Nair Saab
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| Directed by | Joshiy |
| Produced by | Liberty Productions |
| Written by | Dennis Joseph Shibu Chakravarthy |
| Starring | Mammootty Suresh Gopi Mukesh Geetha Sumalatha Lizy |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | K. Shankunny |
| Distributed by | Liberty Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Nair Saab is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by Joshiy and starring Mammootty in the title role. It was released on the occasion of Onam.The movie garned positive reviews upon release and successfully completed a run of 200 days in major centers.
Plot
A new batch of trainees arrives at the army training center (SAT) situated near border in Kashmir. Their trainer is Major Nair Saab (Mammootty) who is a man known for his hard-and-fast training strategies. The movie is treated with humour arising from the intense training of the guys. But, things take a U-turn once when the underworld led by Kumar (Devan)buys out two guys from the batch and use them for importing drugs from the neighboring country which is obviously Pakistan (though never mentioned in the movie).
In the turn of events one trainee Antony (Mukesh) is killed by the hands of underworld, while the blame falls on the trainer, Nair Saab. Everybody turns against Nair and he has to flee, only to come back later. The plot thickens as well with the arrival of a smuggler and partner of Kumar, James (Lalu Alex) as the new trainer Major Nambiar for SAT with the intention to sell the ammunitions stored there, which is worth millions, to the enemy state. Nair Saab intervenes at the right time and with the help of his students, spoils all the evil plans of the traitors.[1]
Cast
- Mammootty as Major Ravindran Nair
- Suresh Gopi as Cadet Gopakumar
- Mukesh as Cadet Antony
- Geetha as Savitri/Radha
- Sumalatha as Prabha
- Lizy as Parvathi
- K.B. Ganesh Kumar as Cadet Ganeshan
- Siddique as Cadet Siddique
- Mohan Jose as Cadet Jose
- Vijayaraghavan as Cadet Rishi
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Cadet Chandran Pillai
- Kunchan as Cadet Mohan
- Mamukkoya as Chef Koya
- Lalu Alex as James
- Azeez
- Devan as Kumar
- Jagannatha Varma as Brigadier Varma
Music
The film had a successful soundtrack composed by S. P. Venkatesh and lyrics penned by Shibu Chakravarthy.
- Hey Giridharane - Vani Jairam
- Pazhayoru Paattile - Sujatha Mohan, M. G. Sreekumar
- Punchavayalu - M. G. Sreekumar
Box office
The film was a record breaking blockbuster in 1989.[2][3][4]The movie ran over 200 days.[5]
Trivia
P. K. R. Pillai of Shirdi Sai Creations started 2 films together, Chithram and Nair Saab, but as he faced financial issues, he sold Nair Saab to Basheer of Liberty Productions and completed Chithram. Both movies became all time blockbuster.chitram runs 366 days in kerala boxoffice.
References
- ↑ Nair Saab Preview, Nair Saab Story & Synopsis, Nair Saab Malayalam Movie - entertainment.oneindia.in
- ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Salaam-Kashmir-A-mixed-bag/2013/07/23/article1696776.ece
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/08/29/stories/2002082900550200.htm
- ↑ http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/01south.htm
- ↑ http://s1302.photobucket.com/user/maman444/media/1000785_446937305401795_1537589238_n_zps0dff29b5.jpg.html
