Punjabi House (1998)

 ●  Malayalam ● 3 hrs 20 mins

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Laden with laughs, this offbeat romantic drama follows the fluctuating fortunes in the life of Unnikrishnan, an unemployed young man who is heavily burdened under debt. Unable to pay back his loans, he takes a desperate decision and attempts suicide, hoping that the life insurance policy would pay back his debts. He jumps into the sea and gets drawn into its depths. However, miraculously he gets caught in the fishing nets of Gangadharan and Ramanan and reaches a distant place. Perhaps due to his shocked silence, they mistake him to be a deaf-mute, rescue him and allow him to reside at the 'Punjabi House'. Delighted to be able to make a fresh beginning and unburdened from the debts of his past, Unni turns a new leaf in life, and even befriends a young, mute woman Pooja. Will the happiness in this new milieu hold good? Or will his past and his inadvertent deception come back to haunt him?

Cast: Dileep Pillai, Mohini Bharath

Crew: Mecartin (Director), Ananda Kuttan (Director of Photography), Suresh Peters (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Dates: 04 Sep 1998 (India)

Malayalam Name: പുഞ്ഞബി ഹൌസ്

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Did you know? After its phenomenal success, the movie was remade by Priyadarshan in Bollywood as Chup Chup Ke (2006), starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, and Sunil Shetty. It was also remade in Kannada under the same title and in Telugu as 'Maa Balaji', directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. Read More
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as Unnikrishnan
as Pooja
as Gangadharan
as Ramanan
as Panthalukaran
as Unnikrishnan's Mother
as Sujatha's Father
as Pooja's Cousin
as Kaimal Master

Direction

Director

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Music

Music Director
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Malayalam
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Movie Connection(s):
Remade as: Chup Chup Ke (Hindi)
Remade as: Maa Balaji (Telugu)
Trivia:
Despite tremendous competition during the time of its release, this movie became a blockbuster in the first week alone, with a gross of more than 4 crores. It ran for 200 days and became the third-largest hit of 1998, following 'Harikrishnans' and 'Summer in Bethlehem'.

After its phenomenal success, the movie was remade by Priyadarshan in Bollywood as Chup Chup Ke (2006), starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, and Sunil Shetty. It was also remade in Kannada under the same title and in Telugu as 'Maa Balaji', directed by Kodi Ramakrishna.