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Directed by Anwar Rasheed
Written by Anjali Menon
Produced by Listin Stephen
Starring Thilakan
Dulquer Salmaan
Nithya Menen
Narrated by Mamukkoya
Cinematography Loganathan Srinivasan
Edited by Praveen Prabhakar
Music by Gopi Sunder
Production
company
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 29 June 2012 (2012-06-29)(India)
Running time
150 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Box office₹15 crore [2] [3]

Ustad Hotel is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Anwar Rasheed, written by Anjali Menon and produced by Listin Stephen. [4] The film stars Thilakan, Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen with Siddique, Mamukkoya, and Lena in supporting roles, along with Asif Ali and Jishnu in cameo roles. The film features music composed by Gopi Sundar, cinematography handled by Loganathan Srinivasan and editing by Praveen Prabhakar respectively.

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The story is about a young man named Faizal, known as Faizi (Dulquer), who studies in Switzerland as a chef against the wishes of his father (Siddique). When this matter comes to light, his father snatches away his passport to prevent him from taking up his new job in the UK. As the relation between father and son deteriorates, Faizi is forced to work as a cook in a restaurant in Kozhikode, run by his grandfather Karim (Thilakan) until he can plan something alternate. [5]

Ustad Hotel released on 29 June 2012 in Kerala, and 20 July 2012 elsewhere in India. [1] The film was a commercial success. [6] It won three National Film Awards, for Best Popular Film, Menon won the award for Best Dialogues and Thilakan got a Special Mention (posthumously). [7] It was remade in Kannada as Gowdru Hotel (2017). The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Janatha Hotel. [8] Ustad Hotel is considered one of the best films made during the New-Gen cinema movement in Malayalam. [9] This movie is also noted as the last film appearance of veteran actor Thilakan released before his death. [5]

Plot

Abdul Razak and Fareeda, a Muslim couple in Kerala, are expecting their first child. Razak wants the child to be a boy and wants to name the child Faizal and call him Faizi. To his disappointment, the child is a girl. Fareeda gives birth to three more girls, which irritates Abdul Razak, who migrates to Dubai. Finally, Fareeda gives birth to a boy but, because of her many deliveries, Fareeda becomes ill and dies. Abdul Razak takes his five children to Dubai. Faizi is looked after by his four sisters whom he affectionately calls "Ithathas & Company" (Sisters and Company).

As Faizi grows up, his sisters get married one by one and his father marries for a second time. Faizi hopes to be a chef, much against his father's aspirations. Faizi goes to Switzerland to study hotel management at the University of Lausanne. When he returns with much fanfare after the course, it is revealed that he has secretly studied to become a chef and not hotel management. This shatters Razak's dream of opening a five-star hotel in his hometown (Kozhikode) and costs Faizi a marriage proposal from a wealthy family. Razak had wanted Faizi to marry a close friend and business tycoon's daughter Shahana.

Angered by the humiliation, Razak takes custody of his passport and credit cards so that Faizi cannot go to London, where he has a job as a sous chef at The Ivy restaurant. In anger, Faizi travels to Kozhikode to join his grandfather Kareem who is affectionately called "Kareem Ikka" locally. Kareem has been managing Ustad Hotel (named by local people since Ustad means master in Malayalam) for the last 35 years.

Faizi is in Kozhikode longer than he had anticipated. During his stay with his grandfather, Faizi gets involved in the daily activities of Ustad Hotel. He strikes friendships with the members of the band "Kallumakkayees" (mussels). During a gig, the band invites Faizi and he notices that the lead singer of the band is Shahana, who is pursuing singing secretly. The gig becomes a hit, and in the end, Faizi asks Shahana if she needs a ride, though initially, reluctant to go with him she agrees as she needs to get home before her family realizes. Shahana bonds with Faizi and tells him that "today is the last day of my freedom" as she is getting engaged.

A five-star hotel named "Beach Bay" next door wants to acquire the land on which Ustad Hotel stands. Kareem having incurred lakhs in debt was at the mercy of his bank which was conspiring to seize the restaurant and give the property to the five-star hotel. Faizi tells the owner of the Beach Bay that he will not allow him to take over Ustad Hotel's property. The owner then bribes the local health department and gets Ustad Hotel closed down because of unhygienic conditions.

Faizi collects money from the employees and renovates the hotel. Shahana, too, has realized the futility of her family's orthodox nature and comes calling. She joins Faizi and they reopen the restaurant, which becomes very successful, enabling them to clear the debts. Faizi then receives a new job offer to work as an executive chef in a restaurant in Marseille, France.

