Sadanandante Samayam (transl. Sadanandan's Time) is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed by Akbar-Jose, starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan.[1] It was hit of the year at the box office.[2]
| Sadanandante Samayam | |
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 Video cover Designed | |
| Directed by | Akku Akbar |
| Written by | J. Pallassery Sharathchandran Wayanad |
| Starring | Dileep Kavya Madhavan Cochin Haneefa |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Music by | Mohan Sithara |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editThe movie is about Sadanandan, an ordinary school teacher and according to others, a good teacher. However, some problems always revolve around him concerning his lifestyle as he is a strong believer in astrology. If he does anything, it is according to the laws of astrology, and he cannot make a strong decision of his own as he mistrusts everything. His life takes a turn when an astrologer informs him that he will soon meet death. He panics and tries to do everything required for his wife Sumangala and daughter before he dies.[3]
Cast
edit- Dileep as Manakkapalli Sadanandan
- Kavya Madhavan as Sumangala
- Siddique as Sudhakaran, Sadanandan's elder brother
- Cochin Haneefa as Headmaster Chacko
- Janardhanan as Menon
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Krishnanunni
- Sukumari as Kalyani
- Augustine as Divakaran, Sadanandan's brother-in-law
- Salim Kumar as Gopalan
- Bindu Panicker as Devootty
- Dimple Rose as Young Devootty
- Unnikrishnan Namboothiri as Menon
- T. P. Madhavan as Abdullah Master
- Sadiq as Gopinathan
- Narayanankutty as village drunkard Bhaskaran
- Machan Varghese as Insurance agent Joseph
- Jose Pellissery as Vaidyar
- Geetha Salam as Tea-shop owner Saithali
- Reena as Sumangala's and Gopinathan's mother
- Ambika Mohan as Nabeeesu
- Maya Vishwanath as Ramani
- Jija Surendran as Teacher
- Gayathri as Gopinathan's wife
- Beena Sabu as Vishukani Janu
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as Beerankutty
- Nivia Rebin as the Muslim bride
- Nivedita as Kochammini
- Meena Ganesh as Vayattatti
- Ramankutty Varier As Astrolger Panicker[4]
- Keerthana Anil as Soumya Mol
Soundtrack
editThe film had musical score composed by Mohan Sithara
- Neeyarinjo : K J Yesudas, Sujatha
- Janmanakshathrame :K J Yesudas
- Omalale Ente Manassin : K J Yesudas, Sujatha
- Karivala kayyalenne : Vidhu Prathap, Mahadevan
Reception
editA critic from Nowrunning wrote that "There is nothing new in this Dileep starrer. It's just another mandatory comedy where Dileep tries the same things which we have seen thousand times".[5] A critic from Chithram wrote that "On the whole unless Dileep pulls up his socks, his comedy act will turn out to be a great tragedy".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Sadananthante Samayam". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022.
- ^ Vijayalaxmi, Poornima. "Mammootty succeeds, Mohanlal falters". Rediff. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Sadanandante Samayam Story, Sadanandante Samayam Movie Story, Plot, Synopsis, Review, Preview".
- ^ "രാമൻകുട്ടി വാര്യർ".
- ^ "Sadananthante Samayam Review | Sadananthante Samayam Malayalam Movie Review by K. T. Thomas". Nowrunning. 27 May 2003.
- ^ "Review: Sadananthante Samayam". Chithram. Archived from the original on 20 June 2003.
External links
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