My Dear Karadi

My Dear Karadi
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Directed by	Sandhya Mohan
Written by	Udayakrishna Siby K. Thomas
Produced by	Gopikrishna Vinu Kiriyeth
Starring	Kalabhavan Mani Jagathy Sreekumar Premkumar
Cinematography	Anil Nair
Edited by	K. Rajagopal
Music by	C.Thankaraj Film score: S. P. Venkatesh
Production company	Gopurachithra
Distributed by	Gopurachithra
Release date	1999 (1999)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

My Dear Karadi (English: My Dear Bear) is a 1999 Malayalam comedy drama film written by the duo Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas and directed by Sandhya Mohan with Kalabhavan Mani in the lead role. ^[1] Kalabhavan Shajohn appears as a bear in major parts of the film. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} The film was remade in Tamil as Shiva Poojayil Karadi (unreleased), ^[6] and in Malay as Cinta Beruang (2012) by Rama Narayanan. ^[7] The film also reuses scenes from the film Mrugaya .

Plot

Manikandan is a zoo-keeper. A bear accidentally escapes the zoo, for which Manikandan is held responsible. He would lose his job if the bear is not found, and unemployment would considerably damage the prospect of his getting married with the girl he loves. The movie is all about how Manikantan dresses up as a bear to secure his job and marry his girlfriend.

Cast

• Kalabhavan Mani as Manikandan
• Jagathi Sreekumar as Zoo Vasu, Manikandan's best friend
• Premkumar as Tarzan Kittunni, Varunni's younger brother
• Baiju as Rajappan
• Captain Raju as SI Keshavan (Karadi Keshavan)
• Salim Kumar as Head Constable Ujwallan
• Anitha Nair as Anju Keshavan
• A. C. Zainuddin as Peethambaran, zoo supervisor
• Kalabhavan Navas as Appukkuttan
• Kottayam Nazir as Philippose
• Salu Kuttanadu as Sundaran Arpookkara
• Meena Ganesh as Manikandan's mother
• Santhosh as Sathyanathan
• Baiju Ezhupunna as Rozario
• Maniyanpilla Raju as Nelson Fernandez
• Kalabhavan Shajohn in dual role as :
  • Rangan
  • Body double for Kalabhavan Mani in bear costume
• M G Sreekumar as school teacher (cameo appearance)
• K. T. S. Padannayil as grandfather of Anju
• Madhavi Chandran
• Mammootty as Varunni (as flashback from the movie, Mrigaya )

References

1. "My Dear Karadi". Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
2. "Stealing the show with sniffs and trumpets: Malayalam cinema's favourite animals". 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
3. "Peal of Laughter Will Ring on". 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
4. "Shajohn's sojourns". 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
5. George, Vijay (5 September 2019). "'Brother's Day' is a family thriller, says Kalabhavan Shajohn". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
6. "Shiva in a comedy flick". Behindwoods. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
7. "Kosmo! Online - Hiburan". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.

External links

• My Dear Karadi at IMDb