| Ithu Nammude Katha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rajesh Kannankara |
| Produced by | K. C. James |
| Written by | Rajesh Kannankara |
| Starring | Asif Ali Nishan Abhishek Vineeth Kumar Ananya Amala Paul Nimisha |
| Music by | Mohan Sitara Sundar C Babu |
| Cinematography | Vipin Mohan |
| Editing by | V. Sajan |
| Studio | The Media Window Creations |
| Distributed by | Sree Gokulam Films |
| Release date(s) | 28 January 2011 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Ithu Nammude Katha (Malayalam: ഇതു നമ്മുടെ കഥ, English: This Is Our Story) is a 2011 Malayalam film written and directed by Rajesh Kannankara, who debuts with this film. It stars Asif Ali, Nishan, Abhishek, Vineeth Kumar, Ananya, Amala Paul and Nimisha in the lead roles. The film is an unofficial remake of 2009 Tamil film Nadodigal.[1] The story revolves around a girl with lot of problems. She enters the life of a group of three youngsters. The film released on 28 January 2011.
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The film revolves around three characters – Vinod (Asif Ali), Santhosh (Nishan) and Kochumon (Abhishek). The trio eats, sleeps and parties together in Kuttanad. They also have their individual ambitions in life. Vinod is in love with his uncle's daughter Kalyani (Ananya). He is madly pursuing a government job because his uncle agrees to the marriage if and when he obtains one. Kochumon is desperate to go abroad and get rich, while Santhosh is committed to start a computer center.
All goes well until Mahesh (Vineeth Kumar) enters, a collegemate of Vinod. Son of a former MP (Member of Parliament), he is in love with Aiswarya (Amala Paul), daughter of a bigwig in Govindapuram. Shocked by Mahesh’s suicide attempt due to love failure, the trio promises to help him out and unite the two lovers. They set out to Govindapuram where they enlist the help of their old friend "Chenkal Choola" Babu (Kottayam Nazeer).
The trio manages to help the couple get married and settle down in a safe place. Caught between the two families, Santhosh loses his leg and Kochumon goes deaf. Meanwhile, Vinod suffers a personal loss in the family. Soon they realise that the battle they fought did not serve any purpose because the couple develop difference of opinions and split within a short time. Their sacrifices for their friend's love amounted to nothing. What the trio then does to teach the couple a lesson, forms the movie climax.
| Naadodigal Tamil (2009) |
Shambo Shiva Shambo Telugu (2010) |
Hudugaru Kannada (2011) |
Ithu Nammude Katha Malayalam (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karunakaran (Sasikumar) |
Karunakar (Ravi Teja) |
Prabhu (Puneet Rajkumar) |
Vinod (Asif Ali) |
| Rangapandi (Bharani) |
Malli (Allari Naresh) |
Siddesh (Yogesh) |
Kochumon (Abhishek) |
| Chandran (Vijay Vasanth) |
Chandu (Siva Balaji) |
Chandru (Srinagar Kitty) |
Santhosh (Nