Don’t be surprised when you see a teenager wearing a T-shirt with the words- ‘Ormayundo ee mukham’. It is the latest addition to the ever-changing style cycle. Credit for this new trend goes to the music band Aviyal who introduced these T-shirts through the movie ‘Salt and Pepper’. The members of the band appear in the song ‘Aanakkallan’ at the end of the movie wearing T-shirts with the popular dialogue ‘Polandine Patty oraksharam mindaruthu’ from the movie ‘Sandesham’.
This started a new trend, prompting garment manufacturers to introduce such T-shirts in the market. It has so far received an overwhelming response from the youngsters. So what are their favourite punch lines?
“Demand is high for the T-shirts in which the famous dialogue from ‘Oru Vaddakan Veeragadha’- Chanthuvine tholppikkan aavilla makkale - is printed. T-shirts with Mohanlal’s celebrated one liner- ‘Savari Giri Giri’ - is yet another favourite of the customers,” says Yesudas Thomas, Max X collections, Chembumukku.
Prices of these T-shirts vary from Rs 140 to Rs 185, depending upon the quality and manufacturers. But it’s not only dialogues of superstars that are finding a place on T- shirts.
‘ Meen aviyal enthayo entho ’ - the comic number by Sreenivasan in the movie, ‘Akkare Akkare Akkare’, ‘ Thomas Kutty Vittoda ’ by Mukesh in ‘Harihar Nagar’ series, ‘Gafoor Ka Dosth’ are other punch dialogues that are printed on the T-shirts,” adds Yesudas.
The sensational dialogue by late Jayan in the movie ‘Angadi’ (‘We are not Beggars’) is also another hot favourite. Many also buy plain T-shirts and later get their favourite dialogues printed on them. “We charge Rs 80 for printing dialogues,” he says.
Not only filmy dialogues, but songs, proverbs and jokes too are popular on T-shirts. ‘Enikkoru pennundu karimashi kannundu’ (song from ‘Thilakkam’ is usually preferred by romeos), ‘Poochakkaru Manikkettum’ and ‘Oru Notebook Eduthal Oru Facebook Free’ are most commonly seen.