''Naduvazhikal'' () is a 1989 Indian

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film directed by

Joshiy Joshiy (born 18 July 1952) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and also directed Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu and Kannada-language films. Joshiy made his directorial ...

and written by

S. N. Swami Sivaram Narayana Swamy is a screenwriter, director and actor who works in the Indian film industry predominantly in the Malayalam cinema. Having born in Kochi, Kerala Swamy is particularly known for scripting films in the thriller (genre), thr ...

. The film was loosely based on ''

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''. It tells the story of Arjun (

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 ...

), who takes up the business empire of his father Ananthan (

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), who has been sent to jail, and his clashes with his father's rivals, the Chekkudi brothers. The film also features

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, Devan,

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and

Manianpilla Raju Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam: മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.Shyam Shyam is a name of Krishna and an Indian masculine given name and surname. Notable people with this name include: ;Shyam *Shyam (actor) (1920–1951), Indian Hindi film actor *Shyam (composer) (born 1937), an Indian music composer from Kerala *Shya ...

. The film was released on 5 May 1989 to positive reviews and was one of the highest-grossing films of the year. The climax of the film was highly appreciated by critics and audience like.

Plot

Arjun is enjoying his student life in Bangalore city with his friends and his girlfriend Rosemary. Back home his father Ananthan is an affluent businessman with a shady past. Ananthan is constantly being targeted by Varkey,Mathukutty and Cherian (Chekkudi Brothers). Ananthan is arrested one day and sent to prison. Arjun is forced to come from Bangalore to release his father. But his first attempt fails. Chekkudi Brothers, with the help of new Home minister Gopalan Pillai and CI Bharathan tries to catch Arjun and include him in many cases. But he overcomes everything. At last Arjun releases his father, but Chekkudi kills Ananthan and Arjun finishes Chekkudi brothers expect Varkey

Cast

as Arjun *

as Ananthan, Arjun's Father *

as Shankaran / Shankarettan, Ananthan's Friend and Helper * Janardhanan as Aasan, Ananthan and Arjun's Assistant *

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as Rosemary, Arjun's Lover * Sithara as Rema, Arjun's Sister *

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, ...

as K.C., Ananthan's Helper *

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as DYSP Sanjeev Menon *

as Chekkudi Cherian * Devan as Chekkudi Mathew / Mathukutty, Cherian's Brother *

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as Abraham Varkey / Varkeychan *

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as Panicker *

as Bava, Chekkudi Brothers Assistant *

Jagannatha Varma K. N. Jagannatha Varma (1 May 1939 – 20 December 2016) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film and television industry. He was also a Kathakali artist. His son Manu Varma is also an artist and his son-in-law Viji Thampi is a film d ...

as DYSP Pavithran *

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as CI Bharathan * K. P. A. C. Sunny as Koshy *

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as Home Minister Gopala Pillai *

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as Stephen, Rosemary's Father * Kunchan as Antony *

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as Shekharan *

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as MLA Chandradas *

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as Dr. Rachael George, Rosemary's Aunt *

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as Balan, Company Auditor *

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as Koshy's Mother *Alex as Sub Inspector of Police James

Trivia

* '' Simhasanam'' with

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was initially planned as the remake of ''Naduvazhikal'', but on scripting, it deviated so much from the original story that, it was no longer a rehashed version of the 1989 hit. So the makers of '' Simhasanam'' made it as a loosely based adaptation of

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's ''

''.

References

External links

* {{S. N. Swamy 1989 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Indian crime action films Indian family films Films about corruption in India Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police Films shot in Kannur Films shot in Bengaluru Films directed by Joshiy Films scored by Shyam (composer)