Vettam | |
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Directed by | Priyadarshan |
Screenplay by | Priyadarshan Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas |
Story by | Priyadarshan |
Produced by | Menaka |
Starring | Dileep Bhavna Pani |
Cinematography | N. K. Ekambaram |
Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan Arun Kumar Aravind |
Music by | Songs: Berny-Ignatius Background Score: S.P. Venkatesh Lyrics: Rajeev Alunkal Beeyar Prasad Nadirshah |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Swargachitra Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 171 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Budget | ₹2.25 crore[1] |
Box office | ₹4 crore |
Vettam (transl. Light) is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language screwball comedy film directed by Priyadarshan based on a screenplay he had co-written with Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas from his story. It was produced by Menaka through Revathy Kalamandhir and distributed by Swargachitra Release. The film stars Dileep and Bhavna Pani with Kalabhavan Mani, Innocent, Janardhanan, Nedumudi Venu and Jagathy Sreekumar in supporting roles. The film was an average success at box office, but It has over the years attained a cult status.[2][3][4][5]
The movie is mainly based on the 1995 movie French Kiss.[6][7] The comedy scenes of this movie were later adapted by the director for his 2009 Hindi movie De Dana Dan.[8]