Kadha Thudarunnu is a 2010 Malayalamdrama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film stars Mamta Mohandas, Jayaram, Baby Anikha and Asif Ali in the lead roles. Kadha Thudarunnu was Sathyan Anthikad's fiftieth film as a director and it was also the debut production of TrueLine Cinema's Thankachan Emmanuel. The film was super hit at the box office and became second-highest-grossing movie of the year after Pokkiri Raja.
Plot
Vidya Lakshmi, scion of a rich Hinduaristocratic family marries Shanavas, a Muslim, against the diktats of both the families. Though happily married, their life is difficult. Few years pass by and the couple now has a daughter Laya, who is now in nursery. Despite strong financial troubles, Shanavas does his best to support his family. One rainy night, on his way to purchase mangoes for his daughter, some goons kill Shanavas, having mistaken him for someone else. Having nowhere to go, Vidyalakshmi tries her best to take care of her daughter. But the financial troubles force her to reduce her daily expenses, including the school bus for her daughter. Within a short time, she is asked to vacate the house, as there has been a long delay in payment of rent. Vidya Lakshmi, with nowhere to go, decides to sleep on Kozhikode Railway platform with her daughter. One fine morning, she catches an auto to drop her kid at school. Preman, the auto driver is a talkative and simple chap, with a sense of humor. But after traveling, she gets out of the auto and escapes without paying the cash. The next day, Preman finds her at the railway station, and when the fare is demanded, she explains her story to him, which makes him feel sympathetic to her. He brings Vidyalakshmi and her daughter to his colony. Vidya Lakshmi, within a short time, captures the hearts of the people at the colony. When Preman learns she was doing her MBBS when she married and had to give up studies after that, he advises her to sit for the final year exam. With the support of the colony residents, Vidyalakshmi does the MBBS examination and becomes a doctor. Her daughter, one day comes in contact with Shanavas' mother, who now wants her granddaughter returned. But Vidyalakshmi politely refuses. The elder brother of Shanavas then threatens her with the support of Moulavi, but Preman intervenes and forces them to go back. With the help of her friend, Vidhyalakkshmi gets a job in Kuwait and though not willing, she accepts it. She leaves for Kuwait with her daughter, promising to come back soon. Preman later sees an astrologer who says he has a chance of going abroad. Later Preman is seen waiting at the beach, looking for the next news from Vidyalakshmi.
Cast
Mamta Mohandas as Vidyalakshmi
Jayaram as Preman
Baby Anika Surendran as Laya
Asif Ali as Shanavas
Innocent as Lasar, a lottery agent
Amith as Shahid
Mamukkoya as Mamachan
K.P.A.C.Lalitha as Omanakkunjamma
Chembil Ashokan as Narayanan
Shantha Kumari as Lazar's wife
Lakshmi Priya as Mallika
Sreejith Ravi as Ratheesh
Vettukili Prakash as Venkiti
Manu Jose
Shruthy Menon as Deepa
Reshmi Boban as Razia
Manjusha Sajish as Usha
Sreedevi Unni as Shanavas' mother
Murali Mohan as Vidyalakshmi's father
Deepika Mohan as Vidyalakshmi's mother
Praveen Prem as Harichandran
Ullas as Unni
Kalamandalam Radhika as Principal
Production
signed in to play the lead role. Anthikkad approached Vidya Balan to play the female lead but she couldn't take up the role due to date issues. He sought other southern actresses. Meera Jasmine who had played lead roles in four of Sathyan's films was approached, but finally Mamta Mohandas signed in to play the female lead.
