Suresh Gopi’s ‘Nakulan-Ganga’ Durgashtami picture goes viral

Suresh Gopi’s ‘Nakulan-Ganga’ Durgashtami picture goes viral

When Nakulan and Ganga met…! Wow, this image shared by Suresh Gopi has gone viral and of course, Kerala’s movie goers have a reason to rejoice! There is perhaps no other film that has been so loved, accepted and even made fun of in terms of dialogues, slang and expression as the iconic Mohnalal-Suresh Gopi-Shobana film ‘Manichitrathazhu’, which has been remade into several other Indian languages.

Suresh Gopi shared an image with the lovely Shobhana, using the caption, “When Nakulan and Ganga came together for Durgashtami.” The two actors, who had worked together in the iconic film as husband (Nakulan) and wife (Ganga), are seen smiling together in the selfie.

With reference to their film, ‘Durgashtami’ assumes a special signficance as it captures the climax scene of the Mohanlal-Shobhana starrer, where the heroine is the ultimate showstopper in her stunning dance sequence.

The original, as most Keralite movie goers would tell you, is the best because it made horror both funny, realistic and more importantly, practical to deal with! The same cannot be said for the remakes of ‘Manichitrathazhu’. In Bollywood, for instance, Vidya Balan received considerable acclaim for her climax scene in the remake ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’, which was again a more glamourised version of the original flick.

Clearly, though Malayalam cinema’s action super star has not been active in the film industry for the last couple of years, the popularity of the Manichitrathazhu couple, ‘Nakulan and Ganga’ continue to rock in the minds of movie goers and fans in Kerala.

Curious to know what their fans are saying? Take a look at the kind of feedback the image is receiving on the actor’s Facebook page. The comments by fans of both actors on Facebook are quite interesting. One person has listed out their movies together as a couple, citing Commissioner, Innale, Rajaputhra, Sindhurarekha, among others.

Another fan has stated that ‘Suresh Gopi and Shobhana, as Nakulan and Ganga, and across many roles they have acted together, remain ever memorable in the minds of cinema lovers.’

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The good news for fans is that Suresh Gopi and Shobhana are teaming up together for Anoop Sathyan’s upcoming movie, with Dulquer Salman playing the leading role and also producing the film!

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Being held at Police Stadium, Begumpet, the grand nine-day event attracted Hyderabadis of all ages and walks of life to take part in the traditional revelry. The venue also witnessed two unique competitions on Sunday. The first was to pick the best traditional dance performers.

Participants passionately performed Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam and Laawni with great festive fervour. “We also had a pooja thali competition and we loved how creatively the participants decorated their pooja plates,” said Saloni Jain, organiser. The crowd had a lot of IT employees and collegians who were looking forward to a night of dandiya, thanks to holidays for the next two days.” Sugandha Reddy, who works in a corporate company at Gachibowli and lives at Sindhi Colony, says the weekend has been great as she could turn up at the venue by 7 pm instead of 8.30 pm on workdays. “I even shopped for a lehenga in the last minute today to take part in the finale on Monday,” she says.

Monday is the ninth and last day of The Navratri Utsav. Besides a specially curated musical programme by Darshan Pandya and band from Mumbai on Monday, There will also be prize distribution of the 15 events held across the nine days. “No more Monday blues this week. Join the celebrations,” urges Saloni for the event for which The New Indian Express is the media partner