''Kallai FM'' is a 2018 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

written and directed by Vineesh Millennium. Dialogues were written by

Sreenivasan Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such a ...

, who also starred alongside

Sreenath Bhasi Sreenath Bhasi (born 29 May 1988) is an Indian actor, disco jockey and singer who works in Malayalam films. Career He started his career as a Radio Jockey in Red FM 93.5 and worked as a Video Jockey at the same time. He gained recognition in ...

and

Parvathy Ratheesh Parvathy Ratheesh is an Indian actress who works in the Malayalam cinema. She is also the daughter of the late popular veteran Malayalam actor, Ratheesh who has acted in numerous successful films in late 1970s. Personal life Parvathy Rathe ...

. The film is based on the real-life story of a radio repairer named Radio Koya (original name Hydros Koya) residing at Mankavu, Kozhikode, who was an ardent fan of singer

Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice ...

Plot

Sreenivasan plays the role of Radio Koya, an ardent fan of late veteran playback singer, Mohammed Rafi.

Cast

as Ceylon Bappu *

as Rafi Mohammed, Ceylon Bappu's Son *

as Saira Banu, a flower seller and daughter of Ceylon Bappu *

Aneesh G Menon Aneesh G. Menon is an Indian actor who predominantly acts in Malayalam films. He has acted in films such as ''Drishyam'', '' Odiyan'', '' Njan Prakashan'', ''Driving License'', ''Kayamkulam Kochunni Kayamkulam Kochunni (born c. 1818) was ...

as Aju, Director *

Kalabhavan Shajohn Shaji John, professionally credited by his stage name Kalabhavan Shajohn is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, Kochi. Making his debut in 199 ...

as Abdullah Koya *

Kottayam Nazeer Kottayam Nazeer is an Indian actor, impressionist, and an artist from Kerala. Kottayam Nazeer started his career as a stage artist . Recently he also started his career in painting. Nazeer is a recipient of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akadem ...

as Inaasu *

Krishna Prabha Krishna Praba is an Indian actress, television presenter, and classical dancer who predominantly appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut as a lead actress in the film ''Madampi'' (2008), directed by B. Unnikrishnan. She played the char ...

as Jameela, Ceylon Bappu's wife *

Sunil Sukhada Sunil Sukhada is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He debuted in a small role in the film '' Best Actor''. His first full length role was as the supermarket manager in '' Chappa Kurishu'' (2011). He won a special mention in the Kerala state t ...

as Purushu * Vijilesh Karayad

Production

The story of the film is based on the real life of K. Hydrose who is commonly known as Radio Koya, a radio repairer who lives in

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

and a proud follower of

Release and marketing

The film was released on 16 February 2018. Indian fast bowler,

Irfan Pathan Irfan Pathan (; born 27 October 1984) is an Indian cricket commentator, analyst and former player. He was a bowling all-rounder and member of the Indian cricket team that won the inaugural 2007 ICC Twenty20 World Cup and 2013 ICC Champion ...

served as the promotional campaigner for the film in

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

. The film music was released by the South Indian-based music record label,

Muzik 247 Muzik 247 based out of Chennai, acquires music rights for South Indian Cinema films, mainly Tamil, Malayalam and Tulu. The company was founded in 2012 by Naveen Bhandari, and has achieved a large market share of the Malayalam film music. About ...

. The trailer of the movie was launched at CUSAT campus in Kochi on 6 February 2018. Veteran Hindi actor

Jackie Shroff Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), known by his screen name Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model from Mumbai, Maharashtra, who primarily works in the Hindi film industry. In a career spanning over four decades, he ...

, Mohammed Rafi's son Shahid Rafi along with Irfan Pathan attended the launching event.

Soundtrack

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt8020646 Indian drama films Films shot in Kozhikode 2010s Malayalam-language films