''Nammal'' () is a 2002 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 ...

romantic

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film directed by Kamal and written by Kalavoor Ravikumar. The film stars Jishnu and

Sidharth Bharathan Sidharth Bharathan (born 26 May 1983) is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in Malayalam films. He hade his acting debut in '' Nammal'' (2002) and directional debut in '' Nidra'' (2012).

. It was the debut film of

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, and

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. The music was composed by

Mohan Sithara Mohan Sithara (born 30 May 1959) is an Indian music composer. He received the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Music Director (2009) for the songs in Priyanandan's ''Soofi Paranja Kadha''. Since 1986 he has been an active musician in the Mal ...

. The film was shot in Government Engineering College, Thrissur and Holy Trinity School, Kanjikode. It was remade in

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as '' Dost'' (2004). ''Nammal'' was released on 20 December 2002 and was commercially successful.

Plot

Snehalatha becomes the Principal of a college where Shyam and Shivan are the heroes. Shyam and Shivan are fun-filled characters as well as naughty. Aparna is teased and ragged by the duo, who happens to be the daughter of Principal's friend. Aparna complains and Snehalatha takes action against Shyam and Shivan. Soon to her surprise she discovers that Shyam and Shivan are orphans, hardworking their way up the ladder and their guardian is a priest. But the real twist to the story happens when Snehalatha learns that one of them is her son. And the son happens to be Shyam.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by

. The lyrics were written by Kaithapram Damodaran. The soundtrack was a chartbuster upon its release.

Box office

''Nammal'' was commercially successful.

Awards

''Nammal'' received major accolades at the Kerala State Film Awards, Kerala Film Critics Awards, and Mathrubhumi Film Awards in 2003.

References

External links

* {{Kamal (director) 2002 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Indian romantic comedy-drama films Malayalam films remade in other languages Films shot in Thrissur Films directed by Kamal (director) Films scored by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri Films scored by Mohan Sithara