My Dear Karadi
My Dear Karadi (Malayalam: മൈ ഡിയർ കരടി) (English: My Dear Bear) is a 1999 Malayalam comedy drama film written by the duo Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas and directed by Sandhya Mohan with Kalabhavan Mani in the lead role.[1] Kalabhavan Mani appears as a bear in major parts of the film.[2][3][4][5] The film was remade in Tamil as Shiva Poojayil Karadi (unreleased),[6] and in Malay as Cinta Beruang (2012) by Rama Narayanan.[7] Mammooty reprises in flash back scenes his character, Varunni from the film Mrigaya.
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| Directed by | Sandhya Mohan |
| Written by | Udayakrishna Siby K. Thomas |
| Produced by | Gopikrishna Vinu Kiriyeth |
| Starring | Kalabhavan Mani Jagathy Sreekumar Premkumar |
| Cinematography | Anil Nair |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
| Music by | C.Thankaraj Film score: S. P. Venkatesh |
Production company | Gopurachithra |
| Distributed by | Gopurachithra |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot edit
Manikantan is a zoo-keeper. A bear accidentally escapes the zoo, for which the hero is held responsible. He would lose his job if the bear is not found, and unemployment would considerably damage the prospect of his getting married with the girl he loves. The movie is all about how Manikantan dresses up as a bear to secure his job and marry his girlfriend.
Cast edit
- Kalabhavan Mani as Manikandan
- Jagathi Sreekumar as Vasu Manikandan's best friend
- Premkumar as Tarzan Kittunni, Varunni's younger brother
- Baiju as Rajappan
- Captain Raju as SI Keshavan (Karadi Keshavan)
- Salim Kumar as Constable Ujwallan
- Anitha Nair as Anju Keshavan
- A. C. Zainuddin as Peethambaran, zoo supervisor
- Kalabhavan Navas as Appukkuttan
- Kottayam Nazir as Philippose
- Salu Kuttanadu as Sundaran Arpookkara
- Meena Ganesh as Manikandan's mother
- Santhosh as Sathyanathan
- Baiju Ezhupunna as Rozario
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Nelson Fernandez
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as Rangan. Also body double for Mani
- M G Sreekumar - cameo appearance
- K. T. S. Padannayil as grandfather of Anju
- Madhavi Chandran
- Mammootty as Varunni (as flashback from the movie, Mrigaya)
References edit
- ^ . Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Stealing the show with sniffs and trumpets: Malayalam cinema's favourite animals". from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Peal of Laughter Will Ring on". from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Shajohn's sojourns". 29 January 2019. from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ George, Vijay (5 September 2019). "'Brother's Day' is a family thriller, says Kalabhavan Shajohn". The Hindu. from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Shiva in a comedy flick". Behindwoods. 26 February 2011. from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.
External links edit
- My Dear Karadi at IMDb