Goodbye December

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Goodbye December
Directed by Sajeed A
Written by Sajeed A
Rajesh Narasimhan
Sushant Shukla
Josy Joseph
Produced by Sadanandan Rangorath
Debobroto Mandal
Starring Nandini Rai
Ushoshi Sengupta
Music by Shillong Chamber Choir
Production
company
Lucsam Creations
Release date
  • 20 December 2013 (2013-12-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Goodbye December is a 2013 Malayalam-language musical romance film directed by Sajeed A and produced by Sadanandan Rangorath. [1] The film stars debuting actress and Miss Universe India 2010, Ushoshi Sengupta and Nandini Rai. [2]

The film also marks the debut of Shillong Chamber Choir who will be singing, composing the songs and even doing the background score for the film. The song "Madi Madi", [3] is the first Malayalam song to be aired in BBC Radio. [4]

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References

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