and rum ), ▁Ash a ▁( K ott ay am ), ▁and ▁Pri ya ▁( Pal ak k ad ). ▁Made ▁on ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁ 4 4 ▁la kh , ▁the ▁film ▁gross ed ▁ 6 ▁cr ore ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office , ▁becoming ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁Mal ay al am ▁film ▁ever , ▁sur pass ing ▁My ▁D ear ▁K utt ich athan ▁( 1 9 8 4 ). ▁The ▁film ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁Mal ay al am ▁films ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Kal y ani ▁( R an j ini ) ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁wealth y ▁N RI ▁Ram ach and ran ▁Men on ▁( Po orn am ▁V ish wan athan ) ▁who ▁res ides ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Kal y ani , ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁Mad ras ▁by ▁her ▁father ' s ▁friend ▁Pur ush oth aman ▁Ka imal ▁( N ed um udi ▁V enu ), ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁another ▁man ▁and ▁dec ides ▁to ▁marry ▁against ▁the ▁wishes ▁of ▁her ▁father . ▁When ▁her ▁boy friend ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁be ▁dis in her ited , ▁he ▁d itch es ▁her ▁at ▁the ▁alt ar . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁while ▁her ▁father ▁dec ides ▁to ▁ret ract ▁his ▁disapp ro val ▁and ▁spend ▁a ▁fort night ' s ▁vac ation ▁with ▁his ▁daughter ▁and ▁son - in - law ▁in ▁his ▁estate ▁near ▁a ▁trib al ▁community ▁where ▁Men