{{About|the 2003 Malayalam film|the 2017 Malayalam soap opera|Kasthooriman (TV series)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Kasthooriman | image = Kasthooriman.jpg | caption = CD Cover | director = A. K. Lohithadas | producer = | writer = A. K. Lohithadas | starring = Kunchako Boban <br> Meera Jasmine <br> Kalasala Babu <br> Shammi Thilakan | music = Ouseppachan | cinematography = Venu | editing = Raja Mohammad | studio = Mudra Arts International | distributor = Mudra Arts Release | released = {{Film date|2003|04|04|df=yes}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Malayalam }}
'''''Kasthooriman''''' ({{Translation|Musk deer}}) is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by A. K. Lohithadas. Lohithadas remade the film in Tamil under the same title, with Meera and Shammi reprising their respective roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/looking-back-malayalam-writer-director-ak-lohithadas-and-his-women-characters-127472|title=Looking back at Malayalam writer-director AK Lohithadas and his women characters|date=27 June 2020|publisher= The News Minute }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/feb/24ss.htm|title = Remake season down south!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/oct/28lohit.htm|title = Lohitadas: My conscience is clear}}</ref>
==Plot== {{More plot|date=July 2019}} Sajan Joseph Alukka is a soft-spoken and studious young man, while his junior Priyamvada is smart and outgoing. Her close friend is in love with Sajan, but he avoids her by saying that his only ambition in life is to study hard and become an IAS officer.
However, Priya follows him and digs out the truth that though he hails from a rich family, his father has gone bankrupt and has no money even to pay the exam fee. On hearing this, her friend ditches him. Slowly, Priya starts having a soft corner for him. She even pays his fees while Sajan tries to avoid her and treats her financial support as an insult.
Sajan and Priya fall in love, and she supports him during his preparation for the IAS exam. She is over the moon when Sajan gets his IAS. However, things take a turn when Priya murders her abusive brother-in-law in self-defense and is sent to prison. Sajan waits for her return, and the two are reunited after Priya's prison term is completed.
==Cast== {{Cast listing| *Kunchacko Boban as Sajan Joseph Alukka IAS, Assistant Collector *Meera Jasmine as Priyamvada *Shammi Thilakan as Rajendran *Kalasala Babu as Lonappan * Lishoy as Joseph Alukka, father of Sajan * Cochin Haneefa as Younis, House Owner * Sandra Amy as Sheela Paul *Bindu Murali as Alice * Ambika Mohan as Vanaja, mother of Priyamvada & Raji *Sona Nair as Raji, sister of Priyamvada * Kulappulli Leela as Raji's mother-in-law *Suma Jayaram as House owner *Devi Chandana as Nancy, Sajan's sister *Sadiq as Jacob, Sajan's brother-in-law * Rema Devi as College lecturer *Nandakishore * Nivedya as Police officer }}
== Soundtrack == The film's soundtrack contains eight songs, all composed by Ouseppachan, with lyrics by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! # !! Title !! Singer(s) |- | 1 | "Azhake" | P. Jayachandran, Sujatha Mohan |- | 2 | "Karkuzhali" | Sujatha Mohan |- | 3 | "One Plus One" | M. G. Sreekumar, Jyotsna |- | 4 | "Raakkuyil [D]" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra, Chorus |- | 5 | "Raakkuyil" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra |- | 6 | "Maarivil Thooval" | Santhosh Kesav |- |}
== Reception == A critic from ''Nowrunning'' wrote that "The film is worth a watch in the theatres, thanks to an engaging directorial style of Lohithadas who believes in simple and straightforward way of story telling".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/274/malayalam/kasthooriman/106/review.htm|title=Kasthooriman Review {{!}} Kasthooriman Malayalam Movie Review by K. T. Thomas|work=Nowrunning|date=10 April 2003}}</ref>
==Awards== ;Kerala State Film Awards 2003 *Best Actress - Meera Jasmine ; Filmfare Awards South * Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam - Meera Jasmine ; Kerala Film Critics Association Awards * Best Female Playback Singer - Sujatha Mohan
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|0396684}}
{{A. K. Lohithadas}} Kasthooriman
Category:2003 films Category:2003 Malayalam-language films Category:Indian romantic drama films Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages Category:Films with screenplays by A. K. Lohithadas Category:Films scored by Ouseppachan Category:Films directed by A. K. Lohithadas Category:2003 romantic drama films Category:Films shot in Thrissur