Darling Darling (2000 film)

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Darling Darling is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy-drama directed by Rajasenan, with a screenplay by Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas. The film stars Dileep, Vineeth, and Kavya Madhavan in the lead roles. It weaves a light-hearted love triangle rich with humor and emotion. The movie was later remade in Kannada as Jodi (2001) and in Telugu as Darling Darling (2001).

Plot
Subhash Chandra Bose, known as Kochu Kurup, is forced to leave his hometown after being mistaken for a lover while helping a friend elope with the daughter of a powerful local, Unnithan. His parents send him to Bangalore to meet his best friend Kartik, aka Aniyankutty, a rich womanizer. Kartik, pretending to be Kochu Kurup, goes to meet Kochu Kurup’s father’s friend’s daughter, Shalini. There he meets Shalini’s friend Pappi (Padmaja) and pretends to be Karthik, falling in love with Pappi.

After a car accident, Kochu Kurup saves a woman and leaves Karthik’s name and number. The woman turns out to be Pappi’s aunt, who later calls Pappi and realises Kochu Kurup saved her. Pappi calls him, they talk, and they fall in love and want to meet. While Kochu Kurup and Karthik wait for Pappi at a bus stop, Karthik discovers that Pappi and Padmaja are the same person and sabotages their attempts to meet.

Meanwhile, Kochu Kurup’s father arranges a marriage for him with Pappi, but Aniyankutty helps cancel it, not realizing the alliance was with Pappi herself. Eventually, Kartik learns the truth and helps resolve the situation. On the night of the planned elopement, Aniyankutty helps Pappi reach the railway station, while Kochu Kurup chases after them. Pappi’s family intervenes, and Aniyankutty is beaten. Pappi reaches the railway and waits for Kochu Kurup; he arrives late, and she nearly tries to jump in front of a train. Aniyankutty saves her from the train and explains everything. Realizing the truth, Pappi and Kochu Kurup unite, while Aniyankutty leaves for Bangalore.

Music
The film’s soundtrack and background score are composed by Ouseppachan, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair. The song “Pranaya Sowgandhikangal” is adapted from a score Ouseppachan originally wrote for Ulladakkam (1991).