Paradesi is a 2007 India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n Malayalam film written and directed by P. T. Kunju Muhammed

P. T. Kunju Muhammed

P. T. Kunju Muhammed is a noted director and producer in Malayalam parallel film industry. Magrib was his first film venture. He received a number of awards for his movies at the state level...

 and starring Mohanlal

Mohanlal

Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...

.

The film talks the issue of Indian citizens who left the country before independence in search of job, mostly to Arabia, and happened to reach Pakistan

Pakistan

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, and then when returned to the homeland, happened to be holding a Pakistani

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 passport

Passport

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, and now is forced by the Indian authorities to leave the nation to Pakistan, which even the Pakistani authorities won't allow.

Synopsis

Paradesi tells the story of Valiyakaththu Moosa, an Indian Muslim who moves from the Malabar

Malabar District

Malabar District was an administrative district of Madras Presidency in British India and independent India's Madras State. The British district included the present-day districts of Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad , and Chavakad Taluk of Thrissur District in the northern part of...

 region of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

India

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 to Karachi

Karachi

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, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 during the British Raj

British Raj

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 in search of a job. Post-partition

Partition of India

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, he returns from Pakistan and settles down in Malappuram

Malappuram

Malappuram is a municipality in the South Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 33.61 km2. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Malappuram district. As per the 2011 census Malappuram urban agglomeration is the fourth largest UA in kerala with a total population of...

, Kerala. This man, who lives as a true Indian, doesn't get his Indian passport and thus an Indian identity in the official sense, even after 50 years of Independence.
The police harass him and his neighbours in a similar situation as Pakistani spies. The film has Mohanlal

Mohanlal

Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...

 playing the character in three stages of his life, between the ages of 35 and 80. Jagathy Sreekumar

Jagathy Sreekumar

Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...

 and Sidhique play his friends in the film. Swetha Menon plays his wife and Padmapriya acts as a journalist.

Production

The film was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas

Aashirvad Cinemas

Aashirvad Cinemas is a film production company founded by Antony Perumbavoor for producing Mohanlal's films. Aashirvad's first film was Narasimham, which became one of the biggest hits in Malayalam cinema...

. The locations of the film included Ottappalam in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 and Rajastan.

Cast

• Mohanlal
  Mohanlal
  Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
  
   as Valiyakath Moosa
• Jagathy Sreekumar
  Jagathy Sreekumar
  Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...
  
   as Moosa's friend
• Swetha Menon as Moosa's Wife
• Lakshmi Gopalaswami as Moosa's lover
• Padmapriya as Moosa's journalist
• Siddique
  Siddique (actor)
  Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:...
  
   as Moosa's friend
• T. G. Ravi as Moosa's Friend
• Madhupal
  Madhupal
  Madhupal is a Malayalam cinema actor, writer, and film director. Madhupal made his acting debut through Kashmeeram in 1994 and directorial debut through Thalappavu about Naxal Varghese which won several awards in 2008.-Biography:...
  
   as Journalist
• Vijayaraghavan
• Cochin Haneefa
  Cochin Haneefa
  Mohammed Haneefa, better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa was an Indian film actor, director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to become one of the most popular comedians of Malayalam cinema...
  
   as Police
• Bharath Gopi
  Bharath Gopi
  V. Gopinathan Nair, popularly known as Bharath Gopi was an Indian film actor, producer, and director. He was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in Kerala....
  
  
• Nilambur Ayesha
• Suresh Krishna
  Suresh Krishna (actor)
  Suresh Krishna is a Malayali film actor, known for his negative and character roles. He is noted for his strong characters in Manju Poloru Penkutti, Christian Brothers, Pazhassi Raja and Kutty Srank...
  
  
• Sona Nair
  Sona Nair
  Sona Nair is a film actress working mainly in Malayalam movies. She is also known for her roles in TV soaps.-Career:Thooval Kottaram was her first movie in Malayalam. In this movie, she played a character named Hema. After this, she appeared in films such as Kadhanayakan, Veendum Chila...
  
