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{{short description|2002 Malayalam film by Kamal}}
{{short description|2002 Malayalam film by Kamal}}
{{About|the Malayalam film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Nammal
| name          = Nammal
| image          = File:Nammal.jpg
| image          = Nammal.jpg
| caption        = Film Poster
| caption        = Soundtrack cover
| director      = [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]]
| director      = [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]]
| producer      = David Kachappally
| producer      = David Kachappally
| screenplay    = [[Kalavoor Ravikumar]]
| screenplay    = [[Kalavoor Ravikumar]]
| story          = Balamuralikrishna
| story          = Balamuralikrishna
| starring      = [[Jishnu Raghavan]]<br/> [[Sidharth Bharathan]]<br/> [[Renuka Menon]]<br/> [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]]
| starring      = Jishnu Raghavan<br/> [[Sidharth Bharathan]]<br/> [[Renuka Menon]]<br/> [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]]
| music          = [[Malayalam|Mohan Sithara]]<br>[[Malayalam|Kaithapram Damodaran]]
| music          = [[Mohan Sithara]]
| cinematography = Venugopal
| cinematography = Venugopal
| editing        = [[K. Rajagopal (film editor)|K. Rajagopal]]
| editing        = [[K. Rajagopal (film editor)|K. Rajagopal]]
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'''''Nammal''''' ({{translation|Us}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[Malayalam|comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]] and written by [[Kalavoor Ravikumar]]. The film features [[Jishnu Raghavan|Jishnu]] and [[Sidharth Bharathan]] in the lead roles. It was the debut film of [[Sidharth Bharathan]], [[Renuka Menon|Renuka]], and [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]]. The music was composed by [[Mohan Sithara]]. The film was shot in [[Government Engineering College, Thrissur]] and [[Holy Trinity School, Kanjikode]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kinescope|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030721020641/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2003|accessdate=22 January 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 December 2002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/nammal-review-malayalam-pcluy2cdbfgbg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512003335/https://www.sify.com/movies/nammal-review-malayalam-pcluy2cdbfgbg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2022|title=Nammal|work=[[Sify]]|date=24 April 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/sidharth-bharathan-remembring-jishnu-raghavan-on-his-death-anniversary/articleshow/98969157.cms|title=ഏഴ് വര്‍ഷമായി വിട്ട് പിരിഞ്ഞിട്ട്; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓര്‍മയില്‍ സിദ്ധാര്‍ത്ഥ് ഭരതന്‍|website=malayalam.samayam.com|date=24 March 2023 |language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/sidharth-bharathan-remember-late-actor-jishnu-raghavan-nrn-rs0taj|title='നീണ്ട ഏഴ് വർഷങ്ങൾ.. ഓർത്തു കൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കുന്നു'; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓർമയിൽ സിദ്ധാർത്ഥ് ഭരതൻ|website=asianetnews.com|language=ml}}</ref>
'''''Nammal''''' ({{translation|Us}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Malayalam]] [[Romance film|romantic]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]] and written by [[Kalavoor Ravikumar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/sidharth-bharathan-remember-late-actor-jishnu-raghavan-nrn-rs0taj|title='നീണ്ട ഏഴ് വർഷങ്ങൾ.. ഓർത്തു കൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കുന്നു'; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓർമയിൽ സിദ്ധാർത്ഥ് ഭരതൻ|website=asianetnews.com|language=ml}}</ref> The film stars Jishnu Raghavan and [[Sidharth Bharathan]]. It was the debut film of Sidharth, Jishnu, [[Renuka Menon|Renuka]], and [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/sidharth-bharathan-remembring-jishnu-raghavan-on-his-death-anniversary/articleshow/98969157.cms|title=ഏഴ് വര്‍ഷമായി വിട്ട് പിരിഞ്ഞിട്ട്; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓര്‍മയില്‍ സിദ്ധാര്‍ത്ഥ് ഭരതന്‍|website=malayalam.samayam.com|date=24 March 2023 |language=ml}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Mohan Sithara]]. The film was shot in [[Government Engineering College, Thrissur]] and [[Holy Trinity School, Kanjikode]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kinescope|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030721020641/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2003|accessdate=22 January 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 December 2002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/nammal-review-malayalam-pcluy2cdbfgbg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512003335/https://www.sify.com/movies/nammal-review-malayalam-pcluy2cdbfgbg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2022|title=Nammal|work=[[Sify]]|date=24 April 2003}}</ref> It was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Dost (2004 film)|Dost]]'' (2004).<ref name="jishn">{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=Kerala |date=27 Mar 2016 |title=A promising career cut short by cancer |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malayalam-actor-jishnu-raghavan-a-promising-career-cut-short-by-cancer/article8401215.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/270316/buddies-tribute-to-warrior-pal-jishnu.html|title=Buddies' tribute to warrior pal Jishnu|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=27 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref>


