Nadakame Ulakam
Nadakame Ulakam (Malayalam: നാടകമേ ഉലകം) is a 2011 Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Viji Thampi and starring Mukesh, Vinu Mohan, Sarayu, and Saranya Mohan in the lead roles. Its songs are composed by veteran music director Johnson with lyrics penned by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri. The film released on 25 February.
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| Directed by | Viji Thampi |
| Produced by | M. K. Raveendran M. K. Suresh |
| Written by | Sajan Cholayil Saseendran Vatakara (dialogues) |
| Starring | Mukesh Vinu Mohan Sarayu Saranya Mohan |
| Music by | Songs: Johnson Background score: Bijibal |
| Cinematography | Anil Nair |
| Edited by | Sangeeth Kollam |
Production company | Sooryakanthi Creations |
| Distributed by | Kalpaka Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Omanakuttan (Mukesh), is a Bank Manager by profession. But he is very interested stage plays and he himself has directed and acted in many plays. He is approached by a film crew from town headed by Pavan (Suraj Venjaramoodu), to produce their debut venture. Omanakuttan who is a cinema aspirant, agrees to finance the film after he was offered the lead role. Eventually, he learns that neither Pavanan nor his associates know anything about film making. Omanakuttan decides himself to script and direct the film. He completes the film successfully with a limited cast but fails to find a distributor. To find a distributor, Omanakuttan goes to Chennai but fate had something else planned for him there. His bag gets stolen and while chasing the thief, he gets hit by a car. However, the car was that of an accomplished film producer and distributor (Siddhiq). After hearing the story of Omanakuttan, he decides to distribute the film, which became a super hit in the box office.
Cast
- Mukesh as Omanakuttan
- Jagadeesh as Pappan, Omanakuttan's friend
- Vinu Mohan as Murali
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Labham Lambodaran, Omanakuttan's father-in-law
- Siddique as Producer Ram Mohan
- Sarayu as Usha
- Saranya Mohan as Nandana
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Pavanan
- Salim Kumar as Omanakuttan's brother-in-law
- Sona Nair as Remani, Omanakuttan's sister
- Janardhanan as Aanni Kurup
- Bindu Panicker as Milma Girija, Nandana's mother
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as beevathu (teashop owner)
- Dharmajan as Sundaran
- Indrans as Dasettan
- Babu Namboothiri as socialist kumarettan
- seema -actress seema
- Kulappulli Leela
- Chali Pala
- Nandhu
- Jijoy Rajagopal
References
- "ചിരിയുടെ പൂരമൊരുക്കി നാടകമേ ഉലകം" (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.