnant, and simultaneously, he learns that the doctor's granddaughter is also pregnant. Everyone in the hospital thinks that he is responsible for it. She loses her sanity after Devan leaves the hospital. Vasundhara dies of shock when she hears rumours about her husband. He goes to the hospital to tell the doctor that he is innocent, but in a fight which follows, he accidentally kills a guy and is sent to jail. What follows is how he comes back from jail, probes into the strange happenings and brings the truth to light.

Cast

 * Mammootty as Pallavur Devanarayana Pothuval aka Devan
 * Sangita as Vasundhara
 * Manthra as Seethalakshmi
 * Thilakan as Pallavur Sreekanta Pothuval
 * Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Bhageerathi
 * N. F. Varghese as Mezhathoor Vaidyamatam Nampoothiri
 * Jagadish as Kumaran
 * Kalabhavan Mani as Vasu
 * Sai Kumar as Zachariah
 * Nedumudi Venu as Aasan
 * Devan as Brahmadathan
 * Maniyanpilla Raju as Manavedhan Nampoothiri
 * Madhupal as Poojari
 * Sukumari as Oppol
 * Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Achuthan Marar
 * Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Sankara Pothuval
 * Shivaji as Chandrabhanu
 * Mariya as Prabhamayi
 * Kuthiravattam Pappu as Kunjiraman
 * V. K. Sriraman as Mohanakrishnan
 * T. P. Madhavan
 * Tony as Vasundhara's Brother
 * C. I. Paul as Rappayi
 * Abu Salim
 * Anila Sreekumar
 * Yamuna
 * Rekha Ratheesh

Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Raveendran, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery. The song "Poliyopoli Pookkula" was sung by Mammootty himself.

Reception
Deccan Herald wrote that "Story, screenplay, dialogue and lyrics by Girish Puttenchery needs a special mention with nay a dragging moment. Direction by Vinu is also good. Tilakan, Kaviyoor and N F Varghese and Sangeetha render their roles well. Needless to say, Mammootty steals the show. He plays the common drunk as well as the repentant husband or son. Looks like the superstar had a whale of a time, especially in those scenes of cackling, hooting and stumbling with Jagdish and Kalabavan Mani playing second fiddle".