Chandranudikkunna Dikkil
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Directed by	Lal Jose
Written by	Babu Janardhanan
Produced by	Joju-Joy John Rafi
Starring	Dileep Samyuktha Varma Kavya Madhavan Lal Biju Menon
Cinematography	S. Kumar
Edited by	Ranjan Abraham
Music by	Vidyasagar
Distributed by	Remya Karthika Prince
Release date	1999
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Chandranudikkunna Dikkil (transl. In the direction the Moon rises) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan. It stars Dileep, Samyuktha Varma, Kavya Madhavan, Lal, Biju Menon, Jagadish, and Innocent.^[1] The music was composed by Vidyasagar.^[2][3]

Plot

The movie starts with Mukundan as a cab driver in Mysuru, Karnataka. He meets Hema during a trip when Hema, who works as a drama artist, gets held up midway late in the night due to the troupe's bus breaking down. A friendship grows between them. Mukundan shifts his residence due to his roommate's bad behaviour, to the area where Hema lives. One day when Mukundan reaches to pick a trip from a lodge, he finds his client Sreeram in a serious condition after a suicide attempt and Mukundan saves his life by the prompt action of calling emergency medical services. There he meets the family of his client, which reflects a wonder in him and finally goes through a flashback in which his past as a bank field officer in a remote Karnataka village is narrated.

Through a series of events, he meets and falls in love with Radha and plans to get married. But her brother Parthan without knowing the relationship, plans to get Radha married to Sreeram, her lecturer from college. Mukundan falls into a trap conspired by a local goon and money lender, Mukundan's boss (who is on suspension for misappropriation of bank money) and he gets arrested by the police on charges of defrauding the bank. Without knowing the fact that Mukundan is innocent, Radha is forced to marry Sreeram. In a fight that occurs when Mukundan returns to the village when he gets bail, the local goon, Thimmaiah, is killed and Radha's brother goes to jail taking the responsibility. Mukundan loses his job and works as a cab driver for a living. We meet Radha again at hospital as a guilt-stricken wife who cannot transform as a wife in the full and true sense as she still longs for Mukundan deeply. Due to this negligent behaviour of Radha, Sreeram tries to commit suicide and is brought back to life by Mukundan at the beginning of the movie.

Learning about the miserable condition of Sreeram, Mukundan decides to fake a marriage with Hema and asks Radha to forget him and start a new life as a responsible wife admitting the change in their lives made by fate. A heartbroken Radha understands the situation and goes into the arms of Sreeram. After Radha's parting, Mukundan asks Hema to return the thaali (nuptial pendant). Hema becomes emotional and both of them decide to enter into a family life while walking down the temple on a hilltop where the marriage was faked, which has now turned into a real commitment, hand in hand.

Cast

Soundtrack

Box office

The film was commercial success.^[2][3]

Awards

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

• Vidyasagar won Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Music Director for the film.

References

External links

• Chandranudikkunna Dikhil at IMDb