Koodevide

Koodevide?
Koodevide?
	Poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan
Directed by	P. Padmarajan
Screenplay by	P. Padmarajan
Story by	Vasanthi
Produced by	Rajan Joseph
Starring	Mammootty; Suhasini; Rahman;
Cinematography	Shaji N. Karun
Edited by	Madhu Kainakari
Music by	Johnson
Distributed by	Prakash Movietone
Release date	21 October 1983;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Koodevide? (transl. Where is Your Nest?) is a 1983 Malayalam-language drama film, written and directed by P. Padmarajan,^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] starring Mammootty, Suhasini, and Rahman. The film is based on the Tamil novel Moongil Pookkal by Vasanthi.^[10] It marked Rahman's movie debut.^[11]^[12] The film was a major commercial success and was Padmarajan's first commercial hit.^[13]

Plot

Alice is a teacher at a boarding school in Ooty. Ravi Puthooran, the prodigal and unruly son of the Member of Parliament Xavier Puthooran, joins the school in Alice's class. Alice manages to mentor him into becoming a good student.^[14] Alice's boyfriend, Captain Thomas, feels intensely jealous of the attention Alice shows to Ravi Puthooran. He accidentally kills the boy and surrenders to the police, leaving Alice frustrated in all aspects of her life.^[15]

Cast

Suhasini as Alice
Mammootty as Captain Thomas
Rahman as Ravi Puthooran
Rejani Mohanan as Jaani
Jose Prakash as Xavier Puthooran
Manian Pillai Raju as Shankar
Prem Prakash as Captain George
Sukumari as Susan
Devi as Daisy
Kottayam Santha
Anjali Naidu as Rajamma
Noohu as Paappan Chettan

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by O. N. V. Kurup; all music is composed by Johnson

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Aadi Vaa Katte"	S. Janaki	4:59
2.	"Ponnurukum Pookkalam"	S. Janaki	4:22

Awards

Koodevide won three Kerala State Film Awards and eight Kerala Film Critics Association Awards. It was also selected for screening in that year's Indian Panorama.^[1]

Kerala State Film Awards^[16]

Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value
Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor – Rahman
Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress – Sukumari

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards^[17]

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^ Bibekananda Ray; Naveen Joshi (2005). Conscience of the Race: India's Offbeat Cinema. India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division. p. 113. ISBN 978-81-230-1298-8.
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^ "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 - 2012". Kerala Film Critics Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.