''Daffedar'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Johnson Esthappan, starring Tini Tom as

Daffadar Daffadar ( Hindustani: दफ़ादार (Devanagari) ; (Nastaliq)) is the equivalent rank to sergeant in the Indian and Pakistani cavalry, as it was formerly in the British Indian Army. The rank below is lance daffadar. The equivalent in in ...

and

Malavika Nair Malvika Nair is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu and Malayalam-language films. Her notable works include '' Black Butterfly'' (2013) and ''Cuckoo'' (2014). Early life Malvika Nair was born in Delhi. Her family soon moved to Kerala and ...

in lead roles.

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

is the music director and the film's audio was launched by

Kerala chief minister The chief minister of Kerala is the chief executive of the Indian state of Kerala. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Fol ...

Pinarayi Vijayan.

Plot

Daffadar is the story Ayyappan, a 65 years old honest, sincere, and compassionate security personnel (Daffadar) of the Collector for over 40 years. Evenafter his retirement he dresses as Daffadar and goes to the Collectorate every day.

Cast

* Tini Tom as Ayyapan *

* Sudheer Karamana *

Chembil Ashokan Chembil Ashokan is an actor in the Malayalam film industry. He is from Chembu - Vaikom. He has played many notable characters in Malayalam cinema. Filmography Television *Kadamattathu Kathanar (JaiHind TV) *Bhasi Bahadoor (Mazhavil Manorama ...

* Indrans * Devan * Kavitha Nair * Jayakrishnan * Geetha Vijayan * Neerav Bavlecha unni kannan * Anjali Aneesh Upasana

Production

The film originally starred Kalabhavan Mani and

Ananya Ananya is the common English spelling of two Indian given names: the masculine अनन्य ' and the feminine अनन्या '. The meaning of Ananya is 'unique'. Notable people named Ananya * Ananya (actress) (born 1987), Indian actr ...

, with its pooja function in 2014, but the film was almost dropped after the death of Mani. The filming resumed in 2016 with Tini Tom and

replacing Mani and Ananya respectively.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album was composed by

, with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahamed.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daffadar 2016 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja