Ee Parakkum Thalika is a 2001 Indian Malayalam slapstick comedy drama film starring Dileep,[3] Nithya Das, Harisree Asokan, Cochin Haneefa. It was directed by Thaha and written by V. R. Gopalakrishnan, seems to have been inspired by Mouse Hunt.[4] The film was also the debut film of actress Nithya Das.[5] The story follows bus owner Unnikrishnan and his assistant Sundareshan who live and sleep in their bus. It is considered one of the best slapstick comedy movies in Malayalam cinema and was one of the highest grossing Malayalam movie in 2001.[6] The bus known as Thamarakshan Pilla, which is a central figure in the movie eventually developed into a cult figure in Kerala.[7][8] The film was remade in Tamil in 2002 as Sundhara Travels.
