Daffedar
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Directed by | Johnson Esthappan |
Written by | Johnson Esthappan |
Produced by | Gickson Thekkumthala Ginu Mathew George |
Starring | Tini Tom[1] Malavika Nair Sudheer Karamana Chembil Ashokan Indrans Kavitha Nair Jayakrishnan |
Cinematography | Sudheer K. Sudhakaran |
Edited by | Mentos Antony |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Eden Films |
Distributed by | Carnival Pictures |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Daffedar is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Johnson Esthappan, starring Tini Tom as Daffadar and Malavika Nair in lead roles.[2] Ilaiyaraaja is the music director and the film's audio was launched by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.[3]
Plot
[edit]Daffadar is the story Ayyappan, a 65 years old honest, sincere, and compassionate security personnel (Daffadar) of the Collector for over 40 years. Evenafter his retirement he dresses as Daffadar and goes to the Collectorate every day.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Tini Tom as Ayyapan
- Malavika Nair[5]
- Sudheer Karamana
- Chembil Ashokan
- Indrans
- Devan
- Kavitha Nair
- Jayakrishnan
- Geetha Vijayan
- Neerav Bavlecha unni kannan
- Anjali Aneesh Upasana
Production
[edit]The film originally starred Kalabhavan Mani and Ananya, with its pooja function in 2014,[6] but the film was almost dropped after the death of Mani.[7] The filming resumed in 2016 with Tini Tom and Malavika Nair replacing Mani and Ananya respectively.[8][9][10][11]
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack album was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahamed.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1 | "Poothumbakkinallo Ponnonam" | Rafeeq Ahamed | Vijay Yesudas | 05:01 |
2 | "Oorila Eerila" | Rafeeq Ahamed | Alka Ajit | 04:59 |
References
[edit]- ^ Rakesh, Prasad. "Dafedar malayalam movie review 2016". Film Fever Media. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Ananya and Tini Tom in 'Dafedar'". India Glitz. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "മലയാളികൾക്കായി ഇളയരാജയുടെ ഓണപ്പാട്ട്,കേരളീയർക്കായി സമർപ്പിച്ചത് മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി". K Vartha. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "ഡഫേദാറിലെ അയ്യപ്പനും ആമിയും". Nana Film Weekly. Retrieved 26 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ആരും കൊതിക്കുന്ന നായിക വേഷം തന്നേയാണ് 'ഡഫേദാറി'ലേത് -മാളവിക". Nana Film Weekly. Retrieved 26 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dafedar Malayalam Movie Pooja - Kalabhavan Mani, Ananya". India Glitz You Tube. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "അറുപത്തിയഞ്ചുകാരനായി ടിനിടോം...കലാഭവൻ മാണി ചെയ്യാനിരുന്ന വേഷം". Nana Film Weekly. Retrieved 26 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "இளையராஜாவின் பாடல்களை வெளியிட்ட கேரளா முதல்வர்..!". Dinamalar. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "ഡഫേദാറിനുവേണ്ടി പത്തുകിലോ തൂക്കം കുറച്ചു -ടിനിടോം". Nana Film Weekly. Retrieved 26 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ പ്രിയ, പ്രിയദർശിനി (8 October 2016). "മണിയുടെ സ്വപ്നം ടിനി ടോം പൂർത്തിയാക്കി! അനുഗ്രഹം തേടി മണിയുടെ അസ്ഥിത്തറയിലെത്തിയപ്പോൾ സംഭവിച്ചത്". Vanitha. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "ടിനി ടോമിന്റെ ഡഫേദാർ:പാട്ടുകളും ട്രെയ്ലറും പുറത്തിറങ്ങി". Mathrubhumi. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.