''Tamaar Padaar'' () is a 2014 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

satirical Satire is a genre of the visual arts, visual, literature, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently Nonfiction, non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ...

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

written and directed by

Dileesh Nair Dileesh Nair (born 23 July 1981) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He started out as a 2D animator. He made his script writing debut with '' Salt N' Pepper'' (2011) along with Syam Pushkaran. He debute ...

and produced by M. Renjith through the company Rejaputhra Visual Media. It stars Baburaj, and

Chemban Vinod Jose Chemban Vinod Jose (born 24 May 1976) is an Indian actor, film producer and screenwriter, who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He is a physiotherapist by profession.Bijibal Bijibal Maniyil is an Indian music composer and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. In a career spanning more than twenty years, he has composed for more than 150 feature films, several television commercials and a few d ...

. The film was released on 23 October 2014 on the occasion of

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 ...

Plot

Jumper Thambi and Tubelight Mani are

street performers Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries, the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Street performance is pr ...

. Jumper Thambi does stunts like bike Jumping and Tubelight Mani does stunts with

Tubelight A fluorescent lamp, or fluorescent tube, is a low-pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light. An electric current in the gas excites mercury vapor, to produce ultraviolet and make a phosphor ...

. They do not know each other in the beginning but once they meet each other at a Temple festival, they instantly becomes good friends. Once they decide to do a stunt together for media visibility. They both tried to squeeze-in through a bicycle tube but ends up getting stuck. ACP Pouran, whose main intention is to stand out among his colleagues misunderstands. While Jumper Thambi and Tubelight Mani are struggling to get out of the bicycle tube, ACP happens to see them by accident. ACP finds resemblance between Jumber Thambi and a notorious terrorist. He arrests them both and puts them in trial. The ruling party takes undue advantage of this situation by taking all credits and meanwhile all international anti-terrorist organizations also wants to get these two in custody. ACP Pauran later understands the truth and now wants them released at all cost. He tries the legal way but gets no help from his superior officers. Finally the duo is sentenced to death penalty. ACP Pauran helps them escape by faking proof that they were hanged. In the end we see both Jumper Thambi and Tubelight Mani living in an unknown place with a bearded look away from their old lives and means.

Cast

Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran (Help:IPA/Malayalam, /pr̩t̪ʰʋiɾaːd͡ʒ/; born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, producer, director, and playback singer who primarily works in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil, Bollywood, Hin ...

as ACP Pouran * Baburaj as Jumper Thambi/Khalid Qureshi *

Chemban Vinod Jose Chemban Vinod Jose (born 24 May 1976) is an Indian actor, film producer and screenwriter, who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He is a physiotherapist by profession.Srinda Ashab Srinda (born 20 August 1985) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Her debut film was '' Four Friends'' (2010). She is best known for her roles in Malayalam movies '' 22 Female Kottayam'' (2012), '' Annayum Rasoolum'' ...

as Valsamma *

Vijay Babu Vijay Babu may refer to: *Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976) Vijay Babu is an Indian film producer, actor, and businessman, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the founder of the film production company Friday Film House. Vijay Babu is ...

as Purushan *

Ashvin Mathew Ashvin Matthew is an Indian film and stage actor, stand-up comedian and film director. Personal life Matthew is a Malayali who grew up in Bangalore and is currently settled in Cyprus with his wife who is from there. His father is a doctor and h ...

as Minister John Katuparamban * Manju Sunichen as Kanakam *

Shammi Thilakan Shammi Thilakan is an Indian actor and dubbing artist who works in Malayalam films. He is the son of veteran actor Thilakan. He has lent his voice for actors such as Napoleon in ''Devasuram'', Prem Nazir in ''Kadathanadan Ambadi'' and for Nas ...

as Kumaran * Jojet John *

Anjali Aneesh Añjali (Devanagari: अञ्जलि) is a Sanskrit word that means "salutation" or "reverence". It is not only a given name, but also the name given to the greeting between Hindus, Buddhists and other religions on the Indian subcontinent: han ...

as Vanitha, Purushan's wife * Dhaneeh as Iddaly kallan *

Dileesh Pothan Dileesh Philip (born 19 February 1980), also known as Dileesh Pothan is an Indian film director, actor and producer, who works in Malayalam cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2016 comedy drama film '' Maheshinte Prathikaaram'', sta ...

as Siby karimannoor * Parvathi T. as Sandya Sumesh * Jino John

Production

The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter

who also wrote the film's screenplay. The film was produced by M. Renjith. The role of Jumper Thampi was earlier offered to

Biju Menon Biju Menon (born 9 September 1967) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over ...

appears in the flashback scenes as Purushan, Pouran's father. Filming began in

Sabarimala The Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple () is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Ayyappan, who is also known as Dharma Shasta and is the son of the deities Shiva and Mohini (female avatar of the god Vishnu). The temple is situated atop th ...

in April 2014. It was also filmed in

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...

. The title Tamaar Padaar is an

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word in

that refers to the sound of a blast in

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Reception

The film was released on 3 October 2014. It mostly received negative response from critics.

References

{{reflist 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian comedy films Indian satirical films 2014 comedy films 2014 films Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram Films shot in Kollam 2010s satirical films