''Captain'' is a 2018 Indian

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written and directed by

Prajesh Sen G. Prajesh Sen (also spelt G. Prajeshsen; born 29 May 1979) is an Indian filmmaker and writer. In 2017, he has made his directorial debut with '' Captain'', starring Jayasurya and Anu Sithara. Career Prajesh Sen started his career as a journ ...

in his directorial debut. The film is about V. P. Sathyan, former captain of the

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, with

Jayasurya Jayasurya (born August 1978) is an Indian actor, distributor, Sponsor, Model, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist, who works in the Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a N ...

portraying him. It also stars Anu Sithara,

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, Siddique,

Deepak Parambol Deepak Parambol (born November 1, 1988) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. Deepak Parambol made his acting debut in ''Malarvaadi Arts Club'' (2010), directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. He is notable for his roles in '' Thattathin ...

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, Kamal Varadoor and

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won the

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for his performance in the film.

Cast

as V. P. Sathyan, former Indian footballer * Anu Sithara as Anitha Sathyan, wife of V.P Sathyan. *

as Coach Jaffer, coach of

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football club. * Siddique as Maithanam, a football enthusiast *

as Guptha IPS, senior officer of V.P Sathyan while he worked in Kerala Police Department. *

as U. Sharaf Ali, former Indian footballer, teammate of V.P Sathyan. *

as Sathyan's mother * Janardhanan as K.Karunakaran, ex chief minister of

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* Sreelatha Namboothiri as Anitha's grandmother * Ambika Mohan as Anitha's mother *

Thalaivasal Vijay Thalaivasal Vijay is an Indian actor and dubbing artist. He was born on 4 August 1962 in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. He has acted predominantly in numerous Tamil and Malayalam films. Career Vijay's debut film was '' Thalaivaasal'' (1992) ...

as SP Rajashekaran *

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as Mr. Sinha *

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as Sathyan's elder brother * Shaiju Damodaran as Sports Journalist (cameo appearance) and Football Commentator (voice only) * Mammootty in cameo appearance as himself * Shiyas Kareem as South Korean Goalkeeper *

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as Kittan * Adwaith as V. P. Sathyan (Childhood) * Anna A Smith as Athira, Sathyan's daughter * Joby George Cameo appearance * Akshaya as Sathyan's sister * Nilja as Anitha's Friend * Daya as Anitha (Childhood)

Production

Based on the life of former

captain V. P. Sathyan, who, owning a good career history, committed suicide in 2006,

announced the film in October 2016, with debutant

as director and T. L. George of Goodwill Entertainments as producer. It began filming in early April 2017 in

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. A

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match sequence was shot at

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Stadium in Thenhipalam, during which Jayasurya injured his right leg, leading to a stay of filming for one week.

Music

Songs and score were composed by

Gopi Sundar Gopi Sundar C. S. (born 30 May 1977) is an Indian music director, programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works prominently in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil film industries. He started his career composing music for tele ...

. The film's audio was released by minister

K. T. Jaleel K. T. Jaleel (born 30 May 1967) is an Indian politician from Kerala and a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Thavanur and has served as Minister of Higher Education, Welfare of Minorities, Waqf and Hajj in the Left Democratic Front (LDF ...

on 28 January 2018, by awarding it to Anitha Sathyan, V. P. Sathyan's wife. As part of the event, a football match between teams ''Golden 90s'' led by

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and ''Captain Elevens'' led by Jayasurya was organised at the Safari Ground,

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, which was kicked off by

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References

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* 2018 films Indian sports drama films Indian association football films Indian films based on actual events Sports films based on actual events Biographical films about sportspeople Indian biographical drama films Cultural depictions of Indian men Films shot in Kozhikode Films shot in Kannur Films about suicide 2010s Malayalam-language films {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub