Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Home > All films > Films Drama > Paradesi
Paradesi is a film of genre Drama directed by P. T. Kunju Muhammed with Mohanlal

Paradesi (2007)

Paradesi
If you like this film, let us know!
Genres Drama
Rating70% 3.521673.521673.521673.521673.52167

Paradesi (Malayalam: പരദേശി, meaning: foreigner) is a 2007 Indian Malayalam film written and directed by P. T. Kunju Muhammed and starring Mohanlal.

The film talks the issue of Indian citizens who left the country before independence in search of job, mostly to Arabia, and happened to reach Pakistan, and then when returned to the homeland, happened to be holding a Pakistani passport, and now is forced by the Indian authorities to leave the nation to Pakistan, which even the Pakistani authorities won't allow.

Synopsis

Paradesi tells the story of Valiyakaththu Moosa, an Indian Muslim who moves from the Malabar region of Kerala, India to Karachi, Pakistan during the British Raj in search of a job. Post-partition, he returns from Pakistan and settles down in Malappuram, Kerala. This man, who lives as a true Indian, doesn't get his Indian passport and thus an Indian identity in the official sense, even after 50 years of Independence.

Actors

Mohanlal

(Valiyakath Moosa)Kavya Madhavan
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy

(Moosa's lover)Jagathy Sreekumar

(Moosa's friend)Padmapriya

(Moosa's journalist)
And :
Shweta Menon
Siddique
T. G. Ravi
V K Sreeraman
Trailer of Paradesi

Bluray, DVD

Streaming / VOD

Source : Wikidata

Comments


Leave comment :

Suggestions of similar film to Paradesi

There are 1003 films with the same actors, 2 films with the same director, 61877 with the same cinematographic genres, to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.

If you liked Paradesi, you will probably like those similar films :
Veeraputhran
Veeraputhran (2011)

Directed by P. T. Kunju Muhammed
Genres Biography
Actors Narain, Raima Sen, R. Sarathkumar, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Siddique, Kalabhavan Mani
Rating62% 3.131343.131343.131343.131343.13134
The film is about the eventful history of Malabar during India's independence struggle. The film primarily focusses on the life of Mohammed Abdul Rahiman, a freedom fighter and Congress leader, known for leading the Khilafat Movement. It covers the period in Malabar history starting with the arrival of Abdul Rahiman in Kerala at the age of 23, after discontinuing his education in Aligarh, up to his demise in 1945. The story travels through Rahiman Sahib's desperate failure in the election of 1934, the thrilling win that reclaims his position in the election of 1937, and the departure of his soul mate, whose wardrobe he carries with him as an un-detachable remembrance.
Vadakkumnadhan
Vadakkumnadhan (2006)
, 2h20
Directed by Shajoon Kariyal
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Mohanlal, Padmapriya, Murali, Kavya Madhavan, Biju Menon, Kaviyoor Ponnnamma
Rating65% 3.2887053.2887053.2887053.2887053.288705
Iringannoor Bharathan Pisharody (Mohanlal), professor at the Sanskrit University, a very knowledgeable man with a keen interest in the Vedas, astrology and Kathakali, author of several critical works and winner of numerous awards, is the central character of Vadakkum Nathan. Meera (Padmapriya) is his student and murapennu. Though Bharathan does not encourage it, Meera often tries to take advantage of the relationship even in class.Both families have agreed to their wedding and a date has been fixed. But when the auspicious day dawns and the bride arrives at the mandapam, she realizes to her utter dismay and desolation that the groom has disappeared.Gloom settles over the household. Meera is inconsolable.
Madambi
Madambi (2008)
, 2h19
Directed by B. Unnikrishnan
Genres Drama
Actors Mohanlal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kavya Madhavan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Ajmal Ameer, Innocent
Rating63% 3.1925953.1925953.1925953.1925953.192595
Gopalakrishna Pillai (Mohanlal) is a money-lender in a village called Elavattom in Pathanamthitta district. People misunderstand him to be money-minded, without having any emotional bond even towards his mother or younger brother Ramakrishna Pillai (Ajmal Ameer).
Achaneyanenikkishtam
Achaneyanenikkishtam (2001)

