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| name = Ustad Hotel | | name = Ustad Hotel | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
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| director = [[Anwar Rasheed]] | | director = [[Anwar Rasheed]] | ||
| producer = [[Listin Stephen]] | | producer = [[Listin Stephen]] | ||
| writer = [[Anjali Menon]] | | writer = [[Anjali Menon]] | ||
| narrator = [[Mamukkoya]] | | narrator = [[Mamukkoya]] | ||
| starring = | | starring = [[Thilakan]]<br />[[Dulquer Salmaan]]<br />[[Nithya Menen]] | ||
| music = [[Gopi Sunder]] | | music = [[Gopi Sunder]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Loganathan Srinivasan]] | | cinematography = [[Loganathan Srinivasan]] | ||
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| studio = [[Magic Frames]] | | studio = [[Magic Frames]] | ||
| distributor = Central Pictures | | distributor = Central Pictures | ||
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|6|29| | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|6|29|India}} | ||
| runtime = 150 minutes<ref name="BBFC Ustad" /> | | runtime = 150 minutes<ref name="BBFC Ustad" /> | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Malayalam | | language = Malayalam | ||
| budget = | |||
| budget = | | gross = ₹41 crore<ref name=zeenews>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/regional/year-of-small-films-at-southern-box-office_125047.html|title=Year of small films at southern box-office|date=25 December 2012|newspaper=[[Zee News]]|access-date=24 December 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225839/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/regional/year-of-small-films-at-southern-box-office_125047.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=TOI>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Meet-the-top-five-show-stealers-of-2012/articleshow/17598509.cms|title=Meet the top five show stealers of 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 December 2012|access-date=9 May 2016|archive-date=14 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614091036/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Meet-the-top-five-show-stealers-of-2012/articleshow/17598509.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| gross = ₹41 crore<ref name=zeenews>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/regional/year-of-small-films-at-southern-box-office_125047.html|title=Year of small films at southern box-office|date=25 December 2012|newspaper=[[Zee News]]}}</ref><ref name=TOI>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Meet-the-top-five-show-stealers-of-2012/articleshow/17598509.cms|title=Meet the top five show stealers of 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 December 2012}}</ref> | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Ustad Hotel''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Malayalam | '''''Ustad Hotel''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Anwar Rasheed]], written by [[Anjali Menon]] and produced by [[Listin Stephen]].<ref name=TH>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3554610.ece|title=Beachside hotel|first=Saraswathy|last=Nagarajan|date=21 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=29 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727220320/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3554610.ece|archive-date=27 July 2012}}</ref> The film stars [[Thilakan]], [[Dulquer Salmaan]] and [[Nithya Menon|Nithya Menen]] with [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Mamukkoya]], and [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] in supporting roles, along with [[Malayalam|Asif Ali]] and [[Jishnu Raghavan|Jishnu]] in cameo roles. The film features music composed by [[Gopi Sundar]], cinematography handled by [[Loganathan Srinivasan]] and editing by [[Praveen Prabhakar]] respectively. | ||
The story is about a young man named Faizal, known as Faizi (Dulquer), who studies in [[Switzerland]] as a chef against the wishes of his father (Siddique). When this matter comes to light, his father snatches away his passport to prevent him from taking up his new job in UK. As the relation between father and son deteriorates, Faizi is forced to work as a cook in a restaurant in [[Kozhikode]] or [[Calicut]], run by his grandfather Karim (Thilakan) | The story is about a young man named Faizal, known as Faizi (Dulquer), who studies in [[Switzerland]] as a chef against the wishes of his father (Siddique). When this matter comes to light, his father snatches away his passport to prevent him from taking up his new job in the UK. As the relation between father and son deteriorates, Faizi is forced to work as a cook in a restaurant in [[Kozhikode]] or [[Calicut]], run by his grandfather Karim (Thilakan) until he can plan something alternate.<ref name="Food">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3661967.ece|title=Cooking up success in Malayalam cinema|author=Sharika C|date=20 July 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=29 October 2012|archive-date=23 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823013212/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3661967.ece?|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
