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{{Infobox film
| name = Passenger
| image = Passenger Malayalam.jpg
| caption = Theaterical poster
| director = [[Ranjith Sankar]]
| writer = Ranjith Sankar
| starring = [[Sreenivasan]]<br />[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<br />[[Mamta Mohandas]]<br />[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]<br />[[Nedumudi Venu]]
| producer = S. C. Pillai
| music = [[Bijibal]]
| cinematography = P. Sukumar
| editing = Ranjan Abraham
| distributor = Central Pictures
| runtime = 118 minutes
| country = India
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|5|7}}
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INR}}1.6 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kbo-summer-box-office-may-1-to-june-11-news-malayalam-kkfrNtabghesi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105112355/http://www.sify.com/movies/kbo-summer-box-office-may-1-to-june-11-news-malayalam-kkfrNtabghesi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 January 2017|title=KBO- Summer Box- Office ( May 1 to June 11)|work=[[Sify]]|date=24 June 2009}}</ref>
}}

'''''Passenger''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[conspiracy thriller]] [[film]] written and directed by debutant [[Ranjith Sankar]] and starring [[Sreenivasan]], [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Mamta Mohandas]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] and [[Nedumudi Venu]] in major roles. It was a path breaker in Malayalam cinema in terms of its story telling and started the Malayalam new cinema wave.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2009/dileep-journalist-film-080609.html|title=Dileep turns journalist again|author=Arya Aiyappan|accessdate=8 June 2009|publisher=One India|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612032022/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2009/dileep-journalist-film-080609.html|archivedate=12 June 2009}}</ref> Owing to its critical and commercial success, ''Passenger'' is being remade into Tamil as ''[[Muriyadi]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/51855.html|title='Passenger' turns 'Muriyadi' |accessdate=19 November 2009|publisher=Indiaglitz}}</ref>

==Plot==
''Passenger'' is based on two characters, who have never had anything to do with each other, and the impact they cause on each other's lives. The movie shows the events that follow.

Sathyanathan ([[Sreenivasan]]), who works in a private company, is a simple man who lives an orderly and uncomplicated life. He travels from his native town to Kochi (where he works) by train. The moment the train crosses the [[Chalakudy]] bridge he dozes off and wakes up at another station. All this happens with utmost precision, as if programmed by someone. He is someone who fights for social justices for the benefit of everyone and shirks from any publicity gained by it.

Nandhan Menon ([[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]), who is an advocate, stands for truth and justice. He respects the law and always thinks of the welfare of the people around him. His wife Anuradha ([[Mamta Mohandas]]) is a bold reporter who works for private news channel Right TV.

Maranchara is a small coastal village. A private company has been awarded rights to mine nuclear fuel from the coast in Maranchara by Home Minister Thomas Chacko ([[Jagathy Sreekumar]]). There is a political sex scandal and a legal battle within which Minister Chacko, Nandhan Menon, Anuradha Nandan and Thankamma (a local leader) are involved. The plot takes a turn when Anuradha obtains a video clip of the minister collaborating with police and corporates. They plan to kill innocent people who are occupying land with potential mineral resources. Nandhan is kidnapped by gangsters working for the minister to lure Anuradha into returning the video.

By sheer coincidence, Sathyanathan gets involved. Unlike normal bystanders, he and Driver Nair ([[Nedumudi Venu]]) decide to join the couple in the fight to save the people of Maranchara, Nandhan Menon and Anuradha. They team up and decide to show the video clip to the Chairman ([[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]) of Right TV, where Anuradha is working. When it is telecasted via their channel, all the play and decision of Minister fails and he is dismissed. Nandhan sends an SMS to Anuradha where he is held hostage. But Anuradha has already gone to her office with her co-workers, sent by the chairman. Sathyanathan gets the SMS sent to Anuradha's phone (she forgets the phone in backseat of taxi). As informed by Nandhan in SMS, driver drops Sathyanathan to [[Aluva]] railway station and without buying any charges, the driver leaves. Sathyanathan catches the passenger train and reaches the location, pulls the chain and gets down and seen Nandhan and takes him to the hospital. With no other word said or heard, he leaves the hospital. Later that night, he reaches home and switches on the TV in which he see the interview with Mr. and Mrs Nandhan Menon thanking him, the person unknown to them. The next morning, Sathyanathan resumes with his daily life.

