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 Tamil as Shiva Poojayil Karadi (unreleased),[6] and in Malay as Cinta Beruang (2012) by Rama Narayanan.[7] The film also reuses scenes from the film Mrugaya.

My Dear Karadi
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Directed bySandhya Mohan
Written byUdayakrishna
Siby K. Thomas
Produced byGopikrishna
Vinu Kiriyeth
StarringKalabhavan Mani
Jagathy Sreekumar
Premkumar
CinematographyAnil Nair
Edited byK. Rajagopal
Music byC.Thankaraj
Film score:
S. P. Venkatesh
Production
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Gopurachithra
Distributed byGopurachithra
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ "My Dear Karadi". Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Stealing the show with sniffs and trumpets: Malayalam cinema's favourite animals". 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Peal of Laughter Will Ring on". 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Shajohn's sojourns". 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  5. ^ George, Vijay (5 September 2019). "'Brother's Day' is a family thriller, says Kalabhavan Shajohn". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Shiva in a comedy flick". Behindwoods. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Kosmo! Online - Hiburan". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.
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