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Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku

2004 film directed by Thaha

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ6393354 ↗
Source-derived summary

Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku (transl. Kerala House on immediate sale) is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Thaha, starring Jayasurya, Harisree Asokan, Cochin Hanifa, and Narendra Prasad. The film deals with the problems faced by the protagonist in selling his property which is located in Kerala-Tamil Nadu border in Walayar. It was panned by the critics as well as the audience. This movie was actor Narendra Prasad's last film.

Plot

The movie tells the story of Dineshan Kondody who tries to sell a house situated near the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, only to liquidate his debts. The plan fails when he realizes that part of the property belongs to someone in Tamil Nadu.

Cast

Production

Rathi made her Malayalam debut through this film.

Reception

A critic from Sify wrote, "But sadly this film fails to evoke any laughter with some below the belt comedy and situations seen in a dozen comedy films in the past. By trying to create comedy situations the director losses grip on the story that goes haywire in between".

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku” is 2004 film directed by Thaha. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Kerala, House and Udan, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2004—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2004-01-01. For this dossier, Kerala, House and Udan is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “2004 film directed by Thaha” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6393354. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2004.

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This entry incorporates text from “Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.