Naam (2018 film)
Naam (English: Us) is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written, directed and produced by debutant Joshy Thomas Pallickal. It features and tells the story of a group of youngsters.[1]
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| Directed by | Joshy Thomas Pallickal |
| Produced by | Joshy Thomas Pallickal |
| Story by | Joshy Thomas Pallickal |
| Starring | Shabareesh Varma |
| Music by | Ashwin & Sandeep |
| Cinematography | Shehnad Jalal |
| Edited by | Unnikrishnan P.P |
Production company | JTP Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Cast
- Shabareesh Varma as Harris Muhammed
- Rahul Madhav as Anil Kumar
- Noby Marcose as Kunjacko
- Tony Luke as Aju Koshy
- Renji Panicker as Fr. James Kottayil
- Antony Thekkek as Fr. Mathew Plavanakkuzhy
- Saiju Kurup as Masthan Sebatian
- Gayathri Suresh as Anna Philip
- Aditi Ravi as Neha John
- Mareena Michael Kurisingal as Maya
- Ponnamma Babu as Molly John
- Dinesh Prabhakar
- Abhishek Raveendran as Murali Krishnan
- Hima Sankar
- Ajay Mathew as Shyam Sreedharan
- Nandhu as John
- Gautham Menon as himself (cameo appearance)
- Tovino Thomas as himself (cameo appearance)
- Vineeth Sreenivasan as himself (cameo appearance)
Production
Principal photography commenced in February 2017 at Mundakayam. The other locations were Kuttikkanam and Ponkunnam and Amal Jyothi College of Engineering.[2]
Music
The music and background score for the film is composed by Ashwin and Sandeep. The audio launch was held in Kochi on 11 November. The film will have 9 songs penned by Shabareesh Varma.[3]
Release
The film was released on 11 May 2018.[4]
The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, commenting "Naam is not devoid of flaws but it has sincerity written all over it, and might even leave some of you choked, through its touching plot. Give it a shot if movies with a heavy dose of friendship can entertain you".[5]
References
- "Aditi and Gayathri are cousins in Naam". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- "Naam Production". timesofindia. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- Soman, Deepa (10 November 2017). "'Naam' film's audio release to be held on November 11". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- Shrijith, Sajin (7 May 2018). "Naam is not a typical campus-based story: Director Joshy Thomas Pallickal". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- Soman, Deepa (11 May 2018). "Naam Malayalam Movie Review 3/5: Give it a shot if movies with a heavy dose of friendship entertain you". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2018.