Nadodikattu drew upon relevant social factors affecting Kerala such as poverty and unemployment, which, along with excellent scripting and comic performances, contributed to its runaway success. It gave way to two sequels, Pattanapravesham and Akkare Akkare Akkare.
PLOT
Nadodikattu opens by introducing the two lead protagonists, Dasan and Vijayan, who are employed as ill-paid peons. A commerce graduate, and proud of that fact, Dasan frequently vents his frustration in having to serve lesser qualified superiors and having to settle with lesser than what he feels he deserves in life. Vijayan, his poorly-educated, comic sidekick, is also his roommate and sole friend. Their relationship is one full of tension, with Dasan taking adopting a superior stance on the account of his education and good looks, which fiercely rattles Vijayan. Several comic situations later in the film borrows from this aspect of their characters.
Misfortunes follow them one after other, as they lose their jobs and then fail in a business venture, when it becomes inevitable that they must escape to Dubai, which is often the favoured haven of Kerala's unemployed youth. They seek the services of a shady boatman, Gafoorkka, who promises to take them there. His boat, he claims, goes to California, which he is willing to divert through Dubai — for a decent sum of money. Dasan and Vijan finds themselves helpless once again, as they are offloaded, not in Dubai, but on the eastern side of the Indian coast — in the city of Chennai. What follows is the humorous and touching tale of how they struggle to earn a living, while battling their ever-present misfortunes.
Box office
The film was a huge box office grosser doing well not only in Kerala but other neighbouring states and the middle east as well. The film generated a total of Rs. 5.8 crores in the first week and went on to make about 45 crores worldwide.
Famous dialogs
Angane Pavanayi Shavamayi
Njaan B Com 1st class aanu....
Gafoor ka dosth
Dasa, ellathinum oru samayamundu
Innale, innale njangalilla sir
Oh my God, CIDs. escape..
Hello Mr. Pereirra
naalu perum koode engotta? (Meeting lal and sreeni with two cows)
Actor -Role
Mohanlal -Ramdas (aka Dasan)
Srinivasan -Vijayan
Shobana -Radhika
Thilakan -Ananthan Nambiar
Innocent -Driver Balagopalan / Balettan
Janardhanan -Kovai Venkatesan
Captain Raju -Pavanayi
Mamukkoya -Gafoor
Meena -Radhika's Mother
Sankaradi -Cow seller
Johny -Nambiar's goonda
Bobby Kottarakkara -broker in Madras
Seema -Guest role as herself
I.V. Sasi -Guest role as himself
M.G. Soman -Guest role as himself
ALL DETAILED REPORT ON NADODIKKATTU IS IN THE FOLLOWING LINK
Directed by Sathyan Anthikad. With Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Thilakan. After loosing their jobs, Dasen and Vijayan don't see any chances to get work in Kerala.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282778/ - 42k -
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