Nammal
Soundtrack cover
Directed by	Kamal
Screenplay by	Kalavoor Ravikumar
Story by	Balamuralikrishna
Produced by	David Kachappally
Starring	Jishnu Raghavan Sidharth Bharathan Renuka Menon Bhavana
Cinematography	Venugopal
Edited by	K. Rajagopal
Music by	Mohan Sithara Kaithapram Damodaran
Production company	Chinku Achu Cinemas
Distributed by	Swargachithra Release
Release date	20 December 2002 (2002-12-20)
Running time	152 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Nammal (transl. Us) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kamal and written by Kalavoor Ravikumar. The film features Jishnu and Sidharth Bharathan in the lead roles. It was the debut film of Sidharth Bharathan, Renuka, and Bhavana. The music was composed by Mohan Sithara. The film was shot in Government Engineering College, Thrissur and Holy Trinity School, Kanjikode.^[1][2]

Nammal was released on 20 December 2002 and was a commercial success at the box office. The film received three Kerala State Film Awards—Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value, Special Mention (Bhavana), and Best Art Director. It was remade in Telugu as Dost (2004).

Plot

Snehalatha becomes the Principal of a college where Shyam and Shivan are the heroes. Shyam and Shivan are fun filled characters as well as naughty. Aparna is teased and ragged by the duo, who happens to be the daughter of Principal's friend. Aparna complains and Snehalatha takes action against Shyam and Shivan. Soon to her surprise she discovers that Shyam and Shivan are orphans, hardworking their way up the ladder and their guardian is a priest. But the real twist to the story happens when Snehalatha learns that one of them is her son. And the son happens to be Shyam.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by Mohan Sithara. The lyrics were written by Kaithapram Damodaran. The soundtrack was a chartbuster upon its release.^[3]

Box office

Nammal was a commercial success at the box office.^[4]

Awards