Nadodikkattu
Two unemployed Malayali friends chase a Dubai future but stumble into a wildly mistaken smuggling adventure instead.
Overview
Two hapless peons embark on a wild adventure in search of fortune, only to find themselves in a comical mess.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- warm
- lazy sunday
- group movie night
What critics said
Although initially met with negative reviews, the film earned strong word of mouth, major box-office success, and enduring popular affection.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dasan and Vijayan are mistaken for smugglers after arriving somewhere other than their intended destination.
The unemployed Dasan and Vijayan lose jobs, acquire debt, and stumble into escalating adventures together.
The protagonists plan to go to Dubai in search of work and a better life.
Government-office precarity, unemployment, debt, and migration aspirations shape the comic premise.
Films like Nadodikkattu, and why
Ramji Rao Speaking
shared buddy comedy, working-class protagonists, escalating misunderstandings, and breezy adventure
In Harihar Nagar
shared Malayalam ensemble humor, mistaken identities, crime-comedy mechanics, and fast-moving comic complications
Kilukkam
shared fish-out-of-water comedy, unemployed strivers, and warm social humor centered on friendship
Movie Details
- Director
- Sathyan Anthikad
- Release Date
- 1987-05-06
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (41)
Cast
- Mohanlal
- Sreenivasan
- Shobana
- Thilakan
- Innocent
- Janardhanan
- Captain Raju
- Mamukkoya
- C I Paul
- Kundara Johny
Common questions
- What is Nadodikkattu about?
- Two unemployed Malayali friends chase a Dubai future but stumble into a wildly mistaken smuggling adventure instead.
- What is Nadodikkattu like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nadodikkattu as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Nadodikkattu violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Nadodikkattu as mild.
- What did critics think of Nadodikkattu?
- Although initially met with negative reviews, the film earned strong word of mouth, major box-office success, and enduring popular affection.
- Which films are like Nadodikkattu?
- Films with a similar feel include Ramji Rao Speaking, In Harihar Nagar, and Kilukkam.
- How long is Nadodikkattu?
- Nadodikkattu runs 158 minutes.
