Nandanam (film)

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{{Short description|2002 film directed by Ranjith}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{other|Nandanam (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox film
| name = Nandanam
| image = Nandanam.jpg
| caption = DVD Cover
| director = [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]
| producer = Siddique Ranjith
| writer = Ranjith
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]|[[Navya Nair]]|[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]|[[Revathi]]|[[Aravind Akash]]|[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]|[[Saikumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]]}}
| music = [[Raveendran]] C. Rajamani (score)
| cinematography = [[Alagappan N.]]
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]]
| studio = Bhavana Cinema
| distributor = [[Kokers Films]]
| released = {{Film date|2002|12|20|[[India]]}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''Nandanam''' ({{Translation|Heavenly Garden}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Malayalam-language]] [[romantic fantasy]] [[film]] written, co-produced, and directed by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]. starring [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] and [[Navya Nair]] with [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]], [[Revathi]], [[Aravind Akash]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] and [[Saikumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] in supporting roles. [[K. J. Yesudas]] and [[Sudheesh]] makes [[Cameo Appearance]]. The film won four [[Kerala State Film Awards]] (including [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for Nair) and two [[Filmfare Awards South]]{{snd}}[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Nair).

==Synopsis==
Balamani, a [[housemaid]], [[Bharathanatyam]] dancer and a [[Faith|devotee]] of [[Lord Krishna]], falls in love with her mistress's grandson, Manu. When the whole family is against their union, Balamani seeks the lord's help to make her forget him.

==Cast==
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*[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] as Manu Nandakumar
*[[Navya Nair]] as Balamani
*[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Ambalapatil Unni Amma, Manu's maternal grandmother
*[[Revathi]] as Thankam Nandakumar, Unni Amma's daughter and Manu's mother
*[[Aravind Akash]] as [[Guruvayurappan|Unnikrishnan]] (voiced by [[Sudheesh]])
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Balachandran, Unni Amma's nephew
*[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Ramadasan, Unni Amma's second son and Thankam's elder brother
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Kesavan Nair
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Kumbidi / Palarivattom Sasi
*[[Kalaranjini]] as Janaki, Unnikrishnan's Mother and Thankam's friend (voiced by [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]])
*[[Vijayakumari]] as Parootty Amma
*[[Subbalakshmi]] as Veshamani Ammal
*[[Meena Ganesh]] as Karthyayani Amma
*[[N. F. Varghese]] as Sreedharan, Unni Amma's nephew
*[[Jagannatha Varma]] as Ambalapatil Madhava Menon, Unniyamma's Relative
*[[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Shankarammavan, Unniyamma's Relative
*[[Sadiq]] as Vijayan, Unniyamma's Nephew
*[[Mala Aravindan]] as Sankaran Mushari
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Mahadevan, son of Sankaran Moosari
*[[Jagadeesh]] as Elder son of Sankaran Moosari
*[[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Kunjiraman, the cook
*[[V. K. Sreeraman]] as Vishwanatha Menon, Unni Amma's eldest son and Nandhini's father
*[[Zeenath]] as Unni Amma's niece
*[[Subair]] as Venu Menon
*[[Jolly Easo]] as Sumam Venu, Thankam's friend
*[[Jyothirmayi]] as daughter of Venu Menon and Manu's fiancee ([[Cameo appearance|cameo]])
*[[Bindu Ramakrishnan]] as Unni Amma's relative
*[[Ambika Mohan]] as Unni Amma's relative
*[[Nivia Rebin]] as Unni Amma's relative
*[[Gayathri (Malayalam actress)|Gayathri]] as Sakundala, Janaki's maid
*[[Sudheesh]] as the real Unnikrishnan ([[Cameo appearance|cameo]])
*[[K. J. Yesudas]] as himself ([[Cameo appearance|cameo]])
*[[Sukumaran]] as Nandakumar, Manu's father (photo appearance)
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==Music==
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{{Infobox album
| name = Nandanam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Raveendran]]
| cover =
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| released = 2002
| recorded =
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| genre = Film
| length =
| label = Satyam Audios
| producer = [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]
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The most critically acclaimed and popular songs of this film were written by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]] and composed by [[Raveendran|Madhavan Raveendran]].
The songs were chart for weeks and the song ''Karmukil Varnante'' become highly popular and [[Girish Puthenchery]] and [[Raveendran]] won [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyricist]] and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] respectively and also [[K. S. Chithra|K.S. Chithra]] won [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Kerala State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] of the year 2004.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! [[Raga]]
|-
| 1
| "Sreelavasantham"
| [[K. J. Yesudas|Dr. K.J. Yesudas]]
| Yamuna Kalyani
|-
| 2
| "Manassil"
| [[M. G. Sreekumar|M.G. Sreekumar]], [[Radhika Thilak]]
| [[Nata (raga)|Naatta]]
|-
| 3
| "Aarum"
| [[P. Jayachandran]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
| [[Udayaravichandrika|Shuddha Dhanyasi]]
|-
| 4
| "Mouliyil"
| [[K. S. Chithra]]
| [[Mohanam]]
|-
| 5
| "Gopike"
| Dr. K.J. Yesudas
| [[Megh (raga)|Megh]]
|-
| 6
| "Karmukil"
| K.S. Chithra
| [[Harikambhoji]]
|-
| 7
| "Aarum"
| Sujatha
| [[Shuddha Dhanyasi]], [[Abhogi]]
|-
| 8
| "Manassil"
| M.G. Sreekumar
| [[Nata (raga)|Naatta]]
|}

==Reception==
===Box office===
The film was a commercial success at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221190650/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 December 2016|title=A filmi shot in the arm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 February 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://amp.ibtimes.co.in/prithvirajs-birthday-some-career-defining-roles-actor-photos-611571|title=Prithviraj's Birthday: Some Career-Defining Roles of the Actor [PHOTOS]|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=16 October 2014}}</ref>

===Accolades===
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Film]] – [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] – [[Navya Nair]]

;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] – [[Navya Nair]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/04/stories/2003120404870400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040311031032/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/04/stories/2003120404870400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2004|title=State film awards presented|date=4 December 2003|access-date=26 May 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] – [[K.S.Chitra]]
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – Raveendran
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics]] – Gireesh Puthenchery

;[[Asianet Film Awards]]
*[[Asianet Film Award #Best Film|Asianet Award for Best Film]] – [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]
*[[Asianet Film Award #Best Actress|Asianet Award for Best Actress]] – [[Navya Nair]]

==Remakes==
Ranjith worked on a Tamil remake of the film which was shelved after some pre-production complications,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/01/09/stories/2010010953950800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034949/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/01/09/stories/2010010953950800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-06-29|title=Sitting Pretty|author=Prema Manmadhan|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2010-01-09}}</ref> and the movie was remade as ''[[Seedan]]'' by director [[Subramaniam Siva|Subramaniya Siva]]. It was also remade in Telugu as ''Maa Baapu Bommaki Pellanta'' by [[Ravi Raja Pinisetty|Raviraja Pinisetty]] and in Kannada as ''Gokula Krishna''.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0357946|Nandanam}}

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[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2002 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ranjith]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]

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