{{Short description|2007 Malayalam romantic comedy film}} {{for|the 2008 film originally called Romeo|Parugu}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox film | name = Romeo | image = Romeoo.jpg | alt = | caption = | director = Rajasenan | producer = Rafi Mecartin | writer = Rafi Mecartin | narrator = | starring = {{Ubl|Dileep|Vimala Raman|Samvrutha Sunil|Sruthi Lakshmi}} | music = Alex Paul | cinematography = K. P. Nambiathiri | editing = Raja Mohammad | studio = | distributor = | released = {{film date|2007|12|25|df=y}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--> | gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--> }}

'''''Romeo''''' is a 2007 Malayalam romantic comedy film written by Rafi Mecartin and directed by Rajasenan, starring Dileep, Vimala Raman, Samvrutha Sunil and Sruthi Lakshmi in the lead roles. Romeo was a box-office success.<ref name="indiaglitz.romeo.review.2007.12.14" /><ref name="rediff.romeo.review.2007.12.17" /><ref name="webindia123.romeo" /><ref name="sify.romeo.review.2008.03.06" />

==Plot== Manu Krishnan is a male nurse at a reputed hospital. He is the son of Ratheesh Kumar, a junior artist in films, and Lakshmikutty, an ex-singer and a judge in a reality show. He has a special relationship with Dr. Priya, but is also in love with Leena, the star contestant in a popular music reality show (where Manu's mother is one of the judges). Manu goes in search of a job and arrives at an Agraharam to take care of a mentally ill patient. A girl from the Agraharam, Bhama, falls in love with him. Now the three girls want to marry Manu but the parents of none of them want Manu as their son-in-law. The rest of the movie is about the trouble Manu goes through when the three meet, and whom he decides to marry.

==Cast== {{Cast listing| *Dileep as Manu Krishnan *Vimala Raman as Dr. Priya, Manu's love interest *Samvrutha Sunil as Leena, a singing contest winner *Sruthi Lakshmi as Bhama, an Iyer girl who wants to become a singer *Cochin Haneefa as Ratheesh Kumar, Manu's father *Mallika Sukumaran as Lakshmikutty, Manu's mother and an ex-singer and reality show judge *Salim Kumar as Naranimangalam Narayanan *Suraj Venjaramood as Prasanth *Ashokan as Subramanian, Manu's rival who fights for Bhama *Madhu Warrier as Manuel as Leena's 5 years boyfriend *Salu Kuttanadu as Passenger on the bus *Murali Mohan as Jayaraj Menon, Priya's father *Bheeman Raghu as Kurushammoottil Avarachan, Leena's father *Ambika Mohan as Priya's mother *Rizabawa as Ramanathan, Subramanian's mentally unstable father *Kalabhavan Haneef as Vetoor Nath, Protest Leader *Nandu Poduval as Father Gabriel *Kalamandalam Geethanandan as Vaidyar *Rema Devi C. as Bhama's mother *Subbalakshmi as Bhama's grandmother }}

==Soundtrack== The songs were composed by Alex Paul, and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |+ ! Track # !! Song !! Artist(s) !! Raga |- | 1 | "Kilichundan Mavin" | Afsal, Swetha Mohan|| |- | 2 | "Kilichundan Mavin" | Swetha Mohan || |- | 3 | "Olikkunnu Ennalullil" | M. G. Sreekumar, Rimi Tomy || |- | 4 | "Paal Kadalil Uyarum" | M. K. Sankaran Namboothi, Manjari || Chalanata |- | 5 | "Paal Kadalil Uyarum" | Manjari || Chalanata |}

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<ref name="indiaglitz.romeo.review.2007.12.14">{{Cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071215120524/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/9767.html | archive-date = 15 December 2007 | url-status = dead | url = http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/9767.html | title = Malayalam Cinema News &#124; Malayalam Movie Reviews &#124; Malayalam Movie Trailers – IndiaGlitz Malayalam }}</ref>

<ref name="rediff.romeo.review.2007.12.17">{{Cite web | url = https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/17ssromeo.htm | title = A half-baked Romeoo | website = Rediff.com | access-date = 6 April 2023 | archive-date = 24 March 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230324165428/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/17ssromeo.htm | url-status = live }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|1612612|Romeo}}

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Category:2007 Malayalam-language films Category:2007 films Category:2007 romantic comedy films Category:Indian romantic comedy films Category:Films directed by Rajasenan

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