Nammal
| Nammal | |
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Soundtrack cover | |
| Directed by | Kamal |
| Screenplay by | Kalavoor Ravikumar |
| Story by | Balamuralikrishna |
| Produced by | David Kachappally |
| Starring | Jishnu Raghavan Sidharth Bharathan Renuka Menon Bhavana |
| Cinematography | Venugopal |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
| Music by | Mohan Sithara |
Production company | Chinku Achu Cinemas |
| Distributed by | Swargachithra Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Nammal (transl. Us) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kamal and written by Kalavoor Ravikumar.[1] The film stars Jishnu Raghavan and Sidharth Bharathan. It was the debut film of Sidharth, Jishnu, Renuka, and Bhavana.[2] The music was composed by Mohan Sithara. The film was shot in Government Engineering College, Thrissur and Holy Trinity School, Kanjikode.[3][4] It was remade in Telugu as Dost (2004).[5][6]
Nammal was released on 20 December 2002 and was commercially successful.[7][8][9]
Plot
Snehalatha becomes the principal of a college where Shyam and Shivan are the heroes. Shyam and Shivan are fun-filled characters as well as naughty. Aparna, who happens to be the daughter of the principal's friend, is teased and ragged by the duo.
Aparna lodges a complaint, and Snehalatha takes action against Shyam and Shivan. Soon, to her surprise, she discovers that Shyam and Shivan are orphans, hardworking their way up the ladder, and their guardian is a priest. But the real twist to the story happens when Shyam and Shivan learn that one of them is her long-lost son.
Cast
- Jishnu Raghavan as Shivan (voiceover by Mithun Ramesh)
- Sidharth Bharathan as Shyam; Shivan's best friend (voiceover by Sarath Das)
- Renuka Menon as Aparna; Shyam's girlfriend (voiceover by Sangeetha Mohan)
- Bhavana as Parimalam; A laundry girl in the colony
- Suhasini Maniratnam as Snehalatha; College Principal; Shyam's mother (voiceover by Bhagyalakshmi)
- Balachandra Menon as Sathyanathan; Shivan and Shyam's adoptive father
- Innocent as Shanmughan; Shivan and Shyam's neighbour
- Mithun Ramesh as Reji; Shyam and Shivan's rival (voiceover by Jis Joy)
- Vijeesh Vijayan as Jojo Thomas alias Noolunda; Shivan and Shyam's friend
- Yamuna Rani as Damayanthi
- Vignesh as Senthil; Parimalam's brother
- Ambika Mohan as Mariyamma; Jojo Thomas's mother
- Kulappulli Leela as Lakshmi; Snehalatha's servant
- T. P. Madhavan as Principal
- Shine Tom Chacko as Bus passenger
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as Puli Gopalan
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by Mohan Sithara.[10] The lyrics were written by Kaithapram Damodaran. The soundtrack was a chartbuster upon its release.[11][12][13]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enkaralil" | Afsal, Franco, Chorus |
| 2 | "Ennamme" | K. J. Yesudas |
| 3 | "Sukhamaani Nilavu" | Vidhu Prathap, Jyotsna |
| 4 | "Kaathu Kaathoru" | Pushpavathi, Balu, Gopan, Sunil |
| 5 | "Sooryane" | M. G. Sreekumar, Rajesh Vijay |
| 6 | "Sukhamaani Nilavu" | Jyotsna |
Box office
Nammal was commercially successful.[14][15][16]
Awards
Nammal received major accolades at the Kerala State Film Awards, Kerala Film Critics Awards, and Mathrubhumi Film Awards in 2003.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kerala Film Critics Awards | Best Newcomer | Jishnu Raghavan | Won | [17][18] |
| Best Newcomer | Sidharth Bharathan | Won | |||
| Second Best Film | David Kachappally | Won | |||
| 2002 | Kerala State Film Awards | Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value | Kamal David Kachapally |
Won | |
| 2003 | Mathrubhumi Film Awards | Best Male Debut | Jishnu Raghavan | Won | [19] |
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- ^ "Top 6 all-time best youth-centric films of Mollywood". The Times of India.
- ^ "Bhavana Menon on 20 years of 'Nammal': I still remember the remember the way I sulked when they finished my make-up, saying, 'no one is gonna recognize me'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 December 2022.
- ^ "ആ ചിത്രത്തില് നടന് ജിഷ്ണു രാഘവന് വേണ്ടി ഡബ്ബ് ചെയ്യാനുള്ള ഭാഗ്യം എനിക്കുണ്ടായി, എനിക്ക് ശബ്ദം നല്കിയത് അദ്ദേഹമായിരുന്നു, തുറന്നുപറഞ്ഞ് മിഥുന് രമേശ്". /www.worldmalayalilive.com (in Malayalam). 14 May 2023.
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- ^ "'അമ്മാ... അമ്മയെ എന്തിനാ ഇന്റർവ്യൂ ചെയ്യണേ?'; മകളുടെ ചോദ്യത്തിന് രേണുക നൽകിയ മറുപടി | renuka menon actress | renuka menon family | renuka menon nammal".
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