Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal 2000

Gopan, Jayaram, a single father living with his six-year-old son Achu in Goa, works at a petrol pump and as an occasional tourist photographer. A teenager Celin Kavya Madhavan, his neighbor, falls in love with him, forcing Gopan to reveal that Achu’s mother, Asha Lakshmi Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, is alive and how they were separated.

Gopan and Asha had a runaway marriage because Asha is from a rich family while Gopan is just a videographer at a local studio. Asha, an admired classical dance artist prior to her marriage, left her career to lead a life with Gopan, becoming a simple housewife. After Achu’s birth, Maya Varma, Bhanupriya, a famous classical dance artist, learns of Asha’s talent and asks her to join her dance troupe.

Asha’s aspiring career starts to conflict with the peaceful life she had with Gopan and their child. This, fuelled by tensions between Gopan and Asha’s father Lalu Alex, results in Gopan leaving with his son, thinking that their departure would benefit her life and career.

Gopan meets Maya in Goa accidentally but she acts as if she does not recognise him. A few days later, Celin brings Maya to Gopan and reveals that Asha never danced again after Gopan left with his son.

Gopan and Asha reunite on the advice of Maya that there should be a balance between art and family life. Throughout, the story threads together themes of family loyalty, artistic aspiration, and the possibility of second chances against the backdrop of Goa’s warm, vibrant atmosphere.