''Nammal'' was released on 20 December 2002 and was a commercial success at the box office. The film received [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]] for [[Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] and [[Mathrubhumi|Mathrubhumi Film Awards]] for [[Mathrubhumi|Best Male Debut]] both awards are received by [[Jishnu Raghavan|Jishnu]]. Also the film received, three [[Kerala State Film Awards]]{{mdash}}[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]], [[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention|Special Mention]] (Bhavana), and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director|Best Art Director]]. It was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Dost (2004 film)|Dost]]'' (2004).<ref name="jishn">{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=Kerala |date=27 Mar 2016 |title=A promising career cut short by cancer |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malayalam-actor-jishnu-raghavan-a-promising-career-cut-short-by-cancer/article8401215.ece}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/top-6-all-time-best-youth-centric-films-of-mollywood/top-6-all-time-best-youth-centric-films-of-mollywood/photostory/52902727.cms|title=Top 6 all-time best youth-centric films of Mollywood|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/bhavana-menon-on-20-years-of-nammal-i-still-remember-the-way-i-sulked-when-they-finished-my-make-up-saying-no-one-is-gonna-recognize-me/articleshow/96361587.cms|title=Bhavana Menon on 20 years of 'Nammal': I still remember the remember the way I sulked when they finished my make-up, saying, 'no one is gonna recognize me'|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=20 December 2022|language=en}}</ref>
''Nammal'' was released on 20 December 2002 and was commercially successful.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/12/21/actress-bhavana-posts-throwback-picture-debut-movie-nammal-jishnu-kamal.html|title='Couldn't have asked for a better debut'. Bhavana posts throwback pic from 20 years ago|website=www.onmanorama.com|date=21 December 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/top-6-all-time-best-youth-centric-films-of-mollywood/top-6-all-time-best-youth-centric-films-of-mollywood/photostory/52902727.cms|title=Top 6 all-time best youth-centric films of Mollywood|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/bhavana-menon-on-20-years-of-nammal-i-still-remember-the-way-i-sulked-when-they-finished-my-make-up-saying-no-one-is-gonna-recognize-me/articleshow/96361587.cms|title=Bhavana Menon on 20 years of 'Nammal': I still remember the remember the way I sulked when they finished my make-up, saying, 'no one is gonna recognize me'|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=20 December 2022|language=en}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Snehalatha becomes the Principal of a college where Shyam and Shivan are the heroes. Shyam and Shivan are fun filled characters as well as naughty. Aparna is teased and ragged by the duo, who happens to be the daughter of Principal's friend. Aparna complains and Snehalatha takes action against Shyam and Shivan. Soon to her surprise she discovers that Shyam and Shivan are orphans, hardworking their way up the ladder and their guardian is a priest. But the real twist to the story happens when Snehalatha learns that one of them is her son. And the son happens to be Shyam.
Snehalatha becomes the principal of a college where Shyam and Shivan are the heroes. Shyam and Shivan are fun-filled characters as well as naughty. Aparna, who happens to be the daughter of the principal's friend, is teased and [[Ragging|ragged]] by the duo.
 
Aparna lodges a complaint, and Snehalatha takes action against Shyam and Shivan. Soon, to her surprise, she discovers that Shyam and Shivan are orphans, hardworking their way up the ladder, and their guardian is a priest. But the real twist to the story happens when Shyam and Shivan learn that one of them is her long-lost son.