Directed by Suresh Krissna
Genres Drama
Actors Mohanlal, Kalabhavan Mani, Biju Menon, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nandalal Krishnamurthy
Rating49% 2.4702352.4702352.4702352.4702352.470235
The story is about a poor lorry driver named Bhaskaran (Kalabhavani Mani), who tries to give his son Kunjunni (Ashwin Thampi), a good education by sending him to a very expensive school. The rest of the story revolves around the events Kunjunni goes through in his life.
Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam
Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam (1986)

Directed by Sibi Malayil
Genres Drama
Actors Mohanlal, Menaka G, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Mamukkoya, Sukumari
Rating70% 3.536223.536223.536223.536223.53622
The film is a socio-centric story of education system that existed in the period 80's - 90's in Kerala. Divakaran, in search of a good job acquires fake certificates from Mysore TTC and becomes a teacher in a government aided lower primary school run by a corrupt manager. The thatched school is deplorable in every conditions. Children mainly comes for the food that is served. The teachers come mainly for getting the money and do not care about the kids or the facilities in the school. The corrupt manager runs the school as a business for getting grants and making money from appointments. In the climax the hero relaises his mistake from guilt which was seeded by his father and took form when the dilapidated school causes death of 3 students. In the turn of events Divakaran surrenders to police for using a fake teaching certificate. The narration is typical "Sreenivasan" style, through a cozy blanket of comedy, he explains the socioeconomic & political milieu existing in Kerala through a set of events. It is a relevant movie since contemporary incidents of the same nature are revealed through newspapers and increasing day by day even in the 21st century.
Deshadanakkili Karayarilla
Deshadanakkili Karayarilla (1986)

Directed by Padmarajan
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Karthika, Mohanlal, Urvashi, Shari, Jalaja, Jagathy Sreekumar
Rating75% 3.751963.751963.751963.751963.75196
The film is about the deep love and affection between two girls, Sally and the meek and tradition-bound Nirmala. At school they were punished by their teacher Devika, so the two girls run away during a school trip as a revenge on their teacher Devika who organised the trip.
Pakal Nakshatrangal
Pakal Nakshatrangal (2008)
, 2h
Directed by T. Rajeevnath
Genres Drama
Actors Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Murali, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Anoop Menon, Maniyanpillai Raju
Rating70% 3.5281753.5281753.5281753.5281753.528175
Pakal Nakshatrangal tells the story of Siddharthan (Mohanlal), narrated by Siddharthan's son Adi (Anoop Menon) to his wife (Lakshmi Gopalaswamy)as the content of his new book. Siddharthan is a brilliant film maker but leads a Casanova lifestyle entwined with women, alcohol and drugs. His house 'Daffodils' is his salvation and the epicentre for art with his big bunch of friends. One day Siddarthan is found dead at Daffodils. His untimely death is considered suspicious but eludes the police due to lack of evidence. Adi decides to dig into his father's past and solve the mystery surrounding his death. Adi converse with Siddharthan's friends, read his diary and articles, and get help from a psychic Dr. Vaidyanathan (Suresh Gopi). The story evolves around what Adi finds out about his father's life and whether and how he finds out the truth about the mysterious death.
Sadgamaya
Sadgamaya (2010)

Genres Drama
Actors Suresh Gopi, Navya Nair (Dhanya Veena), Shweta Menon, Jagathy Sreekumar, Thilakan, P. Sreekumar
Rating48% 2.447112.447112.447112.447112.44711
The movie has Navya Nair as Yamuna who is preparing for the big day in her life that is for her marriage. In comes a letter from her psychiatrist Ravi Varman (Suresh Gopi), who had treated her for schizophrenic disorder, three years ago. Ravi Varman now wants to meet her, as she is soon to witness some critical of the circumstances. Ravi Varman, according to his unsatisfied wife Jyothi (Shweta Menon), is more like a mentally challenged person than most of his patients, treating only one patient at a time, that too in an alien hill bungalow. Though the mental issues and associated unsettling hallucinations faced by Yamuna are confusing, Ravi Varman finds the root causes of continuous ‘vulture episodes’ through his travels into the subconscious mind and starts his treatments, finally to get the girl disowned by even her parents.