''Naam'' (English: Us) is a 2018 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

-language

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written, directed and produced by debutant Joshy Thomas Pallickal. It features and tells the story of a group of youngsters.

Cast

Rahul Madhav Rahul Madhav (born 29 December 1984) is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in Tamil and Kannada films. His notable films are '' Vaadamalli'', '' Thani Oruvan'', '' Memories'' and '' 100 Days of Love''. A ...

as Anil Kumar *

Shabareesh Varma Shabareesh Varma is an Indian lyricist, singer and actor working in Malayalam and Tamil films. Shabareesh made his debut in the Alphonse Putharen's acclaimed 2013 film ''Neram'' where he rose to fame with his lyrics for the song ''Pistah'' ...

as Harris Muhammed * Noby Marcose as Kunjacko * Tony Luke as Aju Koshy *

Renji Panicker Renji Panicker (born 23 September 1960) is an Indian actor, scriptwriter, director, film producer, and journalist best known for his Malayalam films. He made his debut as a director with '' Bharatchandran IPS'' in 2005. Early life He did h ...

as Fr. James Kottayil * Antony Thekkek as Fr. Mathew Plavanakkuzhy *

Saiju Kurup Saiju Kurup (born 12 March 1979) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He is credited as Anirudh in Tamil movies. He debuted in '' Mayookham'' (2005) by Hariharan. As of June 2021, he ...

as Masthan Sebatian *

Gayathri Suresh Gayathri Suresh is an Indian actress. Filmography * ''All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.'' Television Short films Honors She won the Femina Miss Kerala beauty pageant in 2014. References External links * * ...

as Anna Philip * Aditi Ravi as Neha John *

Mareena Michael Kurisingal Mareena Michael Kurisingal is an Indian actress and model who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. Career She is best known for her role in the 2017 film ''Aby'' opposite Vineeth Sreenivasan. Earlier Mareena has appeared in films like '' Happ ...

as Maya *

Ponnamma Babu Ponnamma Babu is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 300 films, TV serials and Comedy shows . She made her debut in ''Padanayakan'' in 1996. Personal life Ponnamma was born to Mathai an ...

as Molly John * Abhishek Raveendran as Murali Krishnan *

Dinesh Prabhakar Dinesh Prabhakar, also known by his birth name Dinesh Nair, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films. Early life Dinesh was born as the second child of Prabhakaran Nair and Sarojini Amma at Pulluvazhi, Perumbavoor, Ernak ...

as Suresh (Uncle of Murali) * Hima Sankar John J Pallickal, Rohan J Pallickal, Joseph J Pallickal * Ajay Mathew as Shyam Sreedharan * Hakkim Shajahan as Manu Alexander * Jino John * Abhay Warrier *

Nandhu Nandalal Krishnamoorthy better known by his stage name Nandu is an Indian actor primarily working in Malayalam films. Although he has been in the industry for more than 30 years, he is acclaimed for his performance in Mohanlal' s '' Spirit'', di ...

as John (Father of Neha) * Vinod Bose as Koshi * Sonu Sebastian as Sonu * Jayasheelan as Susheelan Raji Joshy *

Krishnachandran T. N. Krishnachandran (born 16 June 1960) is an Indian actor, playback singer, and dubbing artist in Malayalam cinema and television. Career His debut movie was '' Rathinirvedam'' in 1978. He was the voice for actor Vineeth and Rahman and als ...

as Sreedharan Warrier (Father of Shyam) * Naseer Sankranthi as Room boy, Bennychan *

Pradeep Kottayam Pradeep K. R. (1961 – 17 February 2022), professionally credited as Pradeep Kottayam, was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Malayalam films and some Tamil films. He is best known for his comedic roles. His role in the 2010 Tamil film ...

as Saneesh Pinto * Molly Kannamaly as Madonna * Ullas Pandalam as Supran * Bineesh Raj as Suni * Shaijo Adimaly as College Student, Shaijo * Josekutty Madathil as Jose * Madan Mohan as Martin *

Niranj Suresh Niranj Suresh (born 1990) is an Indian musician, playback singer, Composer and actor. Niranj is the lead vocalist of the Indian rock bands '' Motherjane'' and Nemesis. He is also the lead vocalist and songwriter of a progressive rock band called ...

as Sanju * Deepa Esther as Jesin Jolly * Thomas J. Pallickal as Askar * Nowbi Basheer as Anoop * Vicky George as Luise * Mojin Thinavilayil as Mojin * Rokiya Adam as Nasriya Muhammed (Sister of Harris) *

Nizhalgal Ravi Ravichandran Samanna (born 16 April 1956), known professionally as Nizhalgal Ravi, is an Indian film, television and voice actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has performed in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films and television series. He s ...

as Ramakrishnan (Father of Anil) *

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as Mohammed (Father of Harris and Nasriya) (cameo appearance) *

Gautham Vasudev Menon Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu and Hindi films that either simultaneously shot with or rema ...

as himself (

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

) *

Tovino Thomas Tovino Thomas (born 21 January 1989) is an Indian actor and film producer who prominently works in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2012 with the film ''Prabhuvinte Makkal''. His breakthrough roles were in the films '' ABCD'' (2013), '' 7 ...

as himself (cameo appearance) *

Vineeth Sreenivasan Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor an ...

as himself (cameo appearance)

Production

Principal photography commenced in February 2017 at Mundakayam. The other locations were

Kuttikkanam Kuttikkanam, is a hill station in Idukki district, Kerala, southern India. It is above sea level and surrounded by lush green tea plantations. It is within the territory of Peermade. Kanjirappally and Mundakayam are the nearest towns. Hist ...

and

Ponkunnam Ponkunnam (പൊൻകുന്നം) is a census town in Kerala, India, part of Kottayam district under Kanjirappally taluk. Ponkunnam literally means ''golden mountain'' (''ponn'' = gold, ''kunn'' = mountain). Nearby towns are Kanjirappalli ...

and Saintgits College of Engineering.

Music

The music and background score for the film is composed by Ashwin and Sandeep. The audio launch was held in

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of ...

on 11 November. All lyrics are written by

except where noted; all music is composed by Ashwin Sivadas, Sandeep Mohan.

Release

The film was released on 11 May 2018. ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, commenting "Naam is not devoid of flaws but it has sincerity written all over it, and might even leave some of you choked, through its touching plot. Give it a shot if movies with a heavy dose of friendship can entertain you".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6944060 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian drama films 2018 drama films