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Nair Saab is a 1989 Indian Malayalam language action thriller film written by Dennis Joseph, directed by Joshiy, and produced by Liberty Productions. It stars Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Mukesh, and Geetha. The film was released on the occasion of Onam. This movie depicts the training of new recurits at a fictional army training center, which takes a turn for the absurd when two of them are hired by a drug cartel to import drugs from a neighboring country, which is implied to be Pakistan.[1]
| Nair Saab | |
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| Directed by | Joshiy |
| Written by | Dennis Joseph Shibu Chakravarthy |
| Produced by | Liberty Productions |
| Starring | Mammootty Suresh Gopi Mukesh Geetha Sumalatha Lizy |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | K. Sankunni |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
| Distributed by | Liberty Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Cast
edit- Mammootty as Major Ravindran Nair / Nair Saab
- Suresh Gopi as Cadet Gopakumar
- Mukesh as Cadet Antony
- Geetha as Savitri/Radha
- Sumalatha as Prabha
- Lizy as Parvathi
- Vijayaraghavan as Cadet Rishi
- Mohan Jose as Cadet Joseph
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Cadet Ganeshan
- Siddique as Cadet Siddique
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Cadet Chandran Pillai
- Kunchan as Cadet Mohan
- Devan as Kumar
- Lalu Alex as James/A. K. K. Nambiar
- Jagannatha Varma as Brigadier Varma
- K. P. A. C. Azeez as Devayya
- Mamukkoya as Chef Koya
Release
editThe film was released on 8 September 1989.
Box office
editMusic
editThe film had a successful soundtrack composed by S. P. Venkatesh with lyrics by Shibu Chakravarthy.
- "Hey Giridharane" – Vani Jairam
- "Pazhayoru Paattile" – Sujatha Mohan, M. G. Sreekumar
- "Punchavayalu" – M. G. Sreekumar
References
edit- ^ https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/nair-saab/story.html#synopsis
- ^ "Iconic Malayalam scriptwriter Dennis Joseph passes away". The New Indian Express. 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Malayalam film scriptwriter Dennis Joseph passes away; Mammootty, Mohanlal tweet condolences". Firstpost. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Director Joshiy teams up with Mammootty after a decade". The News Minute. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Mammootty and Manju Warrier to Pair Up in Joshiy Movie?". International Business Times. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.