Naam | |
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Directed by | Joshy Thomas Pallickal |
Story by | Joshy Thomas Pallickal |
Produced by | Prema Antony Thekkek & Joshy Thomas Pallickal |
Starring | Shabareesh Varma Rahul Madhav Saiju Kurup Tony Luke Renji Panicker Antony Thekkek Aditi Ravi Noby Marcose Gayathri Suresh |
Cinematography | Sudhi & Karthik |
Music by | Ashwin Sivadas & Sandeep Mohan |
Production company | JTP Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Naam (English: Us) is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written, directed and produced by debutant Joshy Thomas Pallickal. It tells the story of a group of youngsters. [1]
Principal photography commenced in February 2017 at Mundakayam. The other locations were Kuttikkanam and Ponkunnam and Saintgits College of Engineering. [2]
The music and background score for the film is composed by Ashwin and Sandeep. The audio launch was held in Kochi on 11 November. [3] All lyrics are written by Shabareesh Varma except where noted; all music is composed by Ashwin Sivadas, Sandeep Mohan. [4]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Alakalay Uyarunna" | Haricharan | ||
2. | "Hoori" | Vijay Yesudas, Haricharan | ||
3. | "Tunk Takkara" | Shabareesh Varma, Niranj Suresh, Suraj Santhosh, Suchith Sureshan | ||
4. | "Getout" | Shabareesh Varma, Niranj Suresh, Suraj Santhosh, Suchith Sureshan | ||
5. | "Adichu Polichu" | Shabareesh Varma, Niranj Suresh, Suraj Santhosh, Suchith Sureshan | ||
6. | "Thudi Kottunne" | Niranj Suresh | ||
7. | "Azhakin Chennai" | Mohan Raj | Niranj Suresh |
The film was released on 11 May 2018. [5]
The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, commenting "Naam is not devoid of flaws but it has sincerity written all over it, and might even leave some of you choked, through its touching plot. Give it a shot if movies with a heavy dose of friendship can entertain you". [6]
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