Mutharamkunnu P.O.

Mutharamkunnu P.O. (1985)

മുത്താരംകുന്ന് പി.ഒ.

A post-master named Dilip Kumar re-locates to work in Mutharamkunnu. Once there, he sets about to meet the local residents and finds out that they are obsessed with wrestling. He meets with a proud and retired wrestler, Kuttan Pillai, and subsequently gets smitten by his daughter, Amminikutty. When he finds out that she an ardent fan of Mammooty, he lets it known that he is the latter's close friend. He intercepts her fan-mail, and even corresponds with her.

Date of release
1985-06-14
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (5)
Runtime
2h 17m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Director
Sibi Malayil

Casting

Interesting facts

Mutharamkunnu P.O. is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Sibi Malayil from a screenplay by Sreenivasan based on a story by Jagadish. It stars Mukesh, Lizy, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan and Jagadish. The plot tells the story of a newly arrived postmaster in a village where people uplift the sport of gatta gusthi (wrestling), he falls in love with the daughter of a retired wrestler who challenges him for a duel with a reigning champion Dara Singh. The film was remade in Hindi as Kushti (2010). Despite being an average grosser at box office the film received positive critical reception. Over the years, the film has accumulated a cult following and huge fan base.

Production

The film was the directorial debut of Sibi Malayil. It was written by Sreenivasan from a story by Jagadish, the story was set in a fictional village named Mutharamkunnu, although there actually exist two places with that name in Kerala. The movie was initially named Pathaaykunnu P.O.. The film was shot at Melila village in Kottarakkara, Kerala. Wrestler Dara Singh appeared as himself in the film.

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