# Anuragakottaram

Anuragakottaram (‹See RfD› transl. Romantic palace) is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language romance comedy thriller film directed by Vinayan and produced by Ramakrishnan under the banner of Prathyusha Films. The film stars Dileep and Jagathy Sreekumar in lead roles and Suvalakshmi in female lead role,along with Kalpana, Cochin Haneefa, and Maniyanpilla Raju playing supporting roles. It has a musical score by Ilaiyaraaja. The movie was a commercial success and received positive reviews.

## Plot

Charles is a young man who has raised his sister since the age of eight after they were orphaned. Due to an incident at her college arts day competition, Charles' sister undergoes a mental shock. To pay for her treatment, he needs a considerable sum of money. He meets Shobharaj, a con man, and together, they are hired by Paulochan. Paulochan's daughter, Anna, recently joined a convent to become a nun. He instructs Charles to romance his daughter to make her leave the convent. He wants her to get married and continue the family blood. Charles and Shobharaj take up jobs at the canteen to accomplish the task. All goes wrong when Charles mistakenly targets the wrong Anna, also a student at the convent, who falls in love with him and leaves the convent with him.
Once he finds out his mistake, he and Shobharaj spend the rest of the movie 1) lying to the "false" Anna (whom Charles is hesitant to tell that his feelings for her were never real), 2) running away from Paulochan who is demanding his 3 lakhs back since they botched the job, 3) from the police, who believe that they kidnapped Anna, 4) thugs hired by Anna's step-brother to kill her because of her large inheritance, and 5) the Mother of the convent Anna ran away from. The five forces intersect comically and amidst all, Charles and (the false) Anna fall in love. All is resolved when Anna's step-brother falls over a ledge, and Charles and Anna are united.

## Cast

* Dileep as Charles Jr, a young orphan
* Suvalakshmi as Anna Sebastian, Bijoy's adopted sister and Charles's love interest
* Jagathy Sreekumar as Sobharaj, a thief in Kodaikanal, Charles's friend
* Kalpana as mother superior Ancy in St Theresa's Convent
* Cochin Haneefa as Pala Poulose
* Maniyanpilla Raju as Private Detective Hentry
* Augustine as Kodaikanal CI Kottavasal Mahalingam
* Shiju as Bijoy Willson (Wilson's son),The main antagonist
* Shivaji as Willson
* Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Fr. Abel
* Sreejaya Nair as Anna Poulose (Poulose's daughter)
* Rajan Sankaradi as Sebastian
* Bobby Kottarakkara as Kolliyan, assistant Thief
* Sadiq
* Kottayam Nazeer
* Subair
* Viji Thampi as Punjabi Singh
* Kamal Roy

## Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilayaraja, and the lyrics were written by Kaithapram.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
| 1 | "Chirichente Manassile" [D] | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra | Kaithapram |
| 2 | "Chirichente Manassile" [M] | K. J. Yesudas | Kaithapram |
| 3 | "Mohathin Mutheduthu" | K. S. Chithra, Biju Narayanan | Kaithapram |
| 4 | "Ponmaanam Ee Kaikalil" [Child Version] | Biju Narayanan, Sruthi | Kaithapram |
| 5 | "Ponmaanam Ee Kaikalil" [M] | Biju Narayanan | Kaithapram |
| 6 | "Ponnum Thinkal Thaarattum" | K. J. Yesudas | Kaithapram |
| 7 | "Thenchodi Poove Maanmizhi Kanave" | M. G. Sreekumar | Kaithapram |