  
• Sreenath
  Sreenath
  Sreenath was a popular Malayalam film and television actor. He acted in many hit films, including Shalini Ente Koottukari, Ithu Njangalude Katha, Oru CBI Diary Kurippu, and Kireedam....
  
  
• Irshad
  Irshad (actor)
  Irshad is an Indian actor of Malayalam films. Hailing from Thrissur, he has acted in numerous award-winning art-house films including those directed by acclaimed filmmakers such as Pavithran, T. V. Chandran, P. T. Kunju Muhammed, and K. R. Mohanan. He has also appeared in supporting roles in a few...
  
  
• Ambika Mohan

Music

The film features music composed by Ramesh Narayan

Ramesh Narayan

Ramesh Narayan is a Hindustani vocalist from Kerala in south India, and is also an acclaimed film music director. He has given concerts in several parts of his country and abroad...

 and Shabas Amman with lyrics penned by Rafeeq Ahmed. M. G. Sreekumar

M. G. Sreekumar

M. G. Sreekumar is a two-time National Award-winning Indian playback singer and music director who works in Malayalam cinema. With a career of over 25 years, he is one of the prominent male singers in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for matching voice with Malayalam actor Mohanlal. He has...

, Vineeth Srinivasan, K. S. Chithra

K. S. Chithra

K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films...

 and Sujatha Mohan

Sujatha Mohan

Sujatha Mohan , usually credited as Sujatha, is an award-winning Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She has also sung for Telugu, Kannada and Hindi movies. She is widely popular for her evergreen melodies and her sweet voice is considered to be her...

 are the vocalists.

Awards

National Film Awards

National Film Awards

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• National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist
  National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist
  The National Film Award - Best Make-up Artist given for the first time in the year 2008, at 54th National Film Awards .Winners:-References:...
  
   - Pattanam Rasheed

Kerala State Film Awards

• Best Actor
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor has been awarded annually in India since 1969. The Kerala State Film Awards were managed directly by the Government of Kerala's Department of Cultural Affairs until 1997; they are now given by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous non-profit...
  
   - Mohanlal
  Mohanlal
  Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
  
  
• Best Story
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Story
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Story winners:-References:**...
  
   - P. T. Kunju Muhammed
  P. T. Kunju Muhammed
  P. T. Kunju Muhammed is a noted director and producer in Malayalam parallel film industry. Magrib was his first film venture. He received a number of awards for his movies at the state level...
  
  
• Best Makeup Artist
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist winners:-References:**...
  
   - Pattanam Rasheed
• Special Jury Award
  Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award)
  Winners of Kerala State Film Award :-References:**...
  
   - Jagathy Sreekumar
  Jagathy Sreekumar
  Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...
  
  
• Best Dubbing Artist
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist winners:-References:**...
  
   - Hafsath, Zeenath

Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Awards South

Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...

• Best Actor
  Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Malayalam)
  The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam film lead actors. The award was first given in 1972 with Madhu being the first recipient....
  
   - Mohanlal
  Mohanlal
  Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
  
  
• Best Supporting Actress - Lakshmi Gopalaswami

Kerala Film Critics Awards

• Best Actor - Mohanlal
  Mohanlal
  Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
  
  
• Best Actress - Lakshmi Gopalaswami

Kerala Film Audience Council Awards

• Best Actor - Mohanlal
  Mohanlal
  Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
  
  

Jaihind TV

JaiHind TV

Jaihind TV is a Malayalam channel , based in Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala. It was launched on August 17 , 2007 in Delhi by Indian National Congress President and UPA chairperson Smt.Sonia Gandhi....

 Awards

• Best Film
• Best Actor - Mohanlal
  Mohanlal
  Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
  
  
• Best Actress - Lakshmi Gopalaswami

External links

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