''Ladoo'' ( ml, ലഡു) is a 2018 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

-language

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by debutant Arungeorge K David, Written by Sagar Sathyan and produced by S Vinod Kumar for Mini Studio. The film 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 ...

Shabareesh Varma Shabareesh Varma is an Indian lyricist, singer and actor working in Malayalam and Tamil films. Shabareesh made his debut in the Alphonse Putharen's acclaimed 2013 film ''Neram'' where he rose to fame with his lyrics for the song ''Pistah'' in ...

and

Balu Varghese Balu Varghese is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He began his acting career as a child actor in Chanthupottu (2005). Early life and Career Balu Varghese was born in Kochi . He is the son of E. ...

and newcomer Gayathri Ashok.

Dileesh Pothan Dileesh Philip (born 19 February 1980), also known as Dileesh Pothan is an Indian film director, actor and producer, who works in Malayalam cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2016 comedy drama film '' Maheshinte Prathikaaram'', star ...

has supporting roles. The music is composed by

Rajesh Murugesan Rajesh Murugesan (born 14 May 1988) is an Indian music composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema, with films such as '' Neram'' and ''Premam''. Personal life Murugesan born in Nagercoil. He completed his schooling at Coc ...

, while Gautham Sankar is the cinematographer. Lalkrishnan S. Achuthan is the editor. The film had a theatrical release on 17 November 2018.

Synopsis

Vinu and Angeline, a couple in love, decide to elope and get married. But when a bunch of friends gets involved, the plan itself starts spiraling out of control. The chaos that ensues forms the crux of Ladoo.

Cast

as Vinu * Sabareesh Varma as SK *

as Rahul *

Manoj Guinness Manoj Guinness is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Malayalam films, television and stage shows. Personal life Manoj hails from Ernakulam, Kerala. Manoj did his schooling from Govt High School Ambalamugal and Gateway High School. Mano ...

as Lovlesh * Vijo Vijayakumar as Jinto *

Saju Navodaya Pappanikunnel Thankappan Saju (born 14 October 1973), better known by his stage name Saju Navodaya, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Malayalam films, television and stage. He began his career as a comedian on stage shows and later fo ...

as Itoope *

as Suresh *

Bobby Simha Jayasimha (born 6 November 1983), better known as Bobby Simha, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, alongside a few Malayalam-language films. After making brief appearances in the films ''Kadhalil Sodh ...

as Joseph Dayanidhi (cameo) *

Indrans Indrans is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films.His mentor was Shiyas M S, a law college student. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough in 1994 with the ...

as Judge *

Vini Vishwa Lal Vini Vishwa Lal ( ml, വിനി വിശ്വ ലാൽ) is an Indian screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. Vini's debut movie was Second Show(2012) directed by Srinath Rajendran(debut) . Its also the first movie of Dulquer Salman, S ...

as Alex * Gayathri Ashok as Angeline * Anna A Smith (Angeline's childhood) *

Nisha Sarang Nisha Sarang (born 2 July 1970) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television serials. She is best known for playing the character of Neelima in the TV sitcom ''Uppum Mulakum'', broadcast on Flowers. She won the Kerala State ...

as Angeline's Mother *

Seema G. Nair Seema G. Nair (born 21 May 1968) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and Malayalam TV series. She has won the Kerala state television award for best actress in 2014 for the telefilm ''Moksham''. Biography Both Nair and her mothe ...

as S.K.'s Mother * Sayana Sunil as Apsara S * Mukundan as Gangadharan *Jisjoy as Narrator (Voice Over)

Production

Director Arungeorge K David first announced from his Facebook profile that ''Ladoo'' will be produced by Mini Studio, and presented by

Dhanush Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, lyricist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Starring in 46 films over his career, among hi ...

, and

were first confirmed to play roles in the film.

, the music director of ''

Premam ''Premam'' (transl. Love) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romance film written and directed by Alphonse Puthren. Produced by Anwar Rasheed, it features Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi in the prominent roles. The plot follows Geor ...

'' was confirmed to compose the music for the film. Gautham Sankar was also confirmed as cinematographer.

Filming

Principal photography commenced on 10 May 2017 in

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. The main filming location was at

References

External links

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