A nose-ring for the cat) is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language screwball comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan in his directorial debut.

The film features an ensemble cast that includes Mohanlal, Shankar, Menaka, M. G. Soman, Nedumudi Venu, C. I. Paul, Sukumari, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kuthiravattam Pappu, Sreenivasan and Baiju Santhosh.

[2][3] Revathi comes to the city from a small town in search of a job and to have a good life and as it is with everyone, her problem starts with finding a house.

Revathi in search of a job, meets Ravunni Menon, a rich man who owns a bungalow in the heart of the city.

Accidentally, Revathi meets Gopalakrishnan who has come to Ravunni Menon's house to repair the electronic equipment, which he had sold to him.

Further her encounter with "Thenga" Govindan Pillai makes the older Revathi believe that her husband has sons and daughters out of wedlock and, thus, is quite capable of another affair now.

Shyam in the meantime begins falling in love with Revathi and to make her jealous, he pretends that he is attracted to Kousalya, who in turn thinks this to be true and is ready to elope with him after robbing her miser husband.

[4][5][6][7] All lyrics are written by Chunakkara Ramankutty; all music is composed by M. G. RadhakrishnanThe film partly inspired the Telugu movie Gopal Rao Gari Ammayi (1980).