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Worst Hero Character in Malayalam Cinema - Meleparambil Aanveedu Film Review

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“Meleparambil Aanveedu” is a hugely popular movie from the 90s, and is still considered “one of the best comedy films” in Malayalam cinema. However, I have always found this movie to be cringe-worthy, particularly because of the unbelievably degrading treatment the heroine suffers at the hands of her “loving” husband. To this day, I’m surprised when women tell me how much they love this film.  The movie features an unbelievably cowardly “hero”, who I believe is possibly the worst hero character I have ever seen in a Malayalam film. Most people just see the movie, laugh at the jokes and don’t think too much about the message it conveys. However, movies are very powerful in the way they start conversations about issues prevalent in our society.  So I’m sharing my thoughts about “Meleparambil Aanveedu”, which I feel is pure misogyny disguised as a family entertainer, brought to audiences by director Rajasenan and the screenplay to this disgusting story is written by Raghunath Paleri (I h