==Cast==
==Cast==
[[File:Nammal-Jishnu raghavan 1.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jishnu Raghavan|Jishnu]] and [[Sidharth Bharathan|Sidharth]] in ''Nammal'']]
{{Cast listing|
{{Cast listing|
* [[Jishnu Raghavan]] as Shivan: Shyam's best friend; Snehalatha's adoptive son; Parimalam's love-interest (voiceover by [[Malayalam|Mithun Ramesh]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/jishnu-nammal-and-ordinary-films.html#|title='നമ്മളി'ലൊരാളായി, തികച്ചും 'ഓർഡിനറി'യായി|website=www.manoramaonline.com|date=25 March 2016|language=ml}}</ref>
* Jishnu Raghavan as Shivan (voiceover by [[Mithun Ramesh]])
* [[Sidharth Bharathan]] as Shyam: Shivan's best friend; Snehalatha's biological son; Aparna's boyfriend (voiceover by [[Malayalam|Sarath Das]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twentyfournews.com/2023/03/25/memory-of-jishnu-raghavan.html|title="ഓർമകളിൽ മായാതെ"; ജിഷ്ണു രാഘവൻ വിടപറഞ്ഞിട്ട് ഇന്നേക്ക് ഏഴ് വർഷം|website=twentyfournews.com|date=25 March 2023 |language=ml}}</ref>
* [[Sidharth Bharathan]] as Shyam; Shivan's best friend (voiceover by [[Sarath Das]])
* [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] as Parimalam: Shivan's love interest<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/12/21/actress-bhavana-posts-throwback-picture-debut-movie-nammal-jishnu-kamal.html|title='Couldn't have asked for a better debut'. Bhavana posts throwback pic from 20 years ago|website=www.onmanorama.com|date=21 December 2022|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Renuka Menon]] as Aparna; Shyam's girlfriend (voiceover by [[Sangeetha Mohan]])
* [[Renuka Menon]] as Aparna: Shyam's girlfriend<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.vanitha.in/celluloid/celebrity-interview/renuka-menon-family-vanitha-special.html |title='അമ്മാ... അമ്മയെ എന്തിനാ ഇന്റർവ്യൂ ചെയ്യണേ?'; മകളുടെ ചോദ്യത്തിന് രേണുക നൽകിയ മറുപടി &#124; renuka menon actress &#124; renuka menon family &#124; renuka menon nammal}}</ref>
* [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] as Parimalam; A laundry girl in the colony
* [[Suhasini Maniratnam]] as Snehalatha: College Principal; Shivan and Shyam's mother (voiceover by [[Malayalam|Bhagyalakshmi]])
* [[Suhasini Maniratnam]] as Snehalatha; College Principal; Shyam's mother (voiceover by [[Bhagyalakshmi]])
* [[Balachandra Menon]] as Sathyanathan: Shivan and Shyam's adoptive father
* [[Balachandra Menon]] as Sathyanathan; Shivan and Shyam's adoptive father
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Shanmughan: Shivan and Shyam's neighbour
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Shanmughan; Shivan and Shyam's neighbour
* [[Malayalam|Mithun Ramesh]] as Reji: Shyam and Shivan's rival (voiceover by [[Jis Joy]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldmalayalilive.com/entertainment/mithun-ramesh-about-nammal-movie/|title=ആ ചിത്രത്തില്‍ നടന്‍ ജിഷ്ണു രാഘവന് വേണ്ടി ഡബ്ബ് ചെയ്യാനുള്ള ഭാഗ്യം എനിക്കുണ്ടായി, എനിക്ക് ശബ്ദം നല്‍കിയത് അദ്ദേഹമായിരുന്നു, തുറന്നുപറഞ്ഞ് മിഥുന്‍ രമേശ്|website=/www.worldmalayalilive.com|date=14 May 2023|language=ml}}</ref>
* [[Mithun Ramesh]] as Reji; Shyam and Shivan's rival (voiceover by [[Jis Joy]])
* Vijeesh Vijayan as Jojo Thomas alias Noolunda: Shivan and Shyam's friend<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/270316/buddies-tribute-to-warrior-pal-jishnu.html|title=Buddies' tribute to warrior pal Jishnu|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=27 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
* Vijeesh Vijayan as Jojo Thomas alias Noolunda; Shivan and Shyam's friend
* Yamuna as Damayanthi: Aparna's mother; Snehalatha's friend
* Yamuna Rani as Damayanthi
* Vignesh as Senthil: Parimalam's brother
* Vignesh as Senthil; Parimalam's brother
* [[Ambika Mohan]] as Jojo Thomas's mother
* [[Ambika Mohan]] as Mariyamma; Jojo Thomas's mother
* [[Malayalam|Kulappulli Leela]] as Snehalatha's servant
* [[Kulappulli Leela]] as Lakshmi; Snehalatha's servant
* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Principal
* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Principal
* [[Shine Tom Chacko]] as Bus passenger<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-shine-tom-chacko-has-appeared-in-nammal/articleshow/83770413.cms?from=mdr|title=Did you know Shine Tom Chacko has appeared in 'Nammal'?|website=The Times of India|date=23 June 2021|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Shine Tom Chacko]] as Bus passenger
* [[Kalabhavan Shajohn]]
* [[Kalabhavan Shajohn]] as Puli Gopalan
}}
}}


