Makeup Man is a 2011 Malayalam comedy film directed by Shafi. The film stars Jayaram, Sheela, Siddique and Suraj Venjarammoodu in the lead roles, with Prithviraj and Kunchacko Boban appearing in guest roles. Vidyasagar composed the music, with lyrics penned by Kaithapram. The tumultuous life of a couple, after the wife becomes a heroine just by chance and the husband is forced to disguise himself as her makeup man, is being told here. The core plot of the movie was loosely based on the 2001 French movie My Wife Is an Actress. Plot Balachandran is arrested by police by mistaking him to be a house breaker, while entering his own home in middle of a night. He explains his pathetic financial situation to the police inspector, including his huge debts and love affair with Soorya. After seeing him reluctant to take up her calls, the police inspector advises him to approach life positively by accepting her into his life. But Balu explains him that it is her marriage on the next morning and he is unable to bear the pain by talking to her. Upon the request of the inspector, Balu takes up her call, and learns that she is now waiting for him at the railway station. Balu arrives at the railway station and meets her. With the help of his friend Kitchu Manjaly, a production controller in film industry, Balu marries Soorya at a temple on the same morning. Kitchu arranges a room for them to spend a night in the same hotel where a film crew was residing. Paul, the film producer mistakes Soorya to be the new actress who has come to audition for the heroine role in the film and Kitchu to play things safe makes him believe so. Paul calls up Sidharth, the film director and cameraman to conduct a screen test on the same night. Though reluctant, Soorya and Balu has no option left. Soorya appears for the screen test and is successfully selected as the new heroine. Balu plays it safe by claiming to be her personal make-up man and appears on the set the next day. Soorya is given a screen name Anamika by the film director Sidharth. During the shoot, Siddharth develops a soft feeling towards her, and finds Balu's interference a nuisance. He tries all ways to belittle him and asks Anamika to dismiss him. Slowly, Soorya starts to