==Cast==
* [[Sreenivasan]] as Sathyanathan
* [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Advocate Nandhan Menon
* [[Mamta Mohandas]] as Anuradha Nandhan
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Home Minister Thomas Chacko
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Driver Nair
* [[Lakshmi Sharma]] as Gayathri
* [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] as Right TV Chairman
* [[Harisree Ashokan]] as Varghese, Sathyanathan's friend
* [[Manikuttan]] as Sudheendran
* [[Anandsami]] as Anali Shaji
* [[Sreejith Ravi]] as Sunny
* [[Anoop Chandran]] as Unni, Sathyanathan's friend
* [[Kochu Preman]] as Jaffer, Sathyanathan's friend
* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Thankappan, Sathyanathan's friend
* [[Sona Nair]] as Thankamma Rajan
* [[Sivaji Guruvayoor]] as Station Master
* [[Manikandan Pattambi]] as Minister's assistant
* Anandkumar as Alex Koshy
* [[Valsala Menon]] as Sathyanathan's mother
* Lipoy as D.G.P.
*Saju. V. J. as Circle Inspector
* Jobi Moothedathu as Sivan
* Pala Aravindan as M.D.
* Sibi Kuruvila as Sajan
* Master Vineet Vinayaka as Sathyanathan's son
* [[Nilambur Ayisha]] as Nasibu Umma
* Shandy as Journalist
* Revathy as Sathyanathan's daughter
* [[Krishna Praba]] as receptionist

==Awards==

; Lohithadas Puraskaram for Best Screenplay
The film won the first Lohithadas Puraskaram for Best Screenplay, an award to commemorize screenwriter [[Lohithadas|A.K. Lohithadas]].

;Dubai AMMA Awards
* Best Socially Committed movie
* Best Debut director - [[Ranjith Sankar]]
* Best Villain - [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]

;[[Asianet Film Awards]]
* Best Character Actor - [[Sreenivasan]]
* Best screenplay - [[Ranjith Sankar]]

;Kerala Film Critics Award
* Best Popular movie
* Special Jury Award for direction - [[Ranjith Sankar]]

;Vanitha Nippon Awards
* Best Villain - [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]

;Mathrubhumi Amritha Awards
* Most Popular actor - [[Sreenivasan]]

;World Malayali Council - Kairali Awards
* Best Screenplay - [[Ranjith Sankar]]

;Surya TV Awards
* Best Debut director - [[Ranjith Sankar]]
* Best Villain - [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]

;V. Santharam Awards
* Best Debut director (Nomination)

;Filmfare Awards
* Best Director (Nomination)
* Best Actress (Nomination)

;Jaihind Awards
Best Villain - Jagathy Sreekumar

;SouthScope Awards
* Best Director (Nomination)
* Best Actress (Nomination)

==Soundtrack==

The soundtrack of ''Passenger'', features one song which is the theme song of the movie, is composed by [[Bijibal]] and sung by [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]

{| class="wikitable"
! SL No. !! Song !! Performer
|-
| 1 || Ormathirivil kandu marannoru || [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]
|}

==Box office==
The film was superhit at box-office.<ref>{{cite web|author=Moviebuzz|title=2009- A Flashback!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/2009-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfrf1bghdasi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022224005/http://www.sify.com/movies/2009-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfrf1bghdasi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2016|publisher=[[Sify]]|date=2 January 2010}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1433543|Passenger}}

{{Ranjith Sankar}}

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[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2009 films]]
[[Category:2000s thriller films]]
[[Category:Films set in Kerala]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chalakudy]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ranjith Sankar]]

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