Vettam (transl. Light) is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language screwball comedy film directed by Priyadarshan based on a screenplay he had co-written with Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas from his story. It was produced by Menaka through Revathy Kalamandhir and distributed by Swargachitra Release. The film stars Dileep and Bhavna Pani with Kalabhavan Mani, Innocent, Janardhanan, Nedumudi Venu and Jagathy Sreekumar in supporting roles.The film was a average success at box office but It has over the years attained a cult status.[2][3][4][5]
The movie is mainly based on the 1995 movie French Kiss.[6][7] The comedy scenes of this movie were later adapted by the director for his 2009 Hindi movie De Dana Dan.[8]
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Vettam (transl. Light) is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language screwball comedy film directed by Priyadarshan based on a screenplay he had co-written with...
Vettam Mani or Vettom Mani (27 August 1921 – 29 May 1987) was an eminent Indian scholar and writer. His most famous work is the Purāņic Encyclopedia, which...
Press. pp. 263–4. ISBN 978-0-19-970902-1. Retrieved 28 March 2013. Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic Encyclopaedia: a Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference...
Dharma, are generally considered to be one and the same person. Author Vettam Mani speculates a reason for this identification: "Vyasa has used as synonyms...
Priyadarshan’s Malayalam comedy film Vettam. She got well acceptance by malayalee audience for portraying Veena in Vettam and the film achieved a cult status...
Vinata, Kapila, Muni and Kadru. There are various interpretations. Scholar Vettam Mani, after analysing the epics and Puranas, concluded that Kashyapa may...
"Story of Duśśalā". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 29 November 2022. Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary With Special Reference...
Kanda: English translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books. p. 43. Mani, Vettam (1 January 2015). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special...
from the original on 26 January 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2008. Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary With Special Reference...
Sanskrit Puranas. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-4399-0464-0. Māṇi, Veṭṭaṃ (1975). Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary With Special Reference...
for Mankind. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. ISBN 978-91-7149-639-3. Mani, Vettam (1975). "Daksha". Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with...
Monier (1872). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Clarendon. p. 315. Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic Encyclopaedia: a Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference...
partial adaptation of the Hollywood film Screwed; some scenes were taken from Vettam, Priyadarshan's Malayalam film. The film has an ensemble cast led by Akshay...
heaven. Ganga Tapati Sarasvati Rivers in Hinduism Dalal 2010, p. 398. Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic Encyclopaedia: a Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference...
Tulsidas. Harvard University Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-674-29566-7. Mani, Vettam (2015-01-01). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference...
Nara-Narayana Rishi Archived 14 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic encyclopaedia : a comprehensive dictionary with special...
reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 833. Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic encyclopaedia : a comprehensive...
proclaimed independence during this period of extreme instability. The ruler of Vettam was one of the earliest Nair chieftain in Malabar to acknowledge the suzerainty...
Legends of Devi. Orient Blackswan. p. 42. ISBN 978-81-250-1438-6. Mani, Vettam (2015-01-01). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference...
work by Ullur S. Parameswarayyar. Dhristarashtra Sanjaya Bhishma Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic encyclopaedia : a comprehensive dictionary with special...
Mahābhārata, Arvind Sharma, Motilal Banarsidass Publisher, p. 205 Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary With Special Reference...
438. "123". The Mahabharata: Book VI. Sacred-texts.com. p. 311. Mani, Vettam (1 January 2015). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special...
Paithrukam Directed by Jayaraaj Screenplay by Kaloor Dennis Story by George Vettam Produced by B.Sreekantan Varkala Starring Suresh Gopi Narendra Prasad Jayaram...
comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 760. Charles Russell Coulter;...
Illustrated. Asian Educational Services. p. 29. ISBN 978-81-206-0151-2. Mani, Vettam (1975). Puranic encyclopaedia : a comprehensive dictionary with special...
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