The small moments of happiness) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikkad from a story by C. V. Balakrishnan.

Gopan, a single father living with his six-year-old son Achu in Goa, works in a petrol pump and as an occasional tourist photographer.

A teenager Celin, his neighbour, falls in love with him, forcing Gopan to reveal that Achu's mother, Asha Lakshmi, is alive and how they were separated.

Asha, an admired classical dance artist prior to her marriage, left her career to lead a life with Gopan, becoming a simple housewife.

[9] For the female lead role, Meenakshi Sheshadri was considered but Lakshmi Gopalaswamy was eventually signed.