| Sadanandante Samayam | |
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 Video cover Designed | |
| Directed by | Akku Akbar |
| Written by | J. Pallassery Sharathchandran Wayanad |
| Starring | Dileep Kavya Madhavan Cochin Haneefa |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Music by | Mohan Sithara |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Sadanandante Samayam (transl. Sadanandan's Time) is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed by Akbar-Jose and starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan.[1] It was a failure at the box office.[2]
Plot
The movie is about Sadanandan who is an Ordinary school teacher and people says a good teacher. But some problem are always revolving around him in relation with his life style.
He is a strong believer of astrology if he does anything, it is according to the laws of astrology. So he could not take a strong decision of his own. He mistrust everything. His life takes a turn when an astrologer informs him that he will soon die. He panics and tries to do everything required for his wife and daughter before he dies.[3]
Cast
- Dileep as Manakkapalli Sadanandan Maash
- Kavya Madhavan as Sumangala (voice by Praveena)
- Siddique as Sudhakaran, Sadanadan's elder brother
- Cochin Haneefa as Headmaster Chacko
- Janardhanan as Menon
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Krishnanunni
- Sukumari as Kalyani
- Augustine as Divakaran, Sadanandan's brother-in-law
- Salim Kumar as Gopalan
- Bindu Panicker as Devootty
- Unnikrishnan Namboothiri as Menon
- T. P. Madhavan as Abdullah Master
- Sadiq as Gopinathan
- Narayanankutty as village drunkard Bhaskaran
- Machan Varghese as Insurance agent Joseph
- Jose Pellissery as Vaidyar
- Geetha Salam as Tea-shop owner Saithali
- Reena as Sumangala and Gopinathan's mother
- Ambika Mohan as Nabeeesu
- Maya Vishwanath as Ramani
- Jija Surendran as Teacher
- Gayathri as Gopinathan's wife
- Beena Sabu as Vishukani Janu
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as Beerankutty
- Nivia Rebin as Muslim bride
- Nivedita as Kochammini
- Dimple Rose as Young Devootty
- Meena Ganesh as Vayattatti
- Keerthana Anil as Soumya Mol (voice by Sruthi)
Soundtrack
The film had musical score composed by Mohan Sithara
- Neeyarinjo : K J Yesudas, Sujatha
- Janmanakshathrame :K J Yesudas
- Omalale Ente Manassin : K J Yesudas, Sujatha
- Karivala kayyalenne : Vidhu Prathap, Mahadevan
Reception
A critic from Nowrunning wrote that "There is nothing new in this Dileep starrer. It's just another mandatory comedy where Dileep tries the same things which we have seen thousand times".[4] A critic from Chithram wrote that "On the whole unless Dileep pulls up his socks, his comedy act will turn out to be a great tragedy".[5]
References
- ↑ "Sadananthante Samayam". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022.
- ↑ Vijayalaxmi, Poornima. "Mammootty succeeds, Mohanlal falters". Rediff. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ↑ "Sadanandante Samayam Story, Sadanandante Samayam Movie Story, Plot, Synopsis, Review, Preview".
- ↑ "Sadananthante Samayam Review | Sadananthante Samayam Malayalam Movie Review by K. T. Thomas". Nowrunning. 27 May 2003.
- ↑ "Review: Sadananthante Samayam". Chithram. Archived from the original on 20 June 2003.
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