Swades 2004

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

Videsi Nair Swadesi Nair 2002

Vindhyan (Jagadish) an unemployed countryside man, is in love with his childhood friend and cousin Neelima (Mahima) who is now in the US. His uncle and Neelima's father, Rajappan Nair (Rajan P Dev) who is a wealthy businessman promises Vindhyan that he will get both of them married. However Neelima is in love with Shivapal (Saikumar) whom she meets in the US. On her return, an astrologer (Narendra Prasad) predicts that her first husband will get killed a few days into their marriage. Neelima decides to marry Vindhyan so that he will end up dead as her first husband. With the help of Shivapal and her mother Padmavathi (Ponnamma Babu), Neelima tries many tricks to get Vindhyan killed.