''Nadan'' (English: The actor) is a 2013

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 ...

drama film directed by Kamal and written by S. Suresh Babu.

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965), is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Bhojpuri language films. He is also a chenda ...

and

Remya Nambeeshan Remya Nambessan (born 24 March 1986) is an Indian actress and playback singer, who primarily works in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has acted in over 72 films. She started her career as child artist and supporting roles in early 2000s, and went ...

play the lead roles, while the rest of the cast are former theatre artists that include

K. P. A. C. Lalitha Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha (10 March 1947 – 22 February 2022), was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. Considered one of the greatest ...

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and

Sasi Kalinga V. Chandrakumar, better known by his stage name Sasi Kalinga, was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in '' Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha'' (2009), '' Pranchiyettan & the Saint'' (2010), ''Indian Rupee ...

. It was produced by Anilkumar Ambalakkara under the banner of Ambalakkara Global Films. ''Nadan'' features some famous scenes from the famous

Kerala People's Arts Club Kerala People's Arts Club, abbreviated as KPAC, is a theatrical movement in Kayamkulam, Kerala, India. It was formed in the 1950s by a group of individuals having close ties with the Communist Party of India in Kerala. KPAC helped popularised ...

(K P A C) dramas '' Ningalenne Communistakki'' and ''

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''.

Plot

Nadan is the story of a popular drama troupe owned by Devadas Sargavedi, which was previously possessed by his father and grandfather in the past, and speaks about the problems faced by the owner and his survival. The revival of this mighty art through the sustained effort of the talented theatre artists forms the crux of the narrative.

Cast

as Devadas Sargavedi *

Remya Nambeesan Remya Nambessan (born 24 March 1986) is an Indian actress and playback singer, who primarily works in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has acted in over 72 films. She started her career as child artist and supporting roles in early 2000s, and went ...

as Jyothi *

Sajitha Madathil Sajitha Madathil is an Indian film and theatre actor. Her performance in Joy Mathew's feature film '' Shutter'' (2012) won her the Kerala State film award for second best actress. She is the head of the department of Acting at the K. R. Naray ...

as Sudharma *

as G. Krishnakumar *

as Radhamani *

as Vikraman Pilla *

as KPAC Bharathan * Mukundan as Babykuttan *

Malavika Menon Malavika Menon is an Indian actress. She plays lead roles in Malayalam films and supporting roles in Tamil films. She made her career debut in 2012 with the film '' Nidra''. She went on to play minor supporting roles before doing lead role in ...

as Priyamvada Devadas *

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as Abubacker *

Jayaraj Warrier Jayaraj Warrier is an Indian actor, stand-up comedian, Ottamthullal performer, and caricaturist. He appears in Malayalam films in supporting and comedic roles. Early life and career Warrier hails from Thrissur, Kerala. He attended S.N. Boys Hi ...

as Kadavoor Manikandan *

Shankar Ramakrishnan Shanker Ramakrishnan is an Indian film screenwriter, director, producer and actor, who works primarily in the Malayalam cinema. Career He is Law Graduate (LL.B) from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram and He started his career immedia ...

* Balaji Sarma *

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as Malakha Johnson *

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 Mapranam Pappachan *

Divya Prabha Divya Prabha is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam films and television serials. She has starred in the independent films '' Ariyippu'' (2022) and ''All We Imagine as Light'' (2024). Career Prabha started her career by d ...

as Haseena

Soundtrack

The songs of Nadan were composed by

Ouseppachan Mechery Louis Ouseppachan (born 13 September 1955), known mononymously as Ouseppachan, is an Indian film composer and singer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of National Film Award, Filmfare Award and Kerala State Fil ...

and penned by

Prabha Varma Prabha Varma (born 30 May 1959) is a poet, lyricist, journalist and television presenter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. He has published ten collections of poems, three novels in verse, six books on the contemporary socio-political mil ...

and Madhu Vasudevan.

Awards

;

Kerala State Film Awards The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

* Best Lyricist -

(for ''Ethu Sundara'') and Madhu Vasudevan (for ''Ottaykku Paadunna'') * Best Music Director -

(for ''Ethu Sundara'' and ''Ottaykku Paadunna'') * Best Female Singer -

Vaikom Vijayalakshmi Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (born 7 October 1981) is an Indian playback singer from Kerala, India. She is an expert in a rare musical instrument called Gayatriveena. She won special jury mention for her much appreciated work in the 2013 film ''Cellulo ...

(for ''Ottaykku Paadunna'') ;

Vayalar Vayalar is a village in Cherthala taluk, Alapuzha district, Kerala state, India. Location Vayalar is 5 km from Cherthala, Kerala. Vayalar is bounded on the east by the Vayalar kayal which is a part of the famous Vembanad backwat ...

Film Awards * Best Film - Anilkumar Ambalakkara * Best Actor - Jayaram * Best Music Director - Ouseppachan * Best Male Singer - G. Sreeram ;Kerala-Film-Critics-Association-Awards *Best sound editor - Tapas Nayik

References

External links

* {{Kamal (director) 2010s Malayalam-language films 2013 films Films scored by Ouseppachan Films shot in Kollam Films directed by Kamal (director)