Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal

Poovinnu Puthiya Poonthennal (transl. A Fresh Gentle Breeze for the Flower) is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Fazil. It stars Mammootty and Suresh Gopi in the lead while Sujitha, Nadiya Moidu, Babu Antony, Thilakan, Lalu Alex, Maniyanpilla Raju, Sukumari and Siddique appear in supporting roles. The film was produced by Swargachitra Appachan under his banner Swargachitra. It revolves around a drunkard widower who helps a deaf and mute boy find the killers of his parents. The film features original songs composed by Kannur Rajan and cinematography by Anandakuttan.

The film was released on 12 September 1986 on Onam to critical acclaim. It was later remade into six other languages — in Tamil as Poovizhi Vasalile, in Telugu as Pasivadi Pranam, in Kannada as Aapadbandhava, in Hindi as Hatya, in Bangladeshi as Khotipuron and in Sinhalese as Veda Barinam Vedak Nehe - becoming the first Malayalam film to be remade into six different languages and only the second Indian film to do so after Anuraga Aralithu.