Buddy (2013 film)

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Directed byRaaj Prabavthy Menon
Written byRaaj Prabavthy Menon, Prabavthy Menon
Produced byAugustine Jackson, Reneez Rehman
Starring Anoop Menon
Srikanth
CinematographyPrakash Kutty
Edited byDilip Dennis
Music byNavneet Sundar, Gopi Sunder
Production
company
Greenie Entertainments
Distributed byUTV
Release date
  • 5 July 2013 (2013-07-05)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Buddy is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Raaj Prabavthy Menon. The film has been produced by Augustin Jackson and it features an ensemble cast of Anoop Menon, Srikanth, Bhumika Chawla, Balachandra Menon, Asha Sarath, Lal and Honey Rose. [2] [3] [4] Balachandra Menon made a comeback after a long time through this film.

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Plot

The story commence from the house of Vishnu, a 17-year-old who is raised by two mothers Meenakshi, a renowned writer and Padma, a researcher in Bharatnatyam art form. They are born feminists and strong willed women who decide to have a child through artificial insemination and thus Vishnu happens to them. [5] The story features the friendship between a father and son. Maanikunju was living his dream when the 17-year-old Vishnu walked into their life. With some hidden intentions, Vishnu befriends Maanikunju and his friends. But the nature of his father leaves him surprised. Another person Shankaran Nampoothirippad acts as a tool between the two. What follows next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Kadalil Kan Mashi (Female Version)"Divya Ramani4:30
2."Kadalil Kan Mashi (Male Version)"Nivas4:30
3."Nee En Mizhigalil"Nidhin Lal, Vijay Yesudas 5:31
4."Ukulele Ukulele" Aalap Raju, B.Shrinivas4:50
5."Who's Gonna Be My Buddy" Benny Dayal, Sricharan Kasthurirangan2:41

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