Vandanam

Vandanam is a 1989 Malayalam romantic comedy thriller film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Mukesh, Girija Shettar, Nedumudi Venu, M.G. Soman, Jagadish, Sukumari, Ganesh Kumar, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Cochin Haneefa. This was the followup film of Priyadarshan and producer P. K. R. Pillai after the commercially successful Chithram 1988.

Professor Kurian Fernandez Nedumudi Venu, a convict escapes from jail, along with Raghu Ganesh Kumar, his cell mate. After a failed attempt to chase and nab the duo, the officials draws out several plans to capture both. Police authorities strongly feel that Fernandez will land up in Banglore and may try to meet up with his only daughter. Unnikrishnan Mohanlal and K.Purushothaman Nair Jagadish, two inspectors from Kerala police are sent to Bangalore to follow the activities of Gaadha Girija Shettar, daughter of Fernandez. Upon reaching Bangalore, Unnikrishnan meets Peter Mukesh, his college mate, who is also now an inspector with Karnataka police. Unnikrishnan and Peter makes up a team and sidelines Purushothaman Nair, who struggles hard to cope up with Kannada language. The police team stays at a room just opposite to where Gaadha stays as a paying guests. Gaadha, working at an advertisement agency as a copy writer is staying along with Maggie Aunty Sukumari, who is constantly in fight with her son Kuthiravattom Pappu. Unnikrishnan and Peter, who are born flirts, are more interested in drinking and playing cards than investigation. K.P.Nair tries to report this to the authorities, but fails in getting both in control. Unnikrishnan slowly develops a crush towards Gaadha, which gets transformed into a fullfledged passion, but Gaadha never accepts it. Unni befriends with Maggie aunty and tries all ways to woo Gaadha. Meanwhile, Unni and Peter finds out that Fernandez is in the city and is constantly in touch with Gaadha. The police commissioner M. G. Soman is in all efforts to nab Fernandez. Unnikrishnan decides to use Gaadha to reach out Fernandez. Gaadha reveals to Unni about the past of Fernandez, when he was a college professor, who was loved and cared by the students. The sincere professor questioned the college authorities on many administration malpractices, which made him a dust in their eyes. The son of the police commissioner was punished by professor, whic

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