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Ee Parakkum Thalika (2001)

Ee Parakkum Thalika poster
Original title
ഈ പറക്കും തളിക
Directed by
Thaha
Genre
comedy drama, romantic comedy
Country
India
Runtime
2h 18m
Rated
U
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A bus owner and his assistant live inside their broken-down bus. They get into funny situations while trying to make a living and pursue romance.

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What happens

Ee Parakkum Thalika (transl. This Flying Saucer) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language slapstick comedy drama film directed by Thaha and starring Dileep, Harisree Ashokan, Nithya Das, and Cochin Haneefa. It was written by V. R. Gopalakrishnan. The film also marked the debut of Nithya Das. The story follows bus owner Unnikrishnan and his assistant, Sundareshan, who live and sleep in their bus. It is considered one of the best slapstick comedy movies in Malayalam cinema and was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam movie of the year 2001. The bus known as Thamarakshan Pilla, which is a central figure in the movie, eventually developed into a cult figure in Kerala. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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