Manassinakkare

<p>Kochu Thresia is a rich widow living a retired life in a quaint but beautiful village filled with eclectic characters. Living with her are her eldest son and family. Her son and daughter-in-law are tired of Kochu’s eccentricities, which they consider bad behavior for a woman of her age; they think she is a nuisance who creates unnecessary trouble for them in their busy lives. Though old, Kochu is still young at heart and knows how to enjoy life, getting into humorous predicaments which further incense her grown-up children. She then meets the young, down-to-earth Reji a , in whom she finds a sympathetic and understanding friend, and starts seeing him like a son. Reji eagerly fulfills her wishes, including riding on an , and they enjoy their time together. However, as troubles occur on the way and her children dislike her presence in the family, Kochu decides these problems must be ended. was ‘s debut film. During pre-production, Sathyan cast every major character except the role of Gauri, for which he sought a newcomer to keep Sheela as the major attraction in the cast. Filming was in , , with the major location being the house of Kochu Thresia. Since Gauri’s scenes were not involved in the house, Sathyan started filming hoping he could find a cast before wrapping. During one of the filming days, he was reading magazine and was struck by ‘s picture in a jewellery advertisement. She was contacted and cast as Gauri. The film features songs composed by and written by . A critic from wrote: “Shot mostly around the beautiful locations of Pattambi, Sathyan Anthikad’s Manassinakkare is a beautiful mix of emotional situations and comic interlude”. The film was a commercial success and ran for more than 200 days in theatres.</p>