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Swayamvarapanthal (2000)

Name: Swayamvarapanthal
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 2000-09-10
Duration: 131 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Jayaram, Samyuktha Varma, KPAC Lalitha, Lalu Alex, Ambika

Swayamvarapanthal (2000), directed by Hari Kumar, starring Jayaram and Samyuktha Varma.

09/10/2000 BR Comedy and Family 2h 11m

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Swayamvara Panthal movie tells the story of Deepu (Jayaram) who is the pet and indispensable brother of his five sisters. They need him right from taking their children for an outing to replacing gas cylinders and buying cosmetics. Deepu on his part is only too glad to be of help and thus has a special place in their hearts. As he comes of age, his sisters start searching for a suitable girl and after a great deal of hunting the unanimous choice is Priya (Samyuktha Varma). Deepu too likes her and the marriage is conducted much ceremoniously. But soon after, some shocking revelations dawn upon him and that too while he's on his honeymoon.

Hari KumarDirector
SreenivasanWriter

About the film

Swayamvara Panthal (transl. Wedding Pandal) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Hari Kumar and written by Sreenivasan. It stars Jayaram and Samyuktha Varma. The music was composed by Johnson.

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Plot

Deepu is the pet and indispensable brother of his five sisters. They need him to take their children for an outing to replace gas cylinders and buy cosmetics. Deepu, on his part, is only too glad to be of help and thus has a special place in their hearts. As he comes of age, his sisters start searching for a suitable girl, and after a great deal of hunting, the unanimous choice is Priya. Deepu too likes her, and the marriage is conducted much ceremoniously. But soon after, some shocking revelations dawn upon him, and that too while he's on his honeymoon. Priya's strange behaviour baffles him, and the entire family is convinced that she is mentally unstable. Even though his family persuades him to leave her and secure another peaceful life, Deepu chooses to treat her in a secluded mental hospital with an amiable atmosphere. There, he meets a doctor who gives freedom to patients and a whole lot of characters who are at once humorous and emotional. At the end, Priya gets cured, but to everyone's shock, she seems to have forgotten Deepu and all about her marriage and yearns to meet her old lover. The movie ends happily with Priya accepting Deepu after realising the hardships he faced for her sake.

Cast

Main cast

Jayaram as Deepu/Deepak

Samyuktha Varma as Priya Radhakrishnan

Sreenivasan as James

Innocent as Shankarbhanu/Thankappan Chingavanam

Mammukoya as Chandran

Lalu Alex as Doctor Santhosh

Maniyanpilla Raju as S.I Vijayan

Kunchan as Kareem

V. K. Sreeraman as Balan

Sudheesh as Rameshan

Janardhanan as Radhakrishnan

Ambika as Latha Suresh

KPAC Lalitha

Bindu Panicker as Vasanthy Vijayan

Manju Pillai as Seema Nanthagopal

Ponnamma Babu

Kannur Sreelatha as Malathy

Sarathchandra Babu

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Johnson and the lyrics were written by O. N. V. Kurup and Gireesh Puthenchery.

Awards

Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress – Samyuktha Varma

References

External links

Swayamvarapanthal at IMDb

Text from Swayamvara Panthal on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swayamvara_Panthal

Trivia

It premiered on September 10, 2000, a Sunday.
It runs 2h11 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "സ്വയംവരപന്തല്‍".
As of September 20, 2026, it is available in Brazil by subscription on Sun Nxt.
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

CountriesIndia
LanguagesMalayalam
StatusReleased

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What is Swayamvarapanthal about?

Swayamvarapanthal: Swayamvara Panthal movie tells the story of Deepu (Jayaram) who is the pet and indispensable brother of his five sisters. They need him right from taking their children for an outing to replacing gas cylinders and buying cosmetics. Deepu on his part is only too glad to be of help and thus has a special place in their …

Who directed Swayamvarapanthal?

Swayamvarapanthal was directed by Hari Kumar in 2000.

Who stars in Swayamvarapanthal?

The cast of Swayamvarapanthal includes Jayaram, Samyuktha Varma, KPAC Lalitha, Lalu Alex and Ambika.

How long is Swayamvarapanthal?

Swayamvarapanthal runs for 131 minutes, or 2h11.

Where can I watch Swayamvarapanthal?

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