Salt Mango Tree is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Rajesh Mohanan, starring Biju Menon, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli and Suhasini Maniratnam. The film is a remake of the 2014 Bengali film Ramdhanu and the title is taken from the Mohanlal starrer Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam (1986).

Plot

Aravindan (Biju Menon) and Priya (Lakshmi Priyaa) are the parents who are battling the educational system to get a spot for their son Manu (Kristin Varkachaan). Aravindan owns a medical shop, while Priya works as a senior accountant at a private firm and they live in a flat. Priya wants Manu to join an English-speaking school. They hire an English tutor to help Manu prepare for his school interview. After so many attempts to get an admission, they finally get an appointment for an interview at Holy Saints English medium school with the help of Kumaran (Sunil Sukadha), who runs a tailoring unit and arranges the admissions after collecting money from parents. However, the interviewers at school interrogate Aravindan and tease him due to his lack of English proficiency. Manu is denied from getting an admission. The family departs the school with broken hearts.