''Mazhavillinattam Vare'' ( is a Malayalam–language

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and

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film co-written and directed by

Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, popularly known as Kaithapram, is a Malayalam lyricist, poet, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, music therapist and performer of Carnatic music. He debuted with the movie Ennennum Kannettante in 19 ...

. The screenplay is written by T.A. Razaq based on the story by Kaithapram. It will be the directorial debut of Kaithapram, a noted poet, writer, lyricist, composer and actor from

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. It stars Abbas Hasan and Archana Jose Kavi in the lead roles, with Sai Kumar,

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, Krishna and

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playing other prominent roles. Cricketers

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, Robin Singh,

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, and J. K. Mahendra appear in cameo roles. Produced by A. Mukundan under the banner of Valluvan Kadavu Creations, it features music composed by the director's son Deepankuran and cinematography by Gunasekaran. Produced by A. Mukundan under the banner of Valluvan Kadavu Creations, it features music composed by the director's son Deepankuran and cinematography by Gunasekaran. The film is about the life-changing journey of a young Pakistani cricketer ( Abbas Hasan) and a college student (Archana Kavi) who is an ardent admirer of him. Principal photography of the film began in September 2010, and is being completed from

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and

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, Kerala. It is to be distributed by Sree Gokulam Films.

Cast

* Abbas Hasan as Yassin Mubarak Azad * Archana Jose Kavi as Rabiya * Sai Kumar as the

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artist *

as the cook *

as himself * Robin Singh as himself *

as himself *

as himself * J. K. Mahendra as himself

Casting

The film's protagonist is Yassin Mubarak Azad, a Pakistani cricketer who comes to Kerala on a mission. Pakistani fast bowler Mohammed Asif was originally cast in this role but was replaced when he was found involved in a match fixing scandal. Kaithapram then signed Pakistani batsman

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in the role. He was also replaced due to his busy cricket schedules. Kaithapram's final choice was Abbas Hasan, a Canadian-born, Paris-raised, and London-based Pakistani singer. Hasan is on his acting debut through this film.

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cricketer

was also reportedly considered for playing an important role. After Sreesanth was arrested on charges of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League, Kaithapram announced that he would be cutting out those scenes featuring the cricketer from the film.

Soundtrack

The film's music is by Deepankuran. The soundtrack album was launched by actor

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on 3 January 2011, at Gokulam Auditorium,

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References

External links

* Official website

* {{IMDb title, 11576176 2010s Malayalam-language films 2012 musical films Films about cricket in India 2012 directorial debut films 2010s sports films Indian musical films