Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu
Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu () is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language romance film written and directed by Kamal, starring Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Balachandra Menon, Biju Menon and Vinaya Prasad. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. Plot. Meenakshi, after her father's death, joins her brother, Pavithran and sister in law, Uma at "Krishnagudi", a small fictional village in Andhra Pradesh as Pavithran and Uma are Army officers posted there. The jovial and amiable atmosphere brings cheer and happiness back to Meenakshi. Giri, a family friend of Pavi, falls in love with Meenakshi, but she is not ready to accept  his feelings. Akhilachandran, Meenakshi's spoiled cousin, was supported by her father after the death of his parents. Her father always wanted her to marry Akhil, but his extra-possessive attitude and violent behavior had created problems for her. Though she never had any soft feelings for him, Meenakshi had promised her father on his deathbed that she would marry Akhil. Pavi and Uma now want Meenakshi to marry Giri, who is a soft-spoken and fun-loving guy. Akhil goes missing for a long time. Pavi suggests that Meenakshi should wait six months. If Akhil doesn't turn up  in that time, then Meenakshi should accept Giri. She agrees. She mails Akhil about this, but no reply comes back. Giri and Meenakshi become close. Suddenly one evening, a man named Renji turns up at the quarter of Giri. Renji, a close friend of Akhil, informs Giri that Akhil had had an accident on his way back to Krishnagudi and is partially paralyzed. He was under Renji's care, but Renji has to leave for the U.S. So, Akhil should be handed over to Meenakshi. Giri breaks down after hearing the news that Akhil is returning. Giri and Jose, his  roommate, take Akhil to a vacant quarter nearby and decide to take care of him, without letting Meenakshi or Pavi know. Akhil, a completely changed man, does not want to be a burden to Meenakshi and wants her to marry Giri as she had planned. After a few days, Giri is unable to take it anymore and reveals the truth to Meenakshi and Pavi. When she learns this, Meenakshi believes it is her moral responsibility to take care of the paralyzed Akhil and she decides to leave Krishnagudi for Kerala with him. Pavi and Uma go along to drop them  off in Kerala. At the last moment, from the train, Akhil, using all his power, pushes Meenakshi out, asking her to join Giri for the rest of her life. Soundtrack. All the songs were composed by Vidyasagar and all the lyrics are penned by Girish Puthenchery. The latter received the Kerala State film award for best lyricist award for the song Pinneyum Pinneyum Aaro Kinavinte.