T. P. Balagopalan M. A.

T. P. Balagopalan M. A. is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Sreenivasan from a story by Anthikkad. It stars Mohanlal in the title role, along with Shobana, Balan K. Nair, Kuthiravattam Pappu, Maniyanpilla Raju, Sreenivasan, Sukumari, and K. P. A. C. Lalitha. The story follows T. P. Balagopalan, who struggles to make ends meet, and his romantic life with Anitha.

The film won two Kerala State Film Awards—Best Actor for Mohanlal and Best Story for Anthikkad.

Plot
The film revolves around T. P. Balagopalan, a low-scale employee at Falcon Products, who is a kind hearted and caring young gentleman. He owns some land which his elder sister and her husband are trying to grab from him. He falls in love with a school teacher, Anitha, whom he meets in one of his marketing trysts for Falcon Products.

Balagopalan loses his land when he tries to help Anitha's father in a litigation. He also loses his job due to labor union issues. His younger sister, not being able to get married in a traditional arranged marriage setup, marries his friend, Narayanankutty. His elder sister and family leave his house when they find out that he does not have the land anymore.

Meanwhile, Anitha's father wins the court case and becomes rich. He returns Balagopalan's money but refuses to acknowledge his love with Anitha. He tries to get her married off to the lawyer who appeared for him in the High Court and won the case for him. However, Anitha runs away on the day of her wedding to live with Balagopalan. In the end, Balagopalan, Anitha, and Balagopalan's grandmother happily start living in his hometown.

Cast

 * Mohanlal as Balagopalan the film protagonist who is a kind hearted young gentleman.
 * Shobana as Anitha, an elementary school teacher and Balagopalan's girlfriend.
 * Balan K. Nair as Krishnan Kutty Nair, Anitha's Father
 * Sukumari as Lathika, Anitha's Mother
 * Adoor Bhavani as Radhika, Balagopalan's Grandmother
 * Kuthiravattam Pappu as Chandrankutty, Balagopalan's Brother-In-Law
 * K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Balagopalan's Elder Sister
 * Sreenivasan as Advocate Ramakrishnan, Krishnan Kutty Nair's lawyer
 * Uma Bharani as Devi, Balagopalan's younger sister
 * Maniyanpilla Raju as Narayankutty, Balagopalan's friend
 * Kothuku Nanappan as Kannappan
 * Suresh Gopi as Man arranged to wed Devi
 * Priyadarshan as in a cameo appearance as a film director
 * Mukesh as in a cameo appearance as a film actor
 * Baby Chaithanya

Soundtrack
The music was composed by A. T. Ummer, and the lyrics were written by Sathyan Anthikkad.

Awards

 * Kerala State Film Awards
 * Best Actor - Mohanlal
 * Best Story - Sathyan Anthikkad