Hello Namasthe is a 2016 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

comedy film directed by Jayan K. Nair and produced by Freedia Entertainment. Narrating the story of two modern-day couples as they find themselves at crossroads over a

jackfruit The jackfruit (''Artocarpus heterophyllus''), also known as jack tree, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family ( Moraceae). Its origin is in the region between the Western Ghats of southern India, all of Bangladesh, ...

tree that stands between their villas, ''Hello Namasthe'' was released on February 19, 2016. It stars

Vinay Forrt Vinay Kumar, professionally credited as Vinay Forrt is an Indian film and stage actor. He hails from Fort Kochi, Kerala and is a theatre activist with more than a decade's worth of experience in the theatrical field as well as a postgraduate in ...

Bhavana ''Bhāvanā'' (Pali;Rhys Davids & Stede (1921-25), p. 503, entry for "Bhāvanā," retrieved 9 December 2008 from "U. Chicago" a Sanskrit: भावना, also ''bhāvanā''Monier-Williams (1899), p. 755, see "Bhāvana" and "Bhāvanā", retriev ...

, Sanju Sivram, and Miya.

Plot

The story starts with two young RJs (Radio Jockey) who are Madhav (

) and Jerry ( Sanju Sivram). They both are working as hosts for a radio show called Hello Namasthe. Jerry was invited to his ex-girlfriend Anna's ( Miya) wedding. She was going to wed a man named Pappu Joseph Thadikkaran (

Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985) better known as Aju Varghese is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in ''Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his college classmate Vineeth Sreenivas ...

) that day. Jerry went with Madhav and Abu (

Soubin Shahir Soubin Shahir (born 12 October 1983) is an Indian actor and director who works in Malayalam cinema. He began his film career as an assistant director in 2003 and worked under several directors. Soubin made his acting debut in 2013 with a suppo ...

).After they see her bride groom Pappu, Jerry, Madhav and Abu don't like Pappu, and they persuade Jerry to ask Anna to go with them and Anna agrees. They drop Abu in his house and Madhav, Jerry and Anna go to Madhav's house. There they meet Madhav's wife Priya (Bhavana), who is obsessed with cleanliness (a kind of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). Jerry and Anna decide to get married. After that they all move to a colony of villas. In the colony there was one Jackfruit tree between their houses which creates a fight between them. How they try to defeat each other forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as RJ Madhav * Sanju Sivram as RJ Jerry *

as Priya * Miya as Anna *

as Pappu Joseph Thadikkaran *

Joju George Joseph George, better known as Joju George (born 22 October 1977) is an Indian actor, playback singer and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in Malayalam films and worked on Tamil projects as well. In 2015, he won the ...

as Jayamohan *

as Abu *

Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. Peopl ...

as Tomichayan *

Muthumani Muthumani Somasundaran is an Indian actress who mainly works in Malayalam films. She made her cinematic debut through the Malayalam film ''Rasathanthram'' directed by Sathyan Anthikkad's in 2006. Early life and education Muthumani was born in ...

as Shahida * P Balachandran as Kuriachan Achayan *

KPAC Lalitha Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha, was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in Malyalam. She started her acting career with K. P. A. C., a theatre collective in Kayamkulam, Kerala. In a care ...

as Alice * Akshara Kishor as Amina * Kottayam Pradeep as Mohanan * Seema G Nair as Mohanan's wife *

Hareesh Perumanna Hareesh Perumanna , known by his stage name Hareesh Kanaran, is an Indian comedian and film actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is best known for his stock character Jaliyan Kanaran which first appeared in ''Comedy Festival'', a comedy rea ...

as Rameshan * Sethulakshmi as Shobha * Krishna Prasad as Musthafa * Remya as Neena * Swapna as Tessa * Nelson as Tree cutter

Music

The soundtrack was released by

Satyam Audios Satyam Audios is an Indian music company headquartered at Kochi, Kerala. The greatest stage is not the one where we perform, rather it is for those who create, shape, and mold to form a piece of music. Satyam audios are one of the leading musi ...

in December 2015 with songs composed by Masala Coffee and Deepankuran, and lyrics written by

Kaithapram Padma Shri Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, popularly known as Kaithapram, is a Malayalam lyricist, poet, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, music therapist and performer of Carnatic music. He debuted with the movie Ennennum K ...

and

Anil Panachooran Anil Panachooran (20 November 1969 – 3 January 2021) was an Indian lawyer, poet and lyricist, who worked in the Malayalam film industry. While undergoing treatment for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, he died on 3 January 2021, f ...

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 5328630 2010s Malayalam-language films 2016 films Films scored by Masala Coffee