''Naadody'' () is a 1992 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

action drama The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

film produced and directed by

Thampi Kannanthanam Thampi Kannanthanam (11 December 1953 – 2 October 2018) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has directed 16 films. Personal life Thampi was born on 11 December 1953 as the sixth so ...

and written by

T. A. Razzaq T. A. Razzaq (25 April 1958 – 15 August 2016) was an India, Indian screenwriter, who worked on Malayalam movies. He was born to T.A. Bappu and Vazhayil Khadeeja. His younger brother, T. A. Shahid, was also a screenwriter who wrote scripts for ...

. It stars

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hin ...

in the lead role, alongside

Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter and politician who is currently serving as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Minister of Tourism since June 2024. He was ele ...

Babu Antony Babu Antony (born 22 February) is an Indian-American actor and martial artist, who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in several Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Sinhalese, Hindi and English films. He started his career doing anta ...

N. N. Pillai N. N. Pillai (Narayana Pillai Narayana Pillai; 1918–1995) was an Indian playwright, actor, theatre director, orator, screenplay writer, lyricist and an I.N.A Freedom fighter. He served as Commanding Officer of Field Propaganda Unit under Su ...

Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar Achary (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four deca ...

Kuthiravattam Pappu Padmadalakshan, better known by his stage name Kuthiravattam Pappu (24 December 1936 – 25 February 2000), was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the '' Kozhikodan'' dialect, ...

Jose Pellissery Jose Pellissery (1950 – 5 December 2004) was an Indian film and theatre actor. Biography As an actor in Malayalam cinema, he played supporting roles in about 100 films. His 15-year film career included roles in such movies as '' Aadhaaram' ...

Sathaar Sathaar (25 May 1952 – 17 September 2019) was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut with M. Krishnan Nair's ''Bharyaye Avashyamundu'' (1975). He became a hero in 1976, with '' Anaavaranam'', direc ...

Mohini Mohini (Sanskrit: मोहिनी, ') is the Hindu goddess of enchantment. She is the only female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. She is portrayed as a ''femme fatale'', an enchantress, who maddens lovers and demons, sometimes leading them ...

Sangita Madhavan Nair Sangita Madhavan Nair is an Indian actress, who has worked in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada film. Career She started her career as a child artiste in the Malayalam movie '' Snehikkan Oru Pennu'', released in 1978. Her debut film as a child arti ...

, and Baby Vichitra. The music was composed by S. P. Venkatesh.The film was released on October 25, 1992 during

Diwali Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...

day.

Plot

Sachidanandan, a likeable drifter, comes to the hill station looking for Andrew about a promised job. He meets a little girl and Sophy at a park, and rescues the little girl from drowning. Then Sachi comes into contact with Menon, the girl child's Grand Father. Menon is a millionaire and Sophy is the Nanny who looks after his grand daughter, his sole heir. Soon Sachi develops a friendship closer to a filial bond with Menon. Menon then takes in Sachi as his trusted Manager. Around the same time Sachi and Sophy develop a romantic relation with the blessings of Menon and his house hold. Menon wishes to entrust his grand child to the couple's care, whom they too are very fond of. Meanwhile, Sivan who is Menon's nephew, a high-roller in constant conflict with Menon, intends to get all the wealth from Menon and marry Sophy. He enlists the help of Jackson, his newly appointed horse trainer, to execute his plan. But Jackson had other plans.

Cast

in a dual role as: ** Sachidanandan / Sachi ** Balakrishnan Bhagavathar, Sachidanandan's Father *

as Shivan *

as Sophy Ninan Varghese *

as Prabhakaran Menon *

as Jackson *

as Kunjikuttan Nair, Menon's Assistant *

as Kutty / Kuttikka *

as Driver Narayanan *

Sangita Sangita (Devanagari: , IAST: ), also spelled Samgita or Sangeeta, refers to "music and associated performance arts" in the Indian traditions. According to Guy Beck, the root "saṃ-" implies "combining, coming together, convergent wholesome ble ...

as Sindhu / Sindhumol, Sachidanandan's Step-Sister *

as Police Officer Stephen * Baby Vichithra as Chinnu Mol, Menon's Granddaughter *

Prathapachandran Prathapachandran (1941–2004) was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Malayalam film industry, though he acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He is known for the portrayal of villainous and character roles in over 300 mov ...

as Ninan Varghese, Sophy's Father *

Nandhu Nandalal Krishnamoorthy, better known by his stage name Nandu, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Malayalam films. He has worked in the industry for more than 30 years and is acclaimed for his performance in Mohanlal's ''Spirit (2012 fil ...

as Shaji, Villager *

Ravi Menon Chalappurathu Raveendranatha Menon (1950 – 24 November 2007), popularly known as Ravi Menon, was a veteran Indian film actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He was born in Sreekrishnapuram, Palakkad in 1950. He graduated from the Film and T ...

as Doctor Anil *

Silk Smitha Vadlapati Vijayalakshmi (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996), better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian actress and dancer who worked mainly in Tamil (over 200 films)and Telugu (over 100 films) cinema, in addition to some K ...

Special Appearance in the Song 'Thambrante' with Mohanlal * Chithra as Susheela, Balakrishnan's Wife and Sachidanandan's Mother (

Cameo appearance A cameo appearance, also called a cameo role and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief guest appearance of a well-known person or character in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking on ...

) *

Rupini Komal Mahuvakar, better known by her stage name Rupini, is an Indian former actress who has appeared in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu language films during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Early life Mahuvakar was born in Mumbai i ...

as Meera Nair, Balakrishnan's second Wife and Sindhu's Mother (

)

Production

For an emotional scene in the film taking place after the conversation between Mohanlal and N. N. Pillai, director Kannanthanam challenged Mohanlal to cry without using

Glycerine Glycerol () is a simple triol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, sweet-tasting, viscous liquid. The glycerol backbone is found in lipids known as glycerides. It is also widely used as a sweetener in the food industry and as a humectant in ...

. Ultimately, Mohanlal won the bet. During the shooting of this film, Babu Antony fell head first into a glass panel and started bleeding.

Soundtrack

The film features original soundtrack composed by S. P. Venkatesh. Released on 15 July 1992 by Ranjini Cassettes.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0292143 1992 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Indian action drama films Films shot in Ooty Films shot in Kodaikanal Films directed by Thampi Kannanthanam Twins in Indian films