Ramji Rao Speaking

<p>The story revolves around three (the third is a middle aged unsuccessful theatre owner). The story opens with the arrival of Balakrishnan in to dispute the denial of his company job which he was supposed to receive several years ago. Several candidates overtook his chance and the last one was Rani who pretends to be an influential figure, the daughter of Shivashankaran Panicker. Rani threatens Balakrishnan to continue her work despite his efforts to overthrow her. The knows about her family situation and helps her keep the job. Balakrishnan is determined to stay in the town until he succeeds in getting the job. During his stay, Balakrishnan finds a temporary lodging in ‘Urvasi Theatre’, owned by Mathai, with another tenant Gopalakrishnan, both unemployed and with insignificant earnings. Mathai is constantly pestered by calls intended for Urumees Thampan, a rich businessman, and vice versa. Initially, Gopalakrishnan does not like the new tenant because of a misunderstanding made by Balakrishnan that Gopalakrishnan is a at the market, in vain. Gopalakrishnan is tricky and cunning, who lies to his mother by telling her that he works in a large company in and that he is building a new house in Kochi. Balakrishnan discovers the truth and mistakes Gopalakrishnan as a fraud. Gopalakrishnan makes Balakrishnan to sign a white paper and betrays him by writing a to Rani, thus giving her the job. Gopalakrishnan brings Balakrishnan’s friend Hamzukkoya who is desperately searching for him to the house. Hamzukkoya threatens to commit if he does not repay the debt of 35,000 he took for his sister’s wedding, which Hamzukkoya wants to use for his daughter’s wedding as fast as possible. He demands the money from Rani, but what shocks Balakrishnan most was the realisation of Rani’s family dire situation, having a blind son who needs a surgery worth rupees 50,000, which she had earlier demanded from Balakrishnan in return for the job. Balakrishnan gets drunk at night and reveals the fraud play Gopalakrishnan has done to his own mother, which Gopalakrishnan justifies as comforting his mother who has had health issues because Gopalakrishnan . The truth melts the hearts of both Balakrishnan and Mannar Mathai, they all become friends enjoy the night despite their unending problems and celebrates the night. Early in dawn, Balakrishnan wakes up to a ringing telephone. A gang leader named Ramji Rao has kidnapped Nisha, Urumees’s daughter and is asking for a ransom of Rs. 1 . The three unemployed have no relation with Urumees; Ramji Rao had apparently dialled the . Panicking, the trio tries to find the number of Urumees from a , only to find out that the numbers of Urvasi Theaters and Urumees were mistakenly interchanged in the printed directory. Gopalakrishnan comes up with an idea and asks Balakrishnan to act as a dealer between Ramji Rao with Urumees, without letting them know about each other, and demand a ransom of four lakh to Urumees, instead of one lakh, get Nisha from Ramji Rao, and take the remaining three lakh for themselves. They narrowly escape Hamzukkoya who tries to assault Balakrishnan, who has not paid for the wedding. They find it difficult as the suspect them and they find it hard to keep Urumees and Ramji Rao anonymous to each other. Finally, after a struggle, the trio rescues Nisha from the gang leader and hands her over to Urumees. Ramji Rao is arrested, and they confess the truth to him after a police encounter. Gopalakrishnan gives Hamzukkoya his money, but is arrested along with Balakrishnan and Mannar Mathai soon after he reaches home. Urumees forgives them and is thankful for returning his daughter, and offers them the three lakh rupees as a reward, telling them that they do not have to stay at the police station for more than an hour. The film ends with Nisha calling Urumees, mocking Ramji Rao. The movie was directed by duo, who were assistants of . The film was also produced by Fazil. made his acting debut with this film. The film’s soundtrack contains 4 songs, all composed by in his debut, with the lyrics by . programmed the song “Kalikalam”. The film became a commercial success. In 1989, wrote, “Siddique and Lal have to be complimented on their brilliant maiden venture, a rollicking comedy.” wrote: “Sai Kumar makes an impressive debut…However it is Innocent who is the showstealer.” Mukesh’s mother’s warden’s dialogue in the film “Kambilipothappu (woollen blankets)” became a catchphrase.</p>