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| name          = Oridathoru Postman
| name          = Oridathoru Postman
| image          = Oridathoru Postman.jpg
| image          = Oridathoru Postman.jpg
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| caption        = DVD Cover image
| caption        = DVD Cover image
| director      = Shaji Aziz
| director      = [[Shaji Azeez]]
| producer      = Basheer Silsila<br />Shaji
| producer      = Basheer Silsila<br />Shaji
| writer        = Shaji Azeez<br />Gireesh Kumar
| writer        = Shaji Azeez<br />Gireesh Kumar
| narrator      =  
| narrator      =  
| starring      = [[Kunchacko Boban]]<br />[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]]
| starring      = [[Kunchacko Boban]]<br />[[R. Sarathkumar]]
| music          = [[Mohan Sithara]]
| music          = [[Mohan Sithara]]
| cinematography = Anand Balakrishnan
| cinematography = Anand Balakrishnan
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| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|10|8}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|10|8}}
| runtime        =  
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| country        = [[India]]
| country        = India
| language      = [[Malayalam]]
| language      = Malayalam
}}
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'''''Oridathoru Postman''''' is a 2010 [[Malayalam]] [[comedy film]] directed by Shaji Aziz. The movie features [[Kunchacko Boban]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], [[Sharath Kumar]] and [[Meera Nandan]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kunchacko-boban-sarath-kumar-in-oridathoru-postman-imagegallery-0-malayalam-kfpnB5ieedgsi.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=27 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227004147/https://www.sify.com/movies/kunchacko-boban-sarath-kumar-in-oridathoru-postman-imagegallery-0-malayalam-kfpnB5ieedgsi.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Addressing-love/article16298742.ece |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228114502/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Addressing-love/article16298742.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-oridathooru-postman/20101011.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=27 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227004144/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-oridathooru-postman/20101011.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Boban as a postman in this film was featured in a Kannada textbook.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kunchacko-boban-s-hilarious-response-after-being-identified-postman-textbook-160477 |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202044509/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kunchacko-boban-s-hilarious-response-after-being-identified-postman-textbook-160477 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-actor-kunchacko-boban-identified-as-a-postman-in-karnataka-textbook-7749834/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202032031/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-actor-kunchacko-boban-identified-as-a-postman-in-karnataka-textbook-7749834/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''''Oridathoru Postman''''' is a 2010 [[Malayalam]] [[comedy film]] directed and co-written by [[Shaji Azeez]]. The movie features [[Kunchacko Boban]], [[R. Sarathkumar]] and [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kunchacko-boban-sarath-kumar-in-oridathoru-postman-imagegallery-0-malayalam-kfpnB5ieedgsi.html |title=Kunchacko Boban, Sarath Kumar in ''Oridathoru Postman'' |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=27 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227004147/https://www.sify.com/movies/kunchacko-boban-sarath-kumar-in-oridathoru-postman-imagegallery-0-malayalam-kfpnB5ieedgsi.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Addressing-love/article16298742.ece |title=Addressing love - the Hindu |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 May 2010 |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228114502/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Addressing-love/article16298742.ece |url-status=live |last1=George |first1=Vijay }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-oridathooru-postman/20101011.htm |title=Oridathoru Postman: Too complicated |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=27 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227004144/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-oridathooru-postman/20101011.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Kunchacko Boban as a postman in this film was featured in a Kannada textbook.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kunchacko-boban-s-hilarious-response-after-being-identified-postman-textbook-160477 |title=Kunchacko Boban's hilarious response after being identified as postman in textbook &#124; the News Minute |date=February 2022 |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202044509/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kunchacko-boban-s-hilarious-response-after-being-identified-postman-textbook-160477 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-actor-kunchacko-boban-identified-as-a-postman-in-karnataka-textbook-7749834/ |title=Malayalam actor Kunchacko Boban identified as a postman in Karnataka school textbook: 'Finally managed to get a govt job' |date=31 January 2022 |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202032031/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-actor-kunchacko-boban-identified-as-a-postman-in-karnataka-textbook-7749834/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Plot==
== Plot==
Raghunandan ([[Kunchacko Boban]]) is a native of Chenankuzhi village and the son of Gangadharan ([[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]]), the village postman. Gangadharan is a lazy man and does not do his duties well. Raghu has to face the anger of the villagers because his father does not deliver the mails or money orders in time.
Raghunandan is a native of Chenankuzhi village and the son of Gangadharan, the village postman. Gangadharan is a lazy man and does not do his duties well. Raghu has to face the anger of the villagers because his father does not deliver the mails or money orders in time.


