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Udayananu Tharam is a film of genre Drama directed by Rosshan Andrrews with Sreenivasan
Udayananu Tharam (2005)
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Add to a movie listUdayananu Tharam (English: Udayan Is the Star) is a 2005 Malayalam black comedy film. The film is directed by Rosshan Andrrews. Udayananu Tharam presents the Malayalam film industry through a satirical viewpoint. It was co-written by Sreenivasan and directed by debutant Roshan Andrews. It is heavily inspired from 1999 Eddie Murphy comedy Bowfinger. The film stars Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Meena Durairaj, Jagathy Sreekumar, and Mukesh in the lead roles.
The financial and artistic crisis which plagued the once glittering Malayalam film industry at the turn of the 21st century lies at the center of the story. It depicts the struggles of Udayabhanu (Mohanlal), who is an assistant director and script writer and who aspires to make it big. But he is thwarted in his attempts by a scheming friend and junior artiste, Rajappan Thengamoodu (Sreenivasan), who steals his script to become superstar Saroj Kumar.
Director Roshan Andrews changed his name to "Rosshan Andrrews" as per his astrologer's suggestion to ensure the success of the film. The film made one of the biggest opening in the history of Malayalam cinema. The film won two Kerala State Film Awards, for Best Debut Director and for Best Choreography. The movie was later remade into Tamil as Velli Thirai and into Hindi as Shortkut.
An unofficial sequel named Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar directed by Sajin Raghavan was released on 14 January 2012.
Synopsis
Udayananu Tharam is the story of Udayabhanu (Mohanlal), a worshipper of films and an immensely talented assistant film director, who yearns to write and direct his own movie at a time when the industry is filled with dubious filmmakers. Rajappan Thengummoodu (Sreenivasan) is a rather crooked friend of Udayabhanu and an aspiring and failed actor. As Udayabhanu finally prepares to shoot his first movie based on his own script, he discovers to his horror that Rajappan has stolen his manuscript, and shooting is underway with Rajappan playing the lead, which eventually propels him to stardom. Udhayabhanu soon finds himself faced with a career and personal crisis, with his faltering relations with his superstar wife Madhumati (Meena Durairaj) contributing to the latter.Actors
Sreenivasan
(Rajappan Thengummoodu)
Mohanlal
(Udayabhanu)
Mukesh
(Babykuttan)
Meena
(Madhumathi)
Jagathy Sreekumar
(Pachalam Bhasi)
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