Five movies of the Mohanlal-Sreenivasan duo that you should watch right away

One cannot find a Malayali who isn't familiar with the dialogue "Ellathinum athintethaya samayam undu Dasa." The dialogue is iconic for two reasons, one because we could relate to it and second because of Mohanlal and Sreenivasan's chemistry. The dialogue is from the movie '

Nadodikkattu

'. Mohanlal and Sreenivasan have worked together in many movies and their perfect timing and chemistry have always entertained the audience. Here's take a look at the five Mohanlal-Sreenivasan movies that you must watch right away. Nadodikkattu (1987)

Dasan

and Vijayan played by Mohanlal and Sreenivasan is the best combo of the duo so far. Directed by Sathyan Anthikad, the 1987 release 'Nadodikkattu' featured Mohanlal and Sreenivasan in lead roles. The satire was scripted by Siddique - Lal and it spoke about two young men, who go in search of a better living after losing their only job. Dasan and Vijayan dream of going to the Gulf, but gets fooled and ends up in Tamil Nadu. Mohanlal and Sreenivasan’s impressive timing is the success of the movie and it is a perfect movie, that you can rewatch during this

pandemic

.

Mithunam (1993)

Yet another interesting movie from Mohanlal and Sreenivasan. The movie was about Sethumadhavan, who is the only breadwinner of his family and Mohanlal stepped into the shoes of the character. Sreenivasan played Preman, the friend and assistant of Sethumadhavan. From covering up Sethumadhavan’s mistakes to eloping with his sister, Preman’s character was gracefully performed by Sreenivasan. The Priyadarshan directorial is a must watch movie for sure.

Chandralekha (1997)

If you want to drain all your stress and lockdown blues, this movie is for you. Directed by Priyadarshan, ‘Chandralekha’ is a comedy thriller starring Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Sukanya and Pooja Batra. Mohanlal and Sreenivasan played childhood friends Appukuttan and Nooru respectively. As always Sreenivasan played Nooru, the friend who always lands up in trouble because of his best buddy Appu! The movie has some hilarious moments between the two and you will laugh your lungs out watching the movie.

Kilichundan Maambazham (2003)

Mohanlal and Sreenivasan often played pals, but in ‘Kilichundan Maambazham’, their characters were enemies. Mohanlal played Abdu and Sreenivasan roped in as Moidutty Hajiyar. Hajiyar happens to marry Abdu’s girlfriend Amina (Soundarya) and Abdu tries his best to win her back. The romantic comedy will go well with a packet of popcorn and a drink of your choice!
Udayanaanu Thaaram (2005)

Mohanlal and Sreenivasan probably have the skill to keep the audience entertained without even giving them a sense of boredom. The magic might be happening because of the scripts they choose. Mohanlal essayed Udayan, an assistant director who is working hard to do an independent movie and Sreenivasan played his friend Rajappan, who wants to become an actor. From

Rajappan

stealing Udayan’s script and becoming a superstar to Udayan struggling to make his first movie, ‘Udayanaanu Thaaram’ is an engaging watch.