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Chithram ( English: Picture) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam screwball comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan. The film was produced by P. K. R. Pillai under the banner Shirdi Sai Creations. The film stars Mohanlal, Ranjini, Nedumudi Venu, Poornam Vishwanathan, Sreenivasan, Soman, Sukumari, Lizy, and Maniyanpilla Raju while Thikkurissy appears in a guest role. The musical songs were composed by Kannur Rajan and the background score was by Johnson.
The story revolves around Kalyani (Ranjini) who decides to marry her boyfriend against her father Ramachandra Menon's (Poornam Vishwanathan) wishes. But her boyfriend breaks up when he comes to know that she would be disinherited. Kalyani's father, who stays in the US, is unaware of the break up and comes to Kerala to spend time with his daughter and son-in-law. This prompts family friend advocate Kaimal (Nedumudi Venu) to hire Vishnu (Mohanlal) to play the role of Kalyani's husband during Menon's vacation stay.
The film was a phenomenal success at the Kerala box-office when released during 1988 Christmas weekend. It broke all existing records in Malayalam cinema at the time. It had a theatrical run of more than 366 days in some centres and is said to be one of the highest grossing films in Malayalam cinema. It collected more than 6 crores from major centres. It is the longest running Malayalam film in history.