''Ustad Hotel'' released on 29 June 2012 in [[Kerala]], and 20 July 2012 elsewhere in India.<ref name="BBFC Ustad">https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/ustad-hotel-2012</ref> The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/A-golden-year-for-Mollywood/articleshow/15403371.cms|title=A golden year for Mollywood?|last=Sanjith|first=Sidhardhan|date=9 August 2012|work=The Times of India|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> It won three [[National Film Awards]], for [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film]], Menon won the award for [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Dialogues]] and Thilakan got a [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|Special Mention]] (posthumously).<ref>http://dff.nic.in/FeaturedFilm_60th_NATIONAL_FILM_AWARDS_2012_Announced.pdf</ref> It was remade in Kannada as ''[[Gowdru Hotel]]'' (2017). The film was dubbed and released in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Janatha Hotel''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/i-took-up-gowdru-hotel-because-the-story-was-very-similar-to-my-own-life-rachan-chandra/articleshow/60190113.cms|title=I took up Gowdru Hotel because the story was very similar to my own life: Rachan Chandra|work=Times of India|date=24 August 2017}}</ref> Ustad Hotel is considered | ''Ustad Hotel'' released on 29 June 2012 in [[Kerala]], and 20 July 2012 elsewhere in India.<ref name="BBFC Ustad">https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/ustad-hotel-2012 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/A-golden-year-for-Mollywood/articleshow/15403371.cms|title=A golden year for Mollywood?|last=Sanjith|first=Sidhardhan|date=9 August 2012|work=The Times of India|access-date=5 March 2016|archive-date=5 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105090158/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/A-golden-year-for-Mollywood/articleshow/15403371.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> It won three [[National Film Awards]], for [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film]], Menon won the award for [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Dialogues]] and Thilakan got a [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|Special Mention]] (posthumously).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/FeaturedFilm_60th_NATIONAL_FILM_AWARDS_2012_Announced.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 March 2013 |archive-date=18 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418030545/http://dff.nic.in/FeaturedFilm_60th_NATIONAL_FILM_AWARDS_2012_Announced.pdf }}</ref> It was remade in Kannada as ''[[Gowdru Hotel]]'' (2017). The film was dubbed and released in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Janatha Hotel''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/i-took-up-gowdru-hotel-because-the-story-was-very-similar-to-my-own-life-rachan-chandra/articleshow/60190113.cms|title=I took up Gowdru Hotel because the story was very similar to my own life: Rachan Chandra|work=Times of India|date=24 August 2017|access-date=11 September 2017|archive-date=27 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827203502/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/i-took-up-gowdru-hotel-because-the-story-was-very-similar-to-my-own-life-rachan-chandra/articleshow/60190113.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Ustad Hotel is considered one of the best films made during the [[New generation (Malayalam film movement)|New-Gen cinema movement]] in Malayalam.<ref>{{Cite web|title=10 Malayalam films to watch before you die|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/10-malayalam-films-to-watch-before-you-die/photostory/48436103.cms|access-date=2021-06-10|website=The Times of India|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610062710/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/10-malayalam-films-to-watch-before-you-die/photostory/48436103.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Abdul | Abdul Razak and Fareeda, a Muslim couple in Kerala, are expecting their first child. Razak wants the child to be a boy and wants to name the child Faizal and call him Faizi. To his disappointment, the child is a girl. Fareeda gives birth to three more girls, which irritates Abdul Razak, who migrates to [[Dubai]]. Finally, Fareeda gives birth to a boy but, because of her many deliveries, Fareeda becomes ill and dies. Abdul Razak takes his five children to Dubai. Faizi is looked after by his four sisters whom he affectionately calls "Ithathas & Company" (Sisters and Company). | ||
