Kettyolaanu Ente Maalakha

<p>Sleevachan, a lives with his mother in a village. Despite being over 30 years he has not shown an interest in marriage. Once when he returns home from work, he finds his mother fainted and lying on the kitchen floor. Realising that there should be someone around in the house with his mother while he is away, he decides to get married. He marries Rincy in an . Since, Sleevachan has not much socialised with women and stays a virgin, he is nervous to approach Rincy for making love. Rincy is comfortable and supportive when Sleevachan tries to make an advance, but he draws back. Each night, Sleevachan makes excuses to stay away from home. Rincy begins to suspect Sleevachan is deliberately avoiding her and, when asked, he avoids her question. While hanging out with friends, Sleevachan hears them saying that wives have high regards for husbands who has shown them good physical potential during sex. On that night, a drunk Sleevachan starts doing sex on a sleeping Rincy and it accidentally becomes a rape. She gets hospitalized and treated. Sleevachan returns to his senses and realises his mistake. Rincy is heartbroken and tells Sleevachan that she does not want to continue their marriage and asks him to take her back to her home. In the following days, Sleevachan tries to rectify and reconcile by going out of his way to help Rincy. She, however keeps quiet and discourages him. On the night they part away, Rincy tells she forgives Sleevachan and they decide to remain as a couple, and have sex that night. The credits roll by showing the clips of their honeymoon. Lyrics are written by B. K. Harinarayanan and Vinayak Sasikumar, all music is composed by William Francis. The film released on 22 November 2019 across 132 screens in Kerala, to highly positive reviews from the critics as well as the audience. It got the theatre release in , , , and on 5 December 2019. It was screened at in January 2021 in Indian Panorama section. Anna Mathews of rated the film with 3 stars out of 5, and said that “there are no tense, twisty moments. It’s a simple story, nicely acted by even the supporting cast, and actually feels quite pleasant to watch an uncomplicated love story that makes you tear up and smile at the end”. She praised the performances of Asif Ali, Veena Nandakumar and the rest. of wrote that “this could be a fascinating case study of how “arrogance” on screen (like in ) makes it less easy for us to fully embrace a character, while innocence and humility make us sympathise more readily”. The film received positive reviews from the critics and became commercial success. The film collected ₹21.08 lakhs from 6 weeks in the United States box office.</p>