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by [[Malayalam|Mohan Sithara]]. The lyrics were written by [[Malayalam|Kaithapram Damodaran]]. The soundtrack was a chartbuster upon its release.<ref>https://www.doolnews.com/music-director-mohan-sithara-about-nammal-movie-songs-454.html</ref>
The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by [[Mohan Sithara]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldmalayalilive.com/entertainment/mithun-ramesh-about-nammal-movie/|title=ആ ചിത്രത്തില്‍ നടന്‍ ജിഷ്ണു രാഘവന് വേണ്ടി ഡബ്ബ് ചെയ്യാനുള്ള ഭാഗ്യം എനിക്കുണ്ടായി, എനിക്ക് ശബ്ദം നല്‍കിയത് അദ്ദേഹമായിരുന്നു, തുറന്നുപറഞ്ഞ് മിഥുന്‍ രമേശ്|website=/www.worldmalayalilive.com|date=14 May 2023|language=ml}}</ref> The lyrics were written by [[Kaithapram Damodaran]]. The soundtrack was a chartbuster upon its release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.doolnews.com/music-director-mohan-sithara-about-nammal-movie-songs-454.html|title=Nammal (2002) movie songs, mp3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.vanitha.in/celluloid/celebrity-interview/renuka-menon-family-vanitha-special.html |title='അമ്മാ... അമ്മയെ എന്തിനാ ഇന്റർവ്യൂ ചെയ്യണേ?'; മകളുടെ ചോദ്യത്തിന് രേണുക നൽകിയ മറുപടി &#124; renuka menon actress &#124; renuka menon family &#124; renuka menon nammal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-shine-tom-chacko-has-appeared-in-nammal/articleshow/83770413.cms?from=mdr|title=Did you know Shine Tom Chacko has appeared in 'Nammal'?|website=The Times of India|date=23 June 2021|language=en}}</ref>


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== Production ==
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[[Jishnu Raghavan]] son of actor and director [[Raghavan (actor)|Raghavan]] was selected for the male lead who had previously appeared in ''[[Kilippattu (film)|Kilippattu]]'' (1987) as Child artist and it marks his Mollywood debut film as a lead actor. Actor [[Sidharth Bharathan]] son of director [[Bharathan]] and legendary actress [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]  was chosen for another male lead. Newcomers [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] and [[Renuka Menon]] chosen for the female leads. Veteran actress [[Suhasini Maniratnam]] selected for supportive role.<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>