As Faizi grows up, his sisters get married one by one | As Faizi grows up, his sisters get married one by one and his father marries for a second time. Faizi hopes to be a chef, much against his father's aspirations. Faizi goes to [[Switzerland]] to study hotel management at the [[University of Lausanne]]. When he returns with much fanfare after the course, it is revealed that he has secretly studied to become a [[chef]] and not hotel management. This shatters Razak's dream of opening a five-star hotel in his hometown ([[Kozhikode]]) and costs Faizi a marriage proposal from a wealthy family. Razak had wanted Faizi to marry a close friend and business tycoon's daughter Shahana. | ||
Angered by the humiliation | Angered by the humiliation, Razak takes custody of his passport and credit cards so that Faizi cannot go to London, where he has a job as a sous chef at [[The Ivy]] restaurant. In anger, Faizi travels to Kozhikode to join his grandfather Kareem who is affectionately called "Kareem Ikka" locally. Kareem has been managing Ustad Hotel (named by local people since Ustad means master in Malayalam) for the last 35 years. | ||
Faizi is in Kozhikode longer than he had anticipated. During his stay with his grandfather, Faizi gets involved in the daily activities of Ustad Hotel. He strikes friendships with the members of the band "Kallumakkayees" ([[mussel]]s). During a gig, the band invites Faizi and he notices that the lead singer of the band is Shahana, who is pursuing singing secretly. The gig becomes a hit, and in the end, Faizi asks Shahana if she needs a ride, though initially, reluctant to go with him she agrees as she needs to get home before her family realizes. Shahana bonds with Faizi and tells him that "today is the last day of my freedom" as she is getting engaged. | Faizi is in Kozhikode longer than he had anticipated. During his stay with his grandfather, Faizi gets involved in the daily activities of Ustad Hotel. He strikes friendships with the members of the band "Kallumakkayees" ([[mussel]]s). During a gig, the band invites Faizi and he notices that the lead singer of the band is Shahana, who is pursuing singing secretly. The gig becomes a hit, and in the end, Faizi asks Shahana if she needs a ride, though initially, reluctant to go with him she agrees as she needs to get home before her family realizes. Shahana bonds with Faizi and tells him that "today is the last day of my freedom" as she is getting engaged. | ||
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Faizi collects money from the employees and renovates the hotel. Shahana, too, has realized the futility of her family's orthodox nature and comes calling. She joins Faizi and they reopen the restaurant, which becomes very successful, enabling them to clear the debts. Faizi then receives a new job offer to work as an executive chef in a restaurant in [[Marseille]], France. | Faizi collects money from the employees and renovates the hotel. Shahana, too, has realized the futility of her family's orthodox nature and comes calling. She joins Faizi and they reopen the restaurant, which becomes very successful, enabling them to clear the debts. Faizi then receives a new job offer to work as an executive chef in a restaurant in [[Marseille]], France. | ||
When he breaks this news to his grandfather, Kareem has a heart attack and is hospitalized. At the hospital, Kareem asks Faizi to visit his friend Narayanan Krishnan in [[Madurai]], whom Kareem had been funding to feed the poor. On seeing how poor | When he breaks this news to his grandfather, Kareem has a heart attack and is hospitalized. At the hospital, Kareem asks Faizi to visit his friend Narayanan Krishnan in [[Madurai]], whom Kareem had been funding to feed the poor. On seeing how the poor struggle for food, Faizi now understands the meaning of Kareem's words that "anyone can fill a stomach, but only a good cook can fill the heart as well". By the time Faizi comes back, Kareem decides to leave everything behind and go on a pilgrimage to the Sufi shrines in North India, his lifelong ambition. Faizi changes his mind and stays with Ustad Hotel. He marries Shahana, who helps him run the restaurant. Faizi's father in the end changes his mind and starts supporting the restaurant, making it a profitable one. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{ | {{Cast listing| | ||
* [[Thilakan]] as Kareem Ikka | * [[Thilakan]] as Kareem Ikka | ||
* [[ | ** Jagan Reju as Young Kareem | ||
