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{{Infobox film
| name = Paradesi
| image = Lal_in_Paradesi.JPG
| caption= Theatrical Poster
| director = [[P. T. Kunju Muhammed]]
| producer = [[Antony Perumbavoor]]
| writer = P. T. Kunju Muhammed
| starring = [[Mohanlal]] [[Swetha Menon]] [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] [[Padmapriya Janakiraman]]
| music = [[Ramesh Narayan]] [[Shahabaz Aman]]
| cinematography = K. G. Jayan
| editing = [[Don Max (film editor)|Don Max]]
| studio = [[Aashirvad Cinemas]]
| distributor = Central Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2007|10|24}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
}}

'''''Paradesi''''' ({{Translation|Foreigner}}) is a 2007 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[drama film]] written and directed by [[P. T. Kunju Muhammed]]. It was produced by [[Antony Perumbavoor]] under the company [[Aashirvad Cinemas]]. [[Mohanlal]] plays Valiyakaththu Moosa, in three stages of his life, between the ages of 35 and 80. It also features [[Swetha Menon]], [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]], [[Padmapriya Janakiraman]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], and [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] in significant roles.

The film portrays the issue of Indian citizens who left the country before the [[partition of India]] in search of job, mostly to [[Arabia]], and happened to reach [[Pakistan]], and then when returned to the homeland, happened to be holding a [[Pakistan]]i [[passport]], and now is forced by the Indian authorities to leave the nation to Pakistan, which even the Pakistani authorities won't allow.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011203413/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/14/stories/2006071400780200.htm ]</ref>

==Plot==
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Valiyakaththu Moosa is an [[Indian Muslim]] who moves from the [[Malabar District|Malabar]] region of [[Kerala]], [[India]] to [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]] during the [[British Raj]] in search of a job. Post-[[Partition of India|partition]], he returns from Pakistan and settles down in [[Malappuram]], Kerala. This man, who lives as a true Indian, doesn't get his Indian passport and thus an Indian identity in the official sense, even after 50 years of Independence.

[[Indian police]] harass him and his neighbours in a similar situation as Pakistani spies. The film has [[Mohanlal]] playing the character in three stages of his life, between the ages of 35 and 80

==Cast==
* [[Mohanlal]] as Valiyakathu Moosa
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Musthafa Hamza
* [[Swetha Menon]] as Aamina
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Abdul Rahman
* [[Lakshmi Gopalaswami]] as Khadeeja
* [[Padmapriya Janakiraman]] as Usha, journalist
* [[T. G. Ravi]] as Usman
* [[Madhupal]] as Adv. Pradeep
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Koch Ousep
* [[VK Sreeraman]] as Adv. Ramakrishnan
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Head Constable
* [[Bharath Gopi]] as
* Nilambur Ayesha
* [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] as Ravi Tharakan
* [[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] as Prakashan
* [[Sona Nair]]
* [[Sreenath]]
* [[Ambika Mohan]] as Valiykath Moosa's mother
* [[Zeenath]]
* Manka Mahesh
* Rema Devi
* Deepika Mohan

==Production==
The film was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of [[Aashirvad Cinemas]]. The locations of the film included [[Ottappalam]] in [[Kerala]] and [[Rajasthan]].

==Music==
The music was composed by [[Ramesh Narayan]] and [[Shahabaz Aman]]
{{Infobox album
| name = Paradesi
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Ramesh Narayan and Shahabaz Aman
| cover =
| border =
| alt =
| released = 2007
| recorded = 2007
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| language = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| label =
| producer = [Ramesh Narayan
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{{tracklist
| headline = ''Paradesi'' <ref>https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3858</ref>
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title1 = Aananda Kanneerin
| lyrics1 = [[Rafeeq Ahammed]]
| music1 = [[Ramesh Narayan]]
| extra1 = [[Sujatha Mohan]] [[Manjari (Indian singer)|Manjari]]
| title2 = Thattam Pidichu
| lyrics2 = Rafeeq Ahammed
| music2 = Ramesh Narayan
| extra2 = [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| title3 = Thattam Pidichu (Unplugged)
| lyrics3 = Rafeeq Ahammed
| music3 = Ramesh Narayan
| extra3 = Sujatha Mohan
| title4 = Ya Dhuni Dhuni
| lyrics4 = Rafeeq Ahammed
| music4 = [[Shahabaz Aman]]
| extra4 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]] [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]
}}

==Release==
The film was released on 24 October 2007.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011040137/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14536849 sify.com]</ref>

==Awards==
;[[National Film Awards]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist]] - Pattanam Rasheed

;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] - [[Mohanlal]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Story|Best Story]] - [[P. T. Kunju Muhammed]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist|Best Makeup Artist]] - [[Pattanam Rasheed]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award)|Special Jury Award]] - [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist|Best Dubbing Artist]] - Hafsath, Zeenath

;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Malayalam)|Best Actor]] - [[Mohanlal]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] - [[Lakshmi Gopalaswami]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0997173|Paradesi}}

{{Aashirvad Cinemas}}

[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]]
[[Category:Films that won the National Film Award for Best Make-up]]
[[Category:Films set in Kerala]]
[[Category:Films set in Karachi]]
[[Category:Films set in the partition of India]]
[[Category:Aashirvad Cinemas films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ottapalam]]

Paradesi (2007 film) - Revision history

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