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

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

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, Joy Mathew,

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and Sasi Kalinga. 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 ''

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'' 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

* Jayaram as Devadas Sargavedi * Remya Nambeesan as Jyothi *

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as Sudharma * Joy Mathew as G. Krishnakumar *

as Radhamani *

as Vikraman Pilla *

as KPAC Bharathan * Mukundan as Babykuttan * Malavika Menon as Priyamvada Devadas *

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as Abubacker *

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as Kadavoor Manikandan * Shankar Ramakrishnan * Balaji Sarma * Sudheer Karamana * Sasi Kalinga as Malakha Johnson * Sunil Sukhada as Mapranam Pappachan *

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as Haseena

Soundtrack

The songs of Nadan were composed by

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and penned by

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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'') ;

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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)