Naam (2018 film)

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Naam
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoshy Thomas Pallickal
Story byJoshy Thomas Pallickal
Produced byPrema Antony Thekkek & Joshy Thomas Pallickal
Starring Shabareesh Varma
Rahul Madhav
Saiju Kurup
Tony Luke
Renji Panicker
Antony Thekkek
Aditi Ravi
Noby Marcose
Gayathri Suresh
CinematographySudhi & Karthik
Music byAshwin Sivadas & Sandeep Mohan
Production
company
JTP Films
Release date
  • 11 May 2018 (2018-05-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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]

Contents

Cast

Production

Principal photography commenced in February 2017 at Mundakayam. The other locations were Kuttikkanam and Ponkunnam and Saintgits College of Engineering. [2]

Music

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.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
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 RajNiranj Suresh 

Release

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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