Raghu on the other hand is a hard working young man and does any help to the villagers. He is in love with Usha ([[Meera Nandan]]), a student in the PSC exam coaching class where he does part-time teaching. Raghu also plays the mediator in most of the village's major issues. In one such attempt, he meets Yasin Mubarak ([[Sarath Kumar]]) and this meeting changes his life forever.
Raghu on the other hand is a hard working young man and does any help to the villagers. He is in love with Usha, a student in the PSC exam coaching class where he does part-time teaching. Raghu also plays the mediator in most of the village's major issues. In one such attempt, he meets Yasin Mubarak and this meeting changes his life forever.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Kunchacko Boban]] as Raghunandan
* [[Kunchacko Boban]] as Raghunandan
* [[R. Sarathkumar]] as Yasin Mubarak
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Gangadharan
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Gangadharan
* [[Sarath Kumar]] as Yasin Mubarak
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as SI Shahul Hameed
* [[Meera Nandan]] as Usha
* [[Meera Nandan]] as Usha
* Sreekutty as Sneha
* Sreekutty as Sneha
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as SI Shahul Hameed
* [[Biju Kuttan]]
* [[Bijukuttan]]
* [[Jaffar Idukki]] as Lalu
* [[Jaffar Idukki]] as Lalu
*[[Narayanankutty]]
* [[Narayanankutty]]
* [[Suraj Venjarammoodu]] as Abhilash
* [[Suraj Venjarammoodu]] as PC Abhilash
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Chandrappan
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Chandrappan
* Kalabhavan Prajod
* Kalabhavan Prajod
* Ibrahimkutty as Antony
* Ibrahimkutty as Antony
* Majeed
* Majeed
* Anil Murali
* [[Anil Murali]] as Subair
* KB Ganesh Kumar
* KB Ganesh Kumar
* Chempil Ashokan as Annachi
* Chempil Ashokan as Annachi
* Baiju Ezhupunna
* [[Baiju Ezhupunna]] as Bhairavan
* Shanavas
* [[Shanawas]] as Doctor Zachariah
* Seema G Nair as Chandrappan's wife
* Seema G Nair as Chandrappan's wife
* Archana Menon as Nun
* Archana Menon as Nun
* [[Nisha Sarang]] as Sumangala
* [[Nisha Sarang]] as T.P Sumangala
}}


==Production==
==Production==
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Oridathoru Postman
File:Oridathoru Postman.jpg
DVD Cover image
Directed byShaji Azeez
Produced byBasheer Silsila
Shaji
Written byShaji Azeez
Gireesh Kumar
StarringKunchacko Boban
R. Sarathkumar
Music byMohan Sithara
CinematographyAnand Balakrishnan
Edited byV Sajan
Release date
  • 8 October 2010 (2010-10-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Oridathoru Postman is a 2010 Malayalam comedy film directed and co-written by Shaji Azeez. The movie features Kunchacko Boban, R. Sarathkumar and Innocent in the lead roles.[1][2][3] Kunchacko Boban as a postman in this film was featured in a Kannada textbook.[4][5]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Raghunandan is a native of Chenankuzhi village and the son of Gangadharan, the village postman. Gangadharan is a lazy man and does not do his duties well. Raghu has to face the anger of the villagers because his father does not deliver the mails or money orders in time.

Raghu on the other hand is a hard working young man and does any help to the villagers. He is in love with Usha, a student in the PSC exam coaching class where he does part-time teaching. Raghu also plays the mediator in most of the village's major issues. In one such attempt, he meets Yasin Mubarak and this meeting changes his life forever.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film was mainly shot at various locations in Thodupuzha. The background score of this movie is copied from film Road to Perdition.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Kunchacko Boban, Sarath Kumar in Oridathoru Postman". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. George, Vijay (6 May 2010). "Addressing love - the Hindu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. "Oridathoru Postman: Too complicated". Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. "Kunchacko Boban's hilarious response after being identified as postman in textbook | the News Minute". February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. "Malayalam actor Kunchacko Boban identified as a postman in Karnataka school textbook: 'Finally managed to get a govt job'". 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.