Movie: Anandam

Director: Lingasamy
Cast: Mammotty, Murali, Abbas, Shyam Ganesh, Devayani, Rambha, Sneha

It is a window to display Mamootty's immense talent. As Tirupati, the eldest of the four, who has to take care of his aging parents and three brothers, and raise his family's financial and social status, Mamootty is excellent. The rest of the performers have to just fall in line.

Tirupati gives up his bachelorhood when he meets Bharati the comely belle who he feels would fit well into his closely-knit family ambience. And she does. It is brother Madhavan's newly wed wife Renuka who makes many futile attempts to drive a wedge between the brothers. Kannan, the educated one, falls in love with the local don's daughter Viji. It is Tirupati's tact and sense again that turns the vengeful don into Tirupati's admirer. Unscrupulous business partners and rivals, all fall by the wayside, as they try to take on the might of the four brothers. In this syrupy tale of sibling bonding, all pieces fall neatly into place. It is a promising work from the debutant director. Only that it reminds one a lot of the other sibling-bonding film 'Vanathaippol'.