Veruthe Oru Bharya (Malayalam - 2008)

2008 malayalam movie starring Jayaram and Gopika in the lead roles. Its supposed to be a come back in Jayaram's career. And its the last film by Gopika before her marriage.The film is about the life of a middle class family. Jayaram plays the role of the husband who is a government employee. Gopika is his wife who does all the work at home. They have a daughter Anjana (Niveditha) who is studying in the school.

As the story moves forward, Gopika becomes a person who is very unhappy with the way her husband treats her. She feels like she has been locked to the house. Also she is very unhappy in the lack of interest shown by her husband in her parents. To her surprise, Jayaram takes them for a trip with the others in his office, but he drinks a lot on the way and makes an issue at Tamil Nadu which prompts the ladies in the group to wind up the trip. Things get worse when Jayaram gave less importance to a call from Gopika's home. Because of that, they were not able to reach Gopika's house before her mother dies of illness.

This hurts Gopika a lot and she decides to start a strike by not doing the so called duties of a wife at home. This makes jayaram restless and he beats Gopika. She leaves his home and stays at her house with her father and brother. Now its Jayaram's duty to take care of their daughter and all the other matters at home. Soon he become over protective because of some unfortunate events and loses his mental stability. But Gopkia reaches home with some others from Jayaram's office just in time to see the kid suffering with severe fever and Jayaram under mental illness. They tries to get the girl out of his custody, but Jayaram feels like they are somebody else trying to hurt his child, and on trying to save her, accidentally hits the girl with an iron rod on her head. Then he loses his conciousness. Fortunately, the child is saved and Jayaram was brought under mental treatment. Later with the help of the doctor they decide to return to their old life and the film ends in a postivie way.

The film has got a lot of relevance in the current social life in kerala. It shows about the bad elements in the society that can affect the peaceful atmosphere of a family. If you are looking for entertainment, then i cant offer you that in this film. But if you want something to think, like something related to family life, then you should watch this movie. And the film is considered as a good re-entry for Jayaram in the Malayalam Film industry.

My Ratings : Good (***)