* [[Dulquer Salmaan]] as Faizal "Faizi" Abdul Razak | |||
**Mohammed Fizan as Young Faizi | |||
* [[Nithya Menen]] as Shahana | * [[Nithya Menen]] as Shahana | ||
* [[Assim Jamal]] as Brother in Law of Abdul Razak | * [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Abdul Razak Mohammed | ||
* [[Assim Jamal]] as Moideen: Brother in Law of Abdul Razak | |||
* [[Mamukkoya]] as Ummar | * [[Mamukkoya]] as Ummar | ||
* [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Driver Abdullah | * [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Driver Abdullah | ||
* [[Jayaprakash]] as [[Narayanan Krishnan]] | * [[Jayaprakash]] as [[Narayanan Krishnan]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.keralathanima.com/movies/usthad-hotel-and-narayanan-krishnan.html |title= Narayanan Krishnan – The real inspiration behind the latest Malayalam movie Usthad Hotel |access-date= 22 October 2012 |archive-date= 6 November 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121106001609/http://www.keralathanima.com/movies/usthad-hotel-and-narayanan-krishnan.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> | ||
* [[Manian Pillai Raju]] as Chef Babu | * [[Manian Pillai Raju]] as Chef Babu | ||
* [[Praveena]] as Fareeda: Mother of Faizal | |||
* [[Praveena]] as Fareeda | * [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] as Fatima: Oldest sister of Faizal | ||
* [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] as Fatima | * [[Meghna Nair]] as Fausia: Second oldest sister of Faizal | ||
* [[Meghna Nair]] as Fausia | * [[Mythili]] as Firoza: Third oldest sister of Faizal | ||
* [[Mythili]] as Firoza | * [[Sija Rose]] as Fazeeha: Fourth oldest sister of Faizal | ||
* [[Sija Rose]] as Fazeeha | * [[Bhagath Manuel]] as a Band member<ref>{{cite news|author=Ammu Zachariah|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-03/news-interviews/31119193_1_praise-notices-young-actor|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103071648/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-03/news-interviews/31119193_1_praise-notices-young-actor|archive-date=3 January 2013|title=Bhagath all praise for Anwar Rasheed|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=3 March 2012|access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref> | ||
* [[Sreenath Bhasi]] as a Band member<ref name=band>{{cite news|author=Ammu Zachariah|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-28/news-interviews/31107171_1_malayalam-oso-tutor|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103112022/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-28/news-interviews/31107171_1_malayalam-oso-tutor|archive-date=3 January 2013|title=When Bhagath Manuel turned tutor|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 February 2012|access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref> | |||
* [[Littil Swayamp]] as a band member<ref name=Swayamp>{{cite news|author=L Romal M Singh|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-prefer-being-behind-the-camera-littil-swayamp_1750573|title=I prefer being behind the camera: Littil Swayamp|date=9 October 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis|Daily News and Analysis (DNA)]]|location=Bangalore, India|access-date=29 October 2012|archive-date=2 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102053930/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-prefer-being-behind-the-camera-littil-swayamp_1750573|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
* Joseph Chakola as a Band member<ref name=band/> | |||
* [[Jinu Joseph]] as Chairman of Beach Bay Group | |||
* [[Prem Prakash]] as Bank Manager | |||
* [[Prayaga Martin]] as Shahana's sister | |||
* [[Theepetti Ganesan]] as Ismail | |||
* [[Malavika Nair (actress, born 1996)|Malavika Nair]] as Moulavi's daughter; Faisal's grandmother | |||
* [[Sal Yusuf]] as Chef (voice) | |||
* Avinash Sivadas Vettiyattil as The Molestor | |||
* Dominica as Christina | * Dominica as Christina | ||
* Ashwathy as Jenny | * Ashwathy as Jenny | ||
* Sithara as Shakela | * Sithara as Shakela | ||
* | * Arafaath Ansaari | ||
* Vishnu Vijayan | * Vishnu Vijayan | ||
* | * Tinu Thomas Kannur | ||
}} | }} | ||
===Special appearances=== | |||
* [[Jishnu Raghavan]] as Meharoof<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/jishnu-raghavan-actor-malayalam-film-mollywood-deaths.html|title=5 memorable faces of Jishnu|website=www.onmanorama.com|date=25 March 2016|language=en}}</ref> | |||
* [[Malayalam|Asif Ali]] as Himself | |||
* [[Jagapathi Babu]] as Pepe | |||
* [[Malayalam|Raj Kalesh]] as Interviewer | |||
* [[Malayalam|Dinesh Prabhakar]] as News reporter | |||
* [[Malayalam|Kalabhavan Shajon]] as Driver | |||
* Suvith Krishna | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||