My Dear Karadi
My Dear Karadi (Malayalam: മൈ ഡിയർ കരടി) (English: My Dear Bear) is a 1999 Malayalam comedy drama film written by the duo Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas and directed by Sandhya Mohan with Kalabhavan Mani in the lead role.[1] Kalabhavan Mani appears as a bear in major parts of the film.[2][3][4][5] The film was remade in Malay as Cinta Beruang (2012) by Rama Narayanan.[6]
| My Dear Karadi | |
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| Directed by | Sandhya Mohan |
| Written by | Udayakrishna Siby K. Thomas |
| Produced by | Gopikrishna Vinu Kiriyeth |
| Starring | Kalabhavan Mani Jagathy Sreekumar Premkumar |
| Cinematography | Anil Nair |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
| Music by | C.Thankaraj Film score: S. P. Venkatesh |
Production company | Gopurachithra |
| Distributed by | Gopurachithra |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Manikantan is a zoo-keeper. A bear accidentally escapes the zoo, for which the hero is held responsible. He would lose his job if the bear is not found, and unemployment would considerably damage the prospect of his getting married with the girl he loves. The movie is all about how Manikantan dresses up as a bear to secure his job and marry his girlfriend.
Cast
- Kalabhavan Mani as Manikandan
- Jagathi Sreekumar as Vasu Manikandan's best friend
- Premkumar as Vettakkaran Tarzan Kittunni
- Baiju as Rajappan
- Captain Raju as SI Keshavan (Karadi Keshavan)
- Salim Kumar as Constable Ujwallan
- Anitha Nair as Anju Keshavan
- A. C. Zainuddin as Peethambaran, zoo supervisor
- Kalabhavan Navas as Appukkuttan
- Kottayam Nazir as Philippose
- Salu Kuttanadu as Sundaran Arpookkara
- Meena Ganesh
- Santhosh as Sathyanathan
- Baiju Johnson as Rozario
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Nelson Fernandez
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as Rangan/ Karadi throughout the movie
- M G Sreekumar - cameo appearance
- K. T. S. Padannayil
- Madhavi Chandran
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as Mani's double body
References
- "My Dear Karadi". Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- "Stealing the show with sniffs and trumpets: Malayalam cinema's favourite animals".
- "Peal of Laughter Will Ring on".
- "Shajohn's sojourns". 29 January 2019.
- George, Vijay (5 September 2019). "'Brother's Day' is a family thriller, says Kalabhavan Shajohn". The Hindu.
- "Kosmo! Online - Hiburan". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.
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