Kokers Films Explained

Kokers Films
Type:	Private
Industry:	Film
Foundation:	1985
Location:	Kochi, Kerala, India
Products:	Motion pictures
Owner:	Siyad Koker

Kokers Films is an Indian film production and distribution company founded and headed by Siyad Koker. Koodum Thedi (1985) was the first film to be produced by them. The company has produced 15 films since 1985.^[1] The company owned the Lulu and Mymoon theatre complexes.^{[2] [3]} The theaters were sold by the company in 2006 due to financial difficulties.^{[4] [5]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Director(s)	Cast	Notes
1985	Koodum Thedi	Paul Babu	Mohanlal Radhika Rahman Nadhiya M. G. Soman Thilakan	Debut production. The film was a commercial success.^[6] ^[7]
1986	Revathikkoru Paavakkutty	Sathyan Anthikkad	Bharat Gopy Mohanlal	^[8]
1986	Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam	Sathyan Anthikkad	Mohanlal Karthika Sreenivasan K. P. A. C. Lalitha Mammukoya Thilakan	The film was a critical and commercial success. It was later remade in Telugu as Donga Kollu with Rajendra Prasad and Sumalatha, in Tamil as Illam with Sivakumar and Amala, in Kannada as Yardo Duddu Yellammana Jatre (2003) with Jaggesh and once again in Kannada as Ananda Nilaya and in Hindi as Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar directed by Priyadarshan and starring Sunil Shetty in the lead role. The film is considered one of the best comedy films in Malayalam cinema.^[9]
1988	Pattanapravesham	Sathyan Anthikkad	Mohanlal Sreenivasan Karamana Janardhanan Nair Ambika Thilakan	The sequel to the 1987 blockbuster Nadodikkattu. The film was a critical and commercial success. In 1990, Priyadarshan made a sequel titled Akkare Akkare Akkare.^[10]
1989	Mazhavilkavadi	Sathyan Anthikkad	Jayaram Sithara Krishnankutty Nair Urvashi Innocent	The film won four Kerala State Film Awards that year, the awards for Best Actress (Urvashi), Best Supporting Actor (Innocent), Best Music Director (Johnson), and the Best Singer (Chithra). The fim was one of the highest grossers of the year.^[11]
1991	Kanalkkattu	Sathyan Anthikkad	Mammootty Murali Innocent Jayaram Urvashi K. P. A. C. Lalitha
1992	Snehasagaram	Sathyan Anthikkad	Murali Urvashi Manoj K. Jayan Sunitha
1993	Addeham Enna Iddeham	Viji Thampi	Jagadish Siddique Maathu Raghuvaran Sunitha	The film was a commercial failure.^[12]
1997	Kaliyoonjal	Anil Babu	Mammootty Shalini Shobana Dileep Karamana Nair Oduvil Unnikrishnan Lakshmi
1998	Summer in Bethlehem	Sibi Malayil	Suresh Gopi Jayaram Manju Warrier Kalabhavan Mani Janardhanan Sukumari	The film was commercial success and third highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 1998. The film has over the years attained a cult status. The film is considered one of the best romantic comedies in Malayalam cinema.^[13]
1998	Oru Maravathoor Kanavu	Lal Jose	Mammootty Biju Menon Mohini Divya Unni Sreenivasan Kalabhavan Mani	The film was both commercial and critical success. It had a 150 days theatrical run.^[14]
2000	Sathyam Sivam Sundaram	Rafi Mecartin	Kunchacko Boban Aswathi MenonJagadish Balachandra Menon Jagathy Sreekumar Cochin Haneefa	The film was an average grosser at the box office.^[15]
2000	Devadoothan	Sibi Malayil	Mohanlal Jaya PradhaJagadish Balachandra Menon Jagathy Sreekumar Cochin Haneefa
2009	Aayirathil Oruvan	Sibi Malayil	Kalabhavan Mani Sujitha K. P. A. C. Lalitha Thilakan Oduvil Unnikrishnan Indrans Salim Kumar
2010	Apoorvaragam	Sibi Malayil	Nishan Asif Ali Nithya Menen Vinay Forrt	The film ran more than 50 days in Kerala and became a hit at the box office. It was later dubbed into Telugu as 50% Love.^[16]
2016	Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya	Sajan K Mathew	Unni Mukundan Sanusha Prayaga Martin Bindu Panikker	The film was hit at boxoffice collecting 8 crores and completed 50 days in its theatrical run.^[17] ^[18]
2019	Neeyum Njanum	A. K. Sajan	Sharaf U Dheen Anu Sithara Siju Wilson Aju Varghese Vishnu Unnikrishnan Poojitha Menon
2024	Marivillin Gopurangal			^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Malayalam Movies under the banner Kokers Films . 2022-07-21 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
2. Web site: 'ഈ സിനിമ പൊട്ടും എന്നായിരുന്നു അവർ കരുതിയത്' . 2023-04-02 . ManoramaOnline . ml.
3. Web site: A trip to the cinema kottaka . 2023-04-02 . The New Indian Express.
4. Web site: 2011-06-17 . A glorious past, an uncertain future . 2023-04-02 . News18 . en.
5. Web site: Closure of theatres hits movie buffs, Businessman hard . 2023-04-02 . The New Indian Express.
6. Web site: Koodum Thedi (1985) . 2022-07-21 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
7. Web site: 35 years of 'Koodum Thedi' . 2023-01-24 . Facebook . en.
8. Web site: Revathikkoru Paavakkutty (1986) . 2022-07-21 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
9. Web site: Sanmanassullavarkku Samaadhaanam (1986) . 2022-07-21 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
10. Web site: Pattanapravesham (1988) . 2022-07-21 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
11. Web site: Mazhavilkkaavadi (1989) . 2022-07-21 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
12. Web site: Addeham Enna Iddeham (1993) . 2022-07-21 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
13. Web site: Summer in Bethlehem (1998) . 2022-07-21 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
14. Web site: 2016-11-08 . Welcome to Sify.com . . https://web.archive.org/web/20161108202341/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=6005426&cid=2406 . 2016-11-08 . 2022-07-21 .
15. Web site: Sathyam Sivam Sundaram (2000) . 2022-07-21 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
16. Web site: Apoorvaraagam (2010) . 2022-07-21 . www.malayalachalachithram.com.
17. Web site: Half Yearly Report: Nivin Pauly, Dulquer Salmaan and Unni Mukundan delivered 2 hits each at Kerala Box Office!. Nair. Sree Prasad.
18. Web site: 50 days of Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya: Unni Mukundan delivers hat-trick after KL 10 and Style. CatchNews. 11 February 2017. 1 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029021416/http://www.catchnews.com/regional-cinema/half-yearly-report-nivin-pauly-dulquer-salmaan-and-unni-mukundan-delivered-2-hits-each-at-kerela-box-office-latest-report-top-malayalam-films-2016-1467639722.html. 29 October 2020.
19. Web site: 2024-04-27 . Indrajith And Sarjano Khalid's Marivillin Gopurangal Set to Hit Theaters On This Date . 2024-04-28 . News18 . en.