==Box office==
==Box office==
''Nammal'' was a commercial success at the box office also well-received by critics. The movie became blockbuster.<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>
''Nammal'' was commercially successful.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/jishnu-nammal-and-ordinary-films.html#|title='നമ്മളി'ലൊരാളായി, തികച്ചും 'ഓർഡിനറി'യായി|website=www.manoramaonline.com|date=25 March 2016|language=ml}}</ref><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=https://www.twentyfournews.com/2023/03/25/memory-of-jishnu-raghavan.html|title="ഓർമകളിൽ മായാതെ"; ജിഷ്ണു രാഘവൻ വിടപറഞ്ഞിട്ട് ഇന്നേക്ക് ഏഴ് വർഷം|website=twentyfournews.com|date=25 March 2023 |language=ml}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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''Nammal'' received major accolades at the Kerala State Film Awards, Kerala Film Critics Awards, and Mathrubhumi Film Awards in 2003.
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! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="4" |'''''[[Filmfare Awards South]]'''''
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Award
!scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Recipients
!scope="col"| Result
!scope="col"| Ref
|-
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam|Best Actor – Malayalam]]
| rowspan="3" |2002
| [[Jishnu Raghavan]]
! scope="row" rowspan="3" |[[Kerala Film Critics Awards]]
| {{Won}}
|[[Kerala Film Critics Award|Best Newcomer]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malayalam-actor-jishnu-raghavan-dies-of-cancer/article8396317.ece|title=Malayalam actor Jishnu Raghavan dies of cancer|website=The Hindu|date=25 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Jishnu|Jishnu Raghavan]]
|-
|{{won}}  
! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="3" |'''''[[Mathrubhumi|Mathrubhumi Film Awards]]'''''
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malayalam-actor-jishnu-raghavan-dies-of-cancer/article8396317.ece|title=Malayalam actor Jishnu Raghavan dies of cancer|website=The Hindu|date=25 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Critics Awards">[https://www.keralafilmcritics.com/2020/10/film-critics-awards-complete-list-from.html "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 - 2012"]. Kerala Film Critics Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Mathrubhumi|Best Male Debut]]
|[[Kerala Film Critics Award|Best Newcomer]]
| [[Jishnu Raghavan|Jishnu]]
|[[Sidharth Bharathan]]
|{{won}}  
|{{won}}  
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/english-news-1.952055|title=Actor Jishnu Raghavan dies after fighting cancer|website=english.mathrubhumi.com|date=25 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="4" |'''''[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]'''''
|-
|-
|[[Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]]
| [[Jishnu Raghavan]]
| David Kachappally
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2"|<ref name="Critics Awards">[https://www.keralafilmcritics.com/2020/10/film-critics-awards-complete-list-from.html "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 - 2012"]. Kerala Film Critics Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.</ref>
|-
| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Second Best Film]]
| ''Nammal''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="4" |'''''[[Kerala State Film Awards]]'''''
|2002
|-
! scope="row"|[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]]
|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]]
| [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]], [[Malayalam|David Kachapally]]
|[[Kamal (director)|Kamal]] <br> [[Award|David Kachapally]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4"|<ref>{{cite web|title=State Film Awards (2000–12)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707210332/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm|archivedate=7 July 2015|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm|publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]|accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director|Best Art Director]]
| [[Malayalam|Suresh Kollam]]  
|{{won}}  
|{{won}}  
|-
|-
|[[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention|Special Mention]]''
|2003
|[[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]]
! scope="row"|[[Mathrubhumi|Mathrubhumi Film Awards]]
|{{won}}
|[[Mathrubhumi|Best Male Debut]]
|-
|[[Jishnu|Jishnu Raghavan]]
! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="4" |'''''[[Asianet Film Awards]]'''''
|{{won}}
|-
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/english-news-1.952055|title=Actor Jishnu Raghavan dies after fighting cancer|website=english.mathrubhumi.com|date=25 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Asianet Film Awards|Most Popular Actor]]
|[[Jishnu Raghavan]]
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="6"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/english-news-1.952055|title=Actor Jishnu Raghavan dies after fighting cancer|website=english.mathrubhumi.com|date=25 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Asianet Film Awards|Youth Icon of the Year]]
|[[Jishnu Raghavan]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Asianet Film Awards#Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Asianet Film Awards#Best Playback Singer (Male)|Best Playback Singer Male]]
|[[Vidhu Prathap]]
|{{won}} 
|-
|[[Asianet Film Awards#Best Playback Singer (Female)|Best Playback Singer Female]]
|[[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan|Jyotsna]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Asianet Film Awards#Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]]
|[[Malayalam| Venugopal]]
|{{won}}
|}
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Latest revision as of 09:17, 12 March 2026


This article is about the Malayalam film. For other uses, see Nammal (disambiguation).

Nammal
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Directed byKamal
Produced byDavid Kachappally
Screenplay byKalavoor Ravikumar
Story byBalamuralikrishna
StarringJishnu Raghavan
Sidharth Bharathan
Renuka Menon
Bhavana
Music byMohan Sithara
CinematographyVenugopal
Edited byK. Rajagopal
Production
company
Chinku Achu Cinemas
Distributed bySwargachithra Release
Release date
  • 20 December 2002 (2002-12-20)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Nammal (transl. Us) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kamal and written by Kalavoor Ravikumar.[1] The film stars Jishnu Raghavan and Sidharth Bharathan. It was the debut film of Sidharth, Jishnu, Renuka, and Bhavana.[2] The music was composed by Mohan Sithara. The film was shot in Government Engineering College, Thrissur and Holy Trinity School, Kanjikode.[3][4] It was remade in Telugu as Dost (2004).[5][6]

Nammal was released on 20 December 2002 and was commercially successful.[7][8][9]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Snehalatha becomes the principal of a college where Shyam and Shivan are the heroes. Shyam and Shivan are fun-filled characters as well as naughty. Aparna, who happens to be the daughter of the principal's friend, is teased and ragged by the duo.

