Nadodikkattu (1987)

Original title

നാടോടിക്കാറ്റ്

Directed by

Sathyan Anthikad

Genre

comedy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 38m

Rated

U

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two unemployed young men in Kerala decide to go to Dubai for work. They are tricked and end up stranded in the city of Chennai instead.

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What happens

Nadodikkattu (transl. The Nomad Wind) is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language satirical comedy film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Sreenivasan based on a story by the Siddique–Lal duo. It stars Mohanlal and Sreenivasan in the lead roles, along with an ensemble supporting cast featuring Shobhana, Thilakan, Innocent, Mamukkoya and Captain Raju. The story revolves around two impecunious young men, Ramdas and Vijayan who not being able to find any job in Kerala, plan to immigrate to Dubai to make their fortunes but get deceived and end up in Chennai. The film drew upon relevant social factors affecting Kerala of the 1980s such as widespread unemployment and poverty. Critics consider the film represents popular Malayalam cinema at its satirical best and established the Mohanlal-Sreenivasan onscreen combination as one of its most memorable and bankable cinematic pairs. The story, screenplay and characters have achieved classic status. The film was produced by Casino Productions, a production company owned by Century Kochumon, Mohanlal, I. V. Sasi, and Mammootty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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