Claim: In Ottayal Pattalam, an orphan taxi driver, named Venu (played by Indian film actor, producer, and politician Mukesh), is mistaken by the police as the kidnapper of an NRI girl and while he is trying to prove his innocence he forms a love story with a girl named Gopika.
Evidence: Venu (Mukesh) is an orphan who works as a taxi driver. Mukesh (born Mukesh Madhavan on 5 March 1956) is a Indian film actor, producer, television presenter, and politician known for his work predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He is mistaken by the police for the kidnapper of Gopika Varma, an NRI girl (Madhoo). As Venu trying to solve his problems and prove his innocence, he falls in love with Gopika. When she finds he is innocent and gets to know everything had happened without his knowledge, she also starts loving him.