It's
time
for
retrospection
for
all
moviemakers
in
Malayalam.
Around
55
films
were
made
in
Malayalam
in
2008,
but
unfortunately,
only
four
films
have
clicked
at
the
box-office.
The
lucky
ones
are
Mammootty's
Annan
Thampi,
Mohanlal's
Madambi,
Jayaram's
Veruthe
Oru
Bharya
and
Dileep's
Twenty:20.
Though
Malayalam
superstars
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal
have
earned
several
achievements
in
this
year,
when
it
comes
to
real
hero
of
2008,
it
is
none
other
than
actor
Jayaram,
who
broke
all
expectations
and
emerged
the
winner
with
Veruthe
Oru
Bharya
directed
by
Akku
Akbar.
After
nearly
five
years
of
continuous
struggle
to
keep
his
position
in
Malayalam
films,
Jayaram
finally
found
a
much-needed
victory
with
Veruthe
Oru
Bharya,
which
is
still
running
with
good
responses
from
audiences.
It
should
be
noted
that
when
Veruthe
Oru
Bharya
came
up
for
release,
the
exhibitors
had
even
refused
to
screen
a
Jayaram
movie.
Distributors
refused
to
fund
the
actor"s
movies
saying
his
career
was
over.
But
the
plot
changed
after
the
release,
thanks
to
the
excellent
script
by
K.
Gireeshkumar
that
paved
the
way
for
a
roaring
return
of
the
actor.
Actress
Gopika,
who
quit
the
industry
after
this
movie,
also
came
up
with
an
outstanding
performance
in
a
role
that
was
rejected
by
many
prominent
heroines.
Jayaram,
after
a
long
gap,
is
presented
in
a
solid
workable
character
in
Veruthe
Oru
Bharya
which
is
about
a
couple
Sugunan
(Jayaram),
his
wife
Bindu
(Gopika)
and
their
daughter
Anju
(Nivedita).
Sugunan
is
a
typical
egoistic
person,
the
ever-complaining
husband
who
considers
Bindu
as
just
a
person
who
is
obliged
to
meet
all
the
pressures
in
managing
home
affairs.
Coming
to
Tamil,
Jayaram
was
very
successful
in
Kollywood
as
well.
He
has
appeared
in
two
super
hit
movies
in
2008:
Saroja
and
Dhaam
Dhoom.
With
a
bumper
opening,
Venkat
Prabhu's
second
venture
Saroja
was
widely
appreciated
by
film
goers
and
critics
alike.
It
completed
a
successful
screening
of
100
days
recently.
Opened
to
worldwide
audiences
in
August
alongside
Jayamkondaan,
Dhaam
Dhoom
has
become
Jayam
Ravi's
largest
release
till
date
with
over
200
prints
being
published
worldwide.
An
interesting
news
item
about
Jayaram
today
is
that
after
the
super
success
of
Veruthe
Oru
Bharya,
script
writer
K.
Gireeshkumar
once
again
teams
up
with
Jayaram
in
Samasthakerlam
P.O.
directed
by
Bibin
Prabhakar.
Produced
by
Howley
Pottoore
under
the
banner
of
Dream
Team
Productions,
this
film
is
expected
to
reach
theatres
in
January
2009.
Let's
hope
Jayaram
will
be
a
happy
man
in
2009
as
well.