''Oru Kuttanadan Blog'' is an Indian

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comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed and written by Sethu. The film marks Sethu's directorial debut and stars Mammootty,

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, Anu Sithara, Ananya,

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, Sunny Wayne,

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, Lalu Alex, and

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. The background music was composed by

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. Story is set in the backdrop of Kuttanad. The movie was released on 14 September 2018.

Plot

Mammootty plays the role of Hari, an influential character in the area. The movie narrates the story of Hari and the people in his hometown, Krishnapuram.

Cast

* Mammootty as Nediyedath Hari *

as SI Neena Kurup * Lalu Alex as G.P Nair, Panchayat President *

as Sreejaya * Anu Sithara as Hema * Sreevidya Mullachery as Maya *

as Nediyedath Hari's father *

Sanju Sivram Sanju Sivram is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema, who made his debut in 2013 movie Nee Ko Njaa Cha. He is best known for his roles in ''Nee Ko Njaa Cha'' (2013), 1983 (2014), ''Hello Namasthe'' (2016). He made his ...

as Sudhy * Jayan Cherthala as Paul * Swasika as Sujatha * Sunny Wayne as Gopan * Ananya as Gopan's wife *

as Tony *

Shaheen Siddique Shaheen Siddique (born 21 February 1989) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. The son of film actor Siddique, Shaheen made his debut with the Malayalam film ''Pathemari'' (2015) directed by National Award winner Salim Ahamed. He ...

as Rameshan * Vivek Gopan * Thankachan Vithura *

Sohan Seenulal Sohanlal.P.S (born 18 December 1978), better known by his screen name Sohan Seenulal, is an Indian film director, screen writer, and actor who works in Malayalam cinema . He is known for his character roles in Mammootty films. Career He star ...

as Peter *

as Rahul Bhanuprasad *

Kalabhavan Haneef Kalabhavan Haneef is an Indian actor and mimicry artist in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the film, Sandesham (1991). Personal life Haneef started his mimicry activity while his schooling, later started his career as a sales person ...

as Varkky *

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as Prakashan * Arun V. Narayan as Binu * Prasanth as Pauly * Shaju as Shaju * Balaji Sarma as Pambadi Vijayan * Adham Ayub *

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* Karthik Vishnu as Senthil Senthamarakshan * Rajasekharan (Xavier- Saevi) * Indu Thampy- cameo appearance *

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- cameo appearance * Binny Tom

Production

The film was initially titled ''Kozhi Thankachan'', it was later changed to ''Oru Kuttanadan Blog''. Shoot of the movie began in March 2018. The film is set in

Kuttanad Kuttanad ( ml, കുട്ടനാട്‌) is a region covering the Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta Districts, in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its vast paddy fields and geographical peculiarities. The region has the lo ...

Box office

The film was a failure at the box office. It cost 8 crore to make and has reportedly grossed 3.5 crore worldwide in its final run.

References

2018 films Indian comedy-drama films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2018 comedy-drama films * {{imdb title, tt7005164