Nammal


Nammal is a 2002 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kamal and written by Kalavoor Ravikumar. The film stars Jishnu Raghavan and Sidharth Bharathan. It was the debut film of Sidharth, Jishnu, Renuka, and Bhavana. The music was composed by Mohan Sithara. The film was shot in Government Engineering College, Thrissur and Holy Trinity School, Kanjikode. It was remade in Telugu as Dost.
Nammal was released on 20 December 2002 and was commercially successful.

Plot

Snehalatha becomes the principal of a college where Shyam and Shivan are the heroes. Shyam and Shivan are fun-filled characters as well as naughty. Aparna, who happens to be the daughter of the principal's friend, is teased and ragged by the duo.
Aparna complains, and Snehalatha takes action against Shyam and Shivan. Soon, to her surprise, she discovers that Shyam and Shivan are orphans, hardworking their way up the ladder, and their guardian is a priest. But the real twist to the story happens when Snehalatha learns that one of them is her son. And the son happens to be Shyam.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by Mohan Sithara. The lyrics were written by Kaithapram Damodaran. The soundtrack was a chartbuster upon its release.
No.TitleSinger
1"Enkaralil"Afsal, Franco, Chorus
2"Ennamme"K. J. Yesudas
3"Sukhamaani Nilavu"Vidhu Prathap, Jyotsna
4"Kaathu Kaathoru"Pushpavathi, Balu, Gopan, Sunil
5"Sooryane"M. G. Sreekumar, Rajesh Vijay
6"Sukhamaani Nilavu"Jyotsna

Box office

Nammal was commercially successful.

Awards

Nammal received major accolades at the Kerala State Film Awards, Kerala Film Critics Awards, and Mathrubhumi Film Awards in 2003.
YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResultRef
2002Kerala [Film Critics Awards]Best NewcomerJishnu RaghavanWon
2002Kerala Film Critics AwardsBest NewcomerSidharth BharathanWon
2002Kerala Film Critics AwardsSecond Best Film David KachappallyWon-
2002Kerala State Film AwardsBest Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic ValueKamal
David Kachapally		Won-
2003Mathrubhumi Film AwardsBest Male DebutJishnu RaghavanWon