''Nadan'' ( ml, നടൻ, English: The actor) is a 2013

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 ...

drama film directed by Kamal and written by S. Suresh Babu.

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam,Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasiona ...

and

Remya Nambeeshan Remya Nambeesan (born 24 March 1986) is an Indian actress, playback singer and dancer, who primarily works in Malayalam cinema. She started her career as an actress through the 2000 film ''Sayahnam''. She has acted in more than 65 films includi ...

play the lead roles, while the rest of the cast are former theatre artists that include

K. P. A. C. 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 caree ...

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and

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. It was produced by Anilkumar Ambalakkara under the banner of Ambalakkara Global Films. ''Nadan'' features some famous scenes from the famous

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(K P A C) dramas '' Ningalenne Communistakki'' and ''

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''.

Plot

Nadan is the story of a popular drama troupe owned by Devadas Sargavedi, which was previously possessed by his father and grandfather in the past, and speaks about the problems faced by the owner and his survival. The revival of this mighty art through the sustained effort of the talented theatre artists forms the crux of the narrative.

Cast

as Devadas Sargavedi *

Remya Nambeesan Remya Nambeesan (born 24 March 1986) is an Indian actress, playback singer and dancer, who primarily works in Malayalam cinema. She started her career as an actress through the 2000 film ''Sayahnam''. She has acted in more than 65 films includin ...

as Jyothi *

Sajitha Madathil Sajitha Madathil is an Indian film and theatre actor. Her performance in Joy Mathew's feature film '' Shutter'' (2012) won her the State film award for second best actress. She is the head of the department of Acting at the K. R. Narayanan Na ...

as Sudharma *

as G. Krishnakumar *

as Radhamani *

as Vikraman Pilla *

as KPAC Bharathan * Mukundan as Babykuttan *

Malavika Menon Malavika Menon (born 6 March 1998) is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Tamil films mainly in supporting roles. She made her career debut in 2012 with the film ''916 (film), 916''. She went on to play ...

as Priyamvada Devadas *

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as Abubacker *

Jayaraj Warrier Jayaraj Warrier is an Indian actor, stand-up comedian, Ottamthullal performer, and caricaturist. He appears in Malayalam films in supporting and comedic roles. Personal life He hails from Thrissur, began his career as an amateur theater artist ...

as Kadavoor Manikandan *

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* Balaji Sarma *

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as Malakha Johnson *

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as Mapranam Pappachan *

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as Haseena

Soundtrack

The songs of Nadan were composed by

Ouseppachan Mechery Louis Ouseppachan (born 13 September 1955), known mononymously as Ouseppachan, is an Indian film composer and singer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of National Film Award, Filmfare Award and Kerala State Film ...

and penned by

Prabha Varma Prabha Varma (born 2 August 1959) is a poet, lyricist, journalist and television presenter. Biography PRABHA VARMA Poet, littérateur, lyricist and editor who works with traditional as well as electronic media, cultural activist – Prabha ...

and

Madhu Vasudevan Madhu Vasudevan is an Indian author, poet, lyricist and music critic who writes predominantly in Malayalam, English and Hindi. He was honored in the 45th Kerala State Film Awards, 64th Filmfare Awards South and 61st Filmfare Awards South for ...

Awards

;

Kerala State Film Awards The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

* Best Lyricist -

(for ''Ethu Sundara'') and Madhu Vasudevan (for ''Ottaykku Paadunna'') * Best Music Director -

(for ''Ethu Sundara'' and ''Ottaykku Paadunna'') * Best Female Singer -

Vaikom Vijayalakshmi Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (born 7 October 1981) is an Indian playback singer from Kerala, India. She is an expert in a rare musical instrument called Gayatriveena. She won special jury mention for her much appreciated work in the 2013 film ''Cellulo ...

(for ''Ottaykku Paadunna'') ;

Vayalar Vayalar is a village in Cherthala taluk, Alapuzha district, Kerala state, India. Location Vayalar is 5 km from Cherthala, Kerala. Vayalar is bounded on the east by the Vayalar kayal which is a part of the famous Vembanad backwate ...

Film Awards * Best Film * Best Actor - Jayaram * Best Music Director - Ouseppachan * Best Male Singer - G. Sreeram

References

External links

* {{Kamal (director) 2010s Malayalam-language films 2013 films Films scored by Ouseppachan Films shot in Kollam Films directed by Kamal (director)