| Nammal | |
|---|---|
 Soundtrack cover | |
| Directed by | Kamal |
| Screenplay by | Kalavoor Ravikumar |
| Story by | Balamuralikrishna |
| Produced by | David Kachappally |
| Starring | Jishnu Raghavan Sidharth Bharathan Renuka Menon Bhavana |
| Cinematography | Venugopal |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
| Music by | Mohan Sithara Kaithapram Damodaran |
Production company | Chinku Achu Cinemas |
| Distributed by | Swargachithra Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Nammal (transl. Us) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kamal and written by Kalavoor Ravikumar.[1] The film stars Jishnu and Sidharth Bharathan. It was the debut film of Sidharth Bharathan, Renuka, and Bhavana.[2] The music was composed by Mohan Sithara. The film was shot in Government Engineering College, Thrissur and Holy Trinity School, Kanjikode.[3][4]
The film received four Kerala Film Critics Association Awards, four Asianet Film Awards, three Kerala State Film Awards and one Mathrubhumi Film Award. It was remade in Telugu as Dost (2004).[5][6]
Nammal was released on 20 December 2002 and was commercially successful.[7] The film received acclaim due its storyline, and the performances, especially of Jishnu, Bhavana and Innocent and gained positive reviews and recognition from critics.[8][9]
- ^ "'നീണ്ട ഏഴ് വർഷങ്ങൾ.. ഓർത്തു കൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കുന്നു'; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓർമയിൽ സിദ്ധാർത്ഥ് ഭരതൻ". asianetnews.com (in Malayalam).
- ^ "ഏഴ് വര്ഷമായി വിട്ട് പിരിഞ്ഞിട്ട്; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓര്മയില് സിദ്ധാര്ത്ഥ് ഭരതന്". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Kinescope". The Hindu. 23 December 2002. Archived from the original on 21 July 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Nammal". Sify. 24 April 2003. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
- ^ Bureau, Kerala (27 March 2016). "A promising career cut short by cancer". The Hindu.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Buddies' tribute to warrior pal Jishnu". Deccan Chronicle. 27 March 2016.
- ^ "'Couldn't have asked for a better debut'. Bhavana posts throwback pic from 20 years ago". www.onmanorama.com. 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Top 6 all-time best youth-centric films of Mollywood". The Times of India.
- ^ "Bhavana Menon on 20 years of 'Nammal': I still remember the remember the way I sulked when they finished my make-up, saying, 'no one is gonna recognize me'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 December 2022.