Udayananu Tharam

2005 2h 42m ML

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 29

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Udayabhanu is an assistant director and scriptwriter, who dreams of making it big in the film industry. His attempt is thwarted by his roommate, a junior artiste, Rajappan Thengamoodu who steals his script to become superstar Saroj Kumar

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mohanlal
Udayabhanu
Meena
Madhumathi Udayabhanu
Sreenivasan
Rajappan Thengummoodu / Superstar Saroj Kumar
Mukesh
Babykuttan
Jagathy Sreekumar
Pachalam Bhasi
Salim Kumar
Rafeeq
Cochin Haneefa
Sona Sisupalan
Janardhanan
Krishnamoorthy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rosshan Andrrews
Writers: Sreenivasan
Languages: Malayalam
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 162 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Saroj Kumar Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rosshan Andrrews, shot by S. Kumar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ranjan Abraham shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Mohanlal and Meena and Sreenivasan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0430710 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rosshan Andrrews directs. S. Kumar behind the camera. Ranjan Abraham cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Malayalam.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 162 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Part of the "Saroj Kumar Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Rosshan Andrrews, shot by S. Kumar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Ranjan Abraham shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mohanlal and Meena and Sreenivasan carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0430710 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.