Polytechnic is a 2014 Indian

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directed by

M. Padmakumar M. Padmakumar is an Indian film director working in Malayalam cinema. He began his career working as an assistant director to a number of leading directors and later became an independent director through ''Ammakilikkoodu'' in 2003. His best kn ...

and produced by Kala Nair. The film stars

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and

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in the lead roles. The music of the film was composed by

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. K N M & Percy Pictures distributed the film, it was released on 9 April 2014.

Plot

Pauly belongs to a well off family in a rural village of Kerala. A politician by profession, he does many helpful activities for the benefit of poor people in the village. Sukumaran Nair, a member of the opposition party, tries to disrupt whatever Pauly does. They have been enemies for a very long time. Things become worse when Pauly falls in love with Sukumaran Nair's daughter Aswathy. It is at this circumstance, Pauly's father, an army person is killed in a terrorist attack. Pauly is forced to look after his family. Following the advice of a senior comrade Ganghadaran in the party, Pauly buys a biscuit company in his village with the help of three close friends using compensation money from the government, for the loss of his father. His plan is to convert it into a factory to store processed and dried agricultural products. The inauguration of the factory is disrupted by the Panchayath secretary, stating that the factory does not have the required approvals. Pauly tries to get the required approvals, but nothing works out. Bekkar plays friend tries to get him the approval by paying a man who promised to get them the required approvals. Turns out that the certificates given to them are fake and Pauly gets arrested. When released from jail Pauly rejects an offer to buy the land from him. He bribes all the officers and gets all the required approvals. Pauly and his friends catch a group of goons trying to burn the factory. They capture one of the attackers. They recognize him as the same person who got them in jail by giving them fake certificates. He confesses that the conspirator is Ganghadharan. The panchayath secretary gives the signature so that Pauly does not cause any trouble. During the inauguration of the factory, Pauly plays a video clip of the bribes given to all the officers in front of the minister. The movie ends with the minister congratulating Pauly and his friends.

Cast

as Pauly *

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 ...

as Bakkar, Pauly's best friend *

as Aswathi Nair, Pauly's love interest and Sub Inspector of Police *

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as Sukumaran Nair, Aswathi's father and Pauly's arch enemy *

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as Sukumaran's aide *

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as Sakhav Che. local leader *Niyas Backer as Murugan *Zahid Sinan *Devi Chandana *

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as panicker, the local astrologer *

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as Bakkar's father, a local tea vendor *

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as Mary, Pauly's mother *Nebish Benson *

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as Police officer *

Ponnamma Babu Ponnamma Babu is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 300 films, TV serials and Comedy shows . She made her debut in ''Padanayakan'' in 1996. Personal life Ponnamma was born to Mathai and ...

as health department officer *

Sasi Kalinga V. Chandrakumar, better known by his stage name Sasi Kalinga, was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in '' Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha'' (2009), ''Pranchiyettan & the Saint'' (2010), ''Indian Rupee ...

as officer *

Edavela Babu Ammanath Babu Chandran (born 11 August 1963), better known by his stage name Edavela Babu, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his acting debut in 1982 with ''Idavela'', from which he got his stage name. Since then, he ...

as Poly's uncle *

Thesni Khan Thesni Khan is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films, television, and stage. She made her acting debut through '' Daisy'' in 1988. She is widely known for the portrayal of character roles. In 2020, she contested in the second season ...

as panchayath secretary *

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as Sakhav, local leader *

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*Dr Rony David as Pauly and Bakkar's childhood friend *

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as minister

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

, with lyrics written by Rajeev Nair.

References

External links

* {{M. Padmakumar Films directed by M. Padmakumar Indian romantic comedy films 2014 romantic comedy films Films scored by Gopi Sundar 2010s Malayalam-language films