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Nidra is a film of genre Drama directed by Sidharth Bharathan with Rima Kallingal
Nidra (2012)
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Add to a movie listNidra (Malayalam: നിദ്ര) is a 2012 Malayalam romantic thriller film directed by Siddharth Bharathan in his directorial debut. A remake of the 1981 film of the same name directed by Siddharth's father Bharathan, it stars Siddharth alongside Rima Kallingal and Jishnu in the main roles. Siddharth co-wrote the adapted screenplay with noted author Santhosh Echikkanam. The songs were composed by Jassie Gift and the background score was by Prashant Pillai. The cinematography was handled by Sameer Thahir.
Considered to be a part of the new-wave in Malayalam cinema, Nidra narrates the sensuous love story of Raju (Siddharth) and Ashwathy (Rima Kallingal). Raju is driven to the brink by circumstance and expectations of a materialistic world. The only person who keeps him grounded is his wife, Ashwathy. The film was well received by critics but did not fare well at the box office, mainly due to lack of promotion.
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Raju (Siddharth Bharathan) is the younger son from a wealthy family. Raju, who was in Germany to do space research, was not informed of his mother's demise and has a nervous breakdown when he gets the news. He takes a couple of years to recover. After that he marries his childhood sweetheart Ashwathy (Rima Kallingal). She is the daughter of their former family chauffeur and the marriage took place much against her mother's wishes. Ashwathy barely has an idea as to what lies in store as Raju has had a history of mental unsteadiness. She has heard about his illness, that he has been mentally disturbed after his mother's death but now, she has to face the situation with virtually no support.Actors
Rima Kallingal
(Ashwathy)
Sidharth Bharathan
(Raju)
Jishnu
(Vishwan)
K. P. A. C. Lalitha
(Bhargavy Amma)
Sarayu Mohan
(Vishwan's wife)
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