Aparna lodges a complaint, and Snehalatha takes action against Shyam and Shivan. Soon, to her surprise, she discovers that Shyam and Shivan are orphans, hardworking their way up the ladder, and their guardian is a priest. But the real twist to the story happens when Shyam and Shivan learn that one of them is her long-lost son.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by Mohan Sithara.[10] The lyrics were written by Kaithapram Damodaran. The soundtrack was a chartbuster upon its release.[11][12][13]

No. Title Singer(s)
1 "Enkaralil" Afsal, Franco, Chorus
2 "Ennamme" K. J. Yesudas
3 "Sukhamaani Nilavu" Vidhu Prathap, Jyotsna
4 "Kaathu Kaathoru" Pushpavathi, Balu, Gopan, Sunil
5 "Sooryane" M. G. Sreekumar, Rajesh Vijay
6 "Sukhamaani Nilavu" Jyotsna

Box office[edit | edit source]

Nammal was commercially successful.[14][15][16]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Nammal received major accolades at the Kerala State Film Awards, Kerala Film Critics Awards, and Mathrubhumi Film Awards in 2003.

Year Award Category Recipients Result Ref
2002 Kerala Film Critics Awards Best Newcomer Jishnu Raghavan Won [17][18]
Best Newcomer Sidharth Bharathan Won
Second Best Film David Kachappally Won
2002 Kerala State Film Awards Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value Kamal
David Kachapally 		Won
2003 Mathrubhumi Film Awards Best Male Debut Jishnu Raghavan Won [19]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "'നീണ്ട ഏഴ് വർഷങ്ങൾ.. ഓർത്തു കൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കുന്നു'; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓർമയിൽ സിദ്ധാർത്ഥ് ഭരതൻ". asianetnews.com (in മലയാളം).
  2. ↑ "ഏഴ് വര്‍ഷമായി വിട്ട് പിരിഞ്ഞിട്ട്; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓര്‍മയില്‍ സിദ്ധാര്‍ത്ഥ് ഭരതന്‍". malayalam.samayam.com (in മലയാളം). 24 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kinescope". The Hindu. 23 December 2002. Archived from the original on 21 July 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nammal". Sify. 24 April 2003. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Bureau, Kerala (27 March 2016). "A promising career cut short by cancer". The Hindu. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  6. ↑ "Buddies' tribute to warrior pal Jishnu". Deccan Chronicle. 27 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "'Couldn't have asked for a better debut'. Bhavana posts throwback pic from 20 years ago". www.onmanorama.com. 21 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Top 6 all-time best youth-centric films of Mollywood". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Bhavana Menon on 20 years of 'Nammal': I still remember the remember the way I sulked when they finished my make-up, saying, 'no one is gonna recognize me'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "ആ ചിത്രത്തില്‍ നടന്‍ ജിഷ്ണു രാഘവന് വേണ്ടി ഡബ്ബ് ചെയ്യാനുള്ള ഭാഗ്യം എനിക്കുണ്ടായി, എനിക്ക് ശബ്ദം നല്‍കിയത് അദ്ദേഹമായിരുന്നു, തുറന്നുപറഞ്ഞ് മിഥുന്‍ രമേശ്". /www.worldmalayalilive.com (in മലയാളം). 14 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nammal (2002) movie songs, mp3".
  12. ↑ "'അമ്മാ... അമ്മയെ എന്തിനാ ഇന്റർവ്യൂ ചെയ്യണേ?'; മകളുടെ ചോദ്യത്തിന് രേണുക നൽകിയ മറുപടി | renuka menon actress | renuka menon family | renuka menon nammal".
  13. ↑ "Did you know Shine Tom Chacko has appeared in 'Nammal'?". The Times of India. 23 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "'നമ്മളി'ലൊരാളായി, തികച്ചും 'ഓർഡിനറി'യായി". www.manoramaonline.com (in മലയാളം). 25 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "A filmi shot in the arm". The Hindu. 15 February 2003. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
  16. ↑ ""ഓർമകളിൽ മായാതെ"; ജിഷ്ണു രാഘവൻ വിടപറഞ്ഞിട്ട് ഇന്നേക്ക് ഏഴ് വർഷം". twentyfournews.com (in മലയാളം). 25 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Malayalam actor Jishnu Raghavan dies of cancer". The Hindu. 25 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 - 2012". Kerala Film Critics Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Actor Jishnu Raghavan dies after fighting cancer". english.mathrubhumi.com. 25 March 2016.

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