{{Short description|1990 Indian romantic drama film directed by Kamal}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Shubhayathra | image = Shubhayathra 1992.jpg | alt = | caption = Poster | director = Kamal | producer = Raju Mathew | writer = P. R. Nathan | starring = {{ubl | Jayaram | Parvathy | Innocent | K. P. A. C. Lalitha | Mamukkoya | Jagadeesh }} | music = Johnson | cinematography = Saloo George | editing = K. Rajagopal | studio = Castle Productions | distributor = Century Release | released = {{Film date|1990}} | runtime = 120 minutes | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget = | gross = }} '''''Shubhayathra''''' ({{translation|Happy journey}}) is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Kamal and written by P. R. Nathan. Starring Jayaram and Parvathy in the lead roles, and Innocent, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Mamukkoya, and Jagadeesh in other pivotal roles, the film examines the life of middle-class Malayalee families in the city of Mumbai.
==Plot== Vishnu and Arundhathi, working in Mumbai, meet each other at their common friend, Raman's house. They fall in love at first sight and get married. The film is their struggle to lead a family life and to find an accommodation in a city like Mumbai.
==Cast== {{Cast listing| * Jayaram as Vishnu * Parvathy as Arundhathi * Innocent as Raman, aka Ramettan * KPAC Lalitha as Latha, Raman's Wife * Mamukkoya as Kareem Bhai * Jagadeesh as Rajendran * Siddique as Sudhakaran, Vishnu's Friend * Sukumari as Nancy, Hostel warden * Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Thirumulpadu, tea vendor * Paravoor Bharathan as Balachandran, Vishnu's father * Zainuddin as Mohan, Vishnu's Friend * Priyadharshini as Raman's daughter * Dhivyadharshini as Raman's daughter * Dan Dhanoa as Sher Khan * Mansoor Ali Khan as Henchman of Kareem Bhai }}
== Production == Jayaram and Parvathy met on the set of this film before getting married in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ameenuddin |first=Syed |title=Valentine 2025 Special: Love Marriages Of Malayalam Actors - Filmibeat |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/photo-gallery/valentine-2025-special-love-marriages-of-malayalam-actors-100495.html |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=filmibeat |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-22 |title=Jayaram-Parvathy to Fahad-Nazriya : 5 Malayalam celebs who married their co-stars |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/malayalam-cinema/article/jayaram-parvathy-to-fahad-nazriya-5-malayalam-celebs-who-married-their-co-stars/748498 |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=www.zoomtventertainment.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Reception == Sukumari plays the role of a "Mumbai widow who would regale everyone with tales of her deceased husband", a character noted for being Anglo-Indian.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kurup |first=Aradhya |date=2019-07-25 |title=The 'Sayippu' and 'Madhama' in Malayalam films: Depictions of Anglo-Indian community |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/sayippu-and-madhama-malayalam-films-depictions-anglo-indian-community-106108 |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== The film's music was composed by Johnson with lyrics by P. K. Gopi. The soundtrack album features five songs.<ref>[http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/php/MovieDetails.php?mid=885&encode=utf "Shubhayathra (1990)"]. Malayalam Movie Database. Retrieved 16 February 2011.</ref>
# "Kinaavinte Koodin" — G. Venugopal # "Kinaavinte Koodin" — K. S. Chithra # "Mizhiyilenthe" — G. Venugopal & K. S. Chithra # "Sindooram Thookum" — Unni Menon & Sujatha
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0278712|title=Shubhayathra}} * [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/php/MovieDetails.php?mid=885&encode=utf ''Shubhayathra''] at the Malayalam Movie Database * [http://www.metromatinee.com/movies/index.php?FilmID=1036-Shubha%20Yathra ''Shubhayathra''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050925/http://www.metromatinee.com/movies/index.php?FilmID=1036-Shubha%20Yathra |date=4 March 2016 }} at Metromatinee.com
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Category:1990 films Category:1990 romantic drama films Category:1990 Malayalam-language films Category:Films directed by Kamal (director) Category:Films scored by Johnson Category:Films shot in Mumbai Category:Indian romantic drama films
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