Ancharakalyanam

Name: Ancharakalyanam
Genre: Drama
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Rating: 4.7
Cast: Jagadish, Kalabhavan Mani, Keerthana

1997
2h 7m

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4.7/10

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Drama

Unnikrishnan, a government employee, struggles to find a suitable bride because of his father who wants to tie the knot for the sixth time despite protests from his other wives.Unnikrishnan, a government employee, struggles to find a suitable bride because of his father who wants to tie the knot for the sixth time despite protests from his other wives.Unnikrishnan, a government employee, struggles to find a suitable bride because of his father who wants to tie the knot for the sixth time despite protests from his other wives.

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4.7/10

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Iconic

Anjarakalyanam (Fifth and a Half Wedding) has one of the most iconic opening sequences-cum-credits in Malayalam cinema history, which introduces the titular event by focusing on the reactions of the members borne out of the previous four weddings when they hear about the fifth and a half wedding. I'm amazed how the makers turned a serious issue of polygamy in men into something funny and melodramatic with this film, which later takes a sudden shift to a love story led by Jagadeesh. The shift is jarring and fast-paced, yet the climax gives a decent closure to the film, giving us the iconic character of "Kozhi" Madhava Panicker. ("Kozhi" translates to cock, the bird, and is used as a euphemism in Malayalam for polygamists or skirt-chasers.)