When he breaks this news to his grandfather, Kareem has a heart attack and is hospitalized. At the hospital, Kareem asks Faizi to visit his friend Narayanan Krishnan in Madurai, whom Kareem had been funding to feed the poor. On seeing how the poor struggle for food, Faizi now understands the meaning of Kareem's words that "anyone can fill a stomach, but only a good cook can fill the heart as well". By the time Faizi comes back, Kareem decides to leave everything behind and go on a pilgrimage to the Sufi shrines in North India, his lifelong ambition. Faizi changes his mind and stays with Ustad Hotel. He marries Shahana, who helps him run the restaurant. Faizi's father in the end changes his mind and starts supporting the restaurant, making it a profitable one. In the end Kareem can be seen on a pilgrimage.

Cast

Special appearances

Production

Development

Ustad Hotel was scripted by Anjali Menon; it was the first script she wrote for someone else. [4] The film was born from the friendship Anjali and Anwar Rasheed shared when they worked together in Kerala Cafe, in which Anwar directed the featurette Bridge. [15] Narrating the way the idea evolved, Anwar Rasheed said, "the thread of the movie came out in a telephonic conversation with Anjali Menon, script writer of the movie. Post Bridge, we decided to do a movie together. After discussing two-three projects, we thought why can't we do a food related movie. We postponed the movie idea and then Salt N' Pepper was released. This movie has no similarity with Salt N Pepper except that both deals with food." [16]

Anjali says, "When we met and talked about his past films, Anwar Rasheed told me once, 'Anjali, I want to make a film in which I compromise the least.' That kind of stuck in my head. I wanted to write something in which he wouldn't have to compromise." [15] Anjali wrote the script during a stay in Calicut. She says, "Soon after I discovered I was pregnant, I moved to Calicut to be with my mother. As she and the rest of the family showered me with affection as only Kozhikodans truly can ... I began to think of the peculiarity of the local culture especially with food and hospitality. I started to read up about the Arab past and for some reason ended up with Sufi philosophy. Many folks ask me if I had researched the hotel industry, food preparation etc but the truth is that the core of my research was around Sufism, which celebrates food, music, dance, creativity, art, romance and finds the divine in all such aspects of life. It seemed natural that the film, too should be such an exploration of a new generation person into such mode of thought and life." [15] Anjali wrote the film in English, in which it remained until the seventh draft, then rewrote it in Malayalam. She said, "I remember the opening line –'The idea of Faizi began before him.' When I wrote in Malayalam it became, 'Faizi-nte katha oon janikinnekal munpe todangi.' That is when it really hit Anwar." [17] The film was produced by Listin Stephen, and production began on 21 November 2011 with a pooja ceremony organised at Hotel Sarovaram in Kochi. It was planned for release in April 2012.

Casting

The project was announced in November 2011. The first actors cast included Dulquer Salmaan, Nithya Menen and Thilakan. [18] Initially, Tamil actor Siddharth was considered for the lead role, but he rejected the offer, which was later given to Dulquer Salmaan. [19] When asked why he chose Ustad Hotel as his second film, Dulquer said, "This is a coming-of-age film and it is a genre I rather like; I enjoyed films such as Wake Up Sid and Udaan and wanted to do one like that myself. I like the character of Faizi too." [20] Director Anwar Rasheed was sure none other than Thilakan could do justice to Kareem Ikka's role and, despite his health problems, it was instantly given to the veteran actor. Thilakan said, "It is a great role, the kind that I enjoy doing at this stage of my career. I want to do roles like this that offer me some challenges as an actor". [20]

Nithya Menen was cast for the female lead despite a ban imposed upon the actress by the producers's association. [21] Footballer Suvith Krishna, who represented the Kerala team from 2004 to 2010 and is a professional model, made his film debut as a keyboardist in the song sequence "Appangalembadum". Singer Reju Joseph's son Jagan Reju played the role of teenage Kareem. Anwar Rasheed says that he accidentally saw Jagan's Facebook profile and was stunned by the boy's resemblance to Thilakan in his teenage years. Jagan says, "Anwar Rasheed Sir just saw my photos on Facebook. It was an unexpected call and when I went to meet him, he was surprised and asked me whether I will play the teenage role of Thilakan Sir." The only drawback was that Jagan was too tall compared to Thilakan; he covered this by taking some close and mid-close shots. Jagan was shown only in flashback without any dialogue. [22]

The cinematographer was Loganathan Srinivasan, the film was produced under the banner of Magic Frames, and the songs were composed by Gopi Sunder with lyrics by Rafeeq Ahmed. Praveen Prabhakar edited the film, art direction was by Bipin Chandran and Sameera Sanish designed the costumes. The sound designing was done by M. R. Rajakrishnan. Ustad Hotel was in production for one-and-a-half years. Anwar says, "From the time the script was written till it hit the screen, I was out of the house. It took one-and-a-half years." [23]

Filming

Filming began in January 2012 and the main location was Calicut Beach. It took a full day for art director Anand to build the restaurant on the beach-side. A report by The Hindu said, "There are quite a few people on the beach and they are surprised to see a new hotel named 'Ustad Hotel' that has sprung up overnight. It is only a little later that visitors to the beach realise that it's not a real hotel, but the set for Anwar Rasheed's new film Ustad Hotel!" [20]

Themes and influences

Sun setting over Calicut beach. A large part of the film takes place on the beach at Calicut. Calicut.jpg
Sun setting over Calicut beach. A large part of the film takes place on the beach at Calicut.

Food and its nuances becomes a central character in the film and act as a catalyst of personal transformation. There are many references to Malabari cuisine, including long sequences of cooking, of main characters enjoying cooking and of actors talking about food. [5] In one of the scenes, the obsession with a good cup of Suleimani (black tea) and the paraphernalia that surrounds it is shown. When asked about the origins of this story, Anjali Menon replied, "I am a complete foodie and I believe that every time we consume something we must give it full attention to enjoy every flavor. [24] That is the root of the story. Distinct flavors of tea, sweetness and sourness come together in a Suleimani creating a blend of experience that stimulates us –quite like romance, I think."

The story revolves around a typical Mappilla community from Kozhikode, with several lingual references, accent references and other signifiers. Anjali says, "Any script or film deserves to be treated with full respect for where it is located because at the end there is a reason why a certain story is set in a certain place. To me, it is the most basic thing to find signifiers from within the location to propel the story ahead." [15]

After its release, claims arose that it has faint resemblance to the 2009 German comedy film Soul Kitchen . [25] Anjali Menon denied the accusation outright and stated, "I haven't watched Soul Kitchen. There are a lot of food films all over the world and many that are centred around the renovation of a restaurant. I am a big fan of food films." [17] It also has similarities to the 2009 comedy Today's Special .

Music

The five-song soundtrack was composed by Gopi Sunder, with lyrics by Rafeeq Ahammed and was released by Satyam Audios on 22 June 2012. [26] The song "Appangalembadum" became popular among children and young adults and was one of the biggest hits of the year, while "Mel Mel Mel" and "Vaathilil Aa Vaathilil" were also successful. [27]

The score features adaptations of the tracks "Nemo Egg (Main Title)" from Finding Nemo and "Road to Chicago" from Road to Perdition , both original scores composed by Thomas Newman and nominated for Academy Award for Original Music Score. The highly acclaimed background score in the scene where the hero and heroine run away alighting a lorry, is a rip-off from the piece "La petite fille de la mer" by Vangelis. [4]

Release

Theatrical

The film was scheduled to release on 11 May 2012 but, due to some issues, the release was delayed. In July 2012 some media reported that the release would be delayed again as it was not approved by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), which received a complaint stating that camels were used in a song sequence without permission. The reports said that the releasing board prevented the film's screening. [28] [29] [30] Director Anwar Rasheed denied the charges and said, "The song sequence was shot in Rajasthan after getting the permit and there is no complaints against the movie." [31]

Ustad Hotel was released on 29 June 2012 on 73 screens across India, alongside Namukku Parkkan and No. 66 Madhura Bus . [32] [ failed verification ]Ustad Hotel was also released in major cities outside Kerala and in the United Kingdom, United States and Persian Gulf countries on 20 July 2012. [1]

Home media

In October 2012, Movie Channel released Ustad Hotel on Blu-ray and DVD. Following a petition filed by Movie Channel, the 6th Additional District High Court of Kochi issued a John Doe order that empowers the film's owners to restrain suspected and unknown defendants from illegal distribution. Ustad Hotel was one of the first Malayalam films to be granted the John Doe order –so called because it is an injunction sought against someone whose identity is not known. [33]

Reception

Box office

In its opening day, Ustad Hotel collected around ₹40 lakhs in Kochi box office and ₹10 lakhs in United Kingdom. [34] [35] The film grossed ₹7.65 crore in 28 days from 60 screens in Kerala. [36] The film completed 50 days in 22 theatres and collected ₹10 crore from the Kerala box office and 15 crore worldwide. [37] It collected US$2178 from the UK box office. [38] The film became a box office success [39] [40] [41] and completed 100 days theatrical run. [42] [43] [44]

Critical response

Aswin J. Kumar of The Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "There is a certain warmth about Ustad Hotel. In a film that gently meanders along touching upon facets of love between a man and a woman, a father and a son, and a grandfather and grandson, the elements are infused with precision." [45] Dalton L of Deccan Chronicle gave 3/5 stars, and wrote, "Fusing the conservative with the modern, a virtuous woman happily swaps her purdah for a pair of jeans and a mike, and a traditional mappila song reverberates, powerfully, with a rocking punch." In her review for The Hindu , Nidhi Surendranath stated, Ustad Hotel "is a mix of endearing characters and poignant images that hits the audience with warmth and energy." Anil R. Nair of The New Indian Express called Ustad Hotel an "appealing film which seems to have got everything simply right especially because of the star cast." He praised the script, direction, cinematography and music. [46]

Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff gave the movie 3.5/5 stars, saying that "Writer Anjali Menon and director Anwar Rasheed have given us a delicious meal at Ustad Hotel." [47] Sify gave a verdict of "Go for it" and wrote, "Ustad Hotel may not shock you with some thrilling plots or dramatic twists, but it is an entertaining watch that can bring smiles on your faces or at certain other instances can make your eyes moist. It could definitely have been less lengthy and more gripping, but it is worth a watch even in this form." [48]

Malavika Velayanikal, in an article written for Daily News and Analysis , criticised the Mappila dialect used by the lead actors and wrote, "They [the lead actors] have acted well, but messed up the accent. Salmaan can be forgiven since his character supposedly lived in the Persian Gulf and studied in Switzerland. But the others have no such excuse. I enjoyed the film, loved its spunky and real characters, but the wrong pronunciation took away some of the pleasure." [49]

Accolades

CeremonyCategoryNomineeResultRef.
National Film Awards 2012 Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Magic Frames Won [50]
Best Dialogues Anjali Menon Won
Special Mention Thilakan Won
15th Asianet Film Awards Best Film Magic Frames Won [51]
Best Script Writer Anjali Menon Won
Best Music Director Gopi Sundar Won
Best Lyricist Rafeeq Ahammed Won
60th Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South Dulquer Salmaan Won
Best Film Magic Frames Nominated [52]
Best Director Anwar Rasheed Nominated
Best Actor Dulquer Salmaan Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Thilakan Nominated
Best Music Director Gopi Sundar Nominated
Best Playback Singer - Male Haricharan

(for "Vaathilil Aa Vaathilil")

Nominated
1st Mohan Raghavan AwardsBest Director Anwar Rasheed Won [53]
2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Film Magic Frames Won [54]
Best Director Anwar Rasheed Nominated
Best Cinematographer Loganathan Srinivasan Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Thilakan Nominated
Best Music Director Gopi Sundar Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Anna Katharina Valayil

(for "Appangalembadum")

Nominated
Kochi Times Film AwardsBest Film Magic Frames Won [55] [56]
Best Singer – Male Haricharan

(for "Vaathilil Aa Vaathilil")

Won
Best Singer – Female Anna Katharina Valayil

(for "Appangalembadum")

Won
Best Music Director Gopi Sunder Won
Best Actor – Male Dulquer Salmaan Nominated
Best Director Anwar Rasheed Nominated
Best Lyrics Rafeeq Ahmed

(for "Vaathilil Aa Vaathilil")

Nominated
Asiavision Awards Family Movie Magic Frames Won [57]
Character Actor Thilakan Won
Promising Singer – Female Anna Katharina Valayil

(for "Appangalembadum")

Won
Vanitha Film Award Best Film Magic Frames Won [58]
Best Script Writer Anjali Menon Won
Best Pair Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen Won

Remakes

A Tamil remake of this film titled Thalappakkatti was announced in 2014, with Vikram Prabhu, Nazriya Nazim and Rajkiran reprising the roles of Dulquer Salmaan, Nithya Menen and Thilakan respectively however it got shelved. [59] The film was remade in Kannada as Gowdru Hotel in 2017. [60]

Legacy

Dulquer Salmaan's performance as Faizi was included in The Times of India amongst 20 Best Malayalam film performances of the past two decades. [61]

A restaurant named Ustad Hotel, said to be inspired by the film, was opened at Pettah Junction in Thiruvananthapuram. The restaurant board, its use of colours and the tyre with the name Ustad Hotel mimic those portrayed in the film. [62]

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