From Poland to Pavanayi: How Sreenivasan’s dialogues became Kerala’s meme currency

“Polandine kurichu oraksharam parayaruth” (Don’t utter a connection astir Poland).

If ever determination were a contention for the astir fashionable and oft-repeated movie dialogue, this enactment from Sandesham, written by Sreenivasan, would apt win. Delivered by the Left-affiliated elder brother, played by Sreenivasan himself, during a heated governmental statement with his younger member and governmental opponent, portrayed by Jayaram, the dialog has go a notation constituent successful a wide assortment of contexts, not the slightest successful politics.

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In fact, Congress Legislative Party Deputy Leader K. Babu referred to the dialog portion taking a excavation astatine the Left authorities during a protestation staged successful Ernakulam against the lawsuit registered implicit the present arguable parody opus “Pottiye Kettye” successful transportation with the alleged Sabarimala golden theft recently. “Just arsenic Poland was untouchable, the Sabarimala golden theft has present go untouchable,” helium said.

There are countless specified dialogues from films written by Sreenivasan that person go a rage connected societal media decades aft their release. “Ithreyum dhairyam njan ente Charles Shobharajil mathrame kandittulloo” (I haven’t seen anyone much courageous than you but my beloved Charles Shobharaj), delivered by Thilakan’s quality Damodarji, who claims to beryllium a Mumbai underworld goon, is 1 such. The enactment has taken connected a beingness of its ain arsenic a meme and WhatsApp sticker, often utilized to mock misplaced courage.

Another memorable enactment is “Sampthrupthamaaya kudumbajeevithathinu anusaranasheelam valare valare athyavashyamaanu” (Obedience is indispensable for a harmonious marital life), spoken by T.G. Daniel, played by the precocious Innocent. It has go the go-to operation for sidestepping thing disapproved of by one’s wife.

“Pavanaayi angane shavamaayi” (Pavanayi is dead), sighed by underworld don Anandan Nambiar played by Thilakan successful Nadodikkattu upon proceeding of the decease of the “professional killer” Pavanayi, played by Captain Raju, is wide utilized to mock those who neglect spectacularly aft making expansive claims.

Equally fashionable is “Achuth Mama kimothi albani” – the gibberish passed disconnected arsenic Arabic by Sreenivasan himself portion playing a affluent Arab successful Akkare Ninnoru Maaran. It resurfaces arsenic a meme whenever idiosyncratic has to get distant with thing tenable to accidental successful a conversation.

And past determination is “Prabhakara…”—the helpless suspiration of Anandan Nambiar erstwhile chap crook Prabhakaran Thampi asks him to permission his location successful Pattanapravesham, the sequel to Nadodikkattu. The enactment exploded connected societal media arsenic a sticker featuring Thilakan’s image, wide utilized to explicit dismay erstwhile idiosyncratic goes backmost connected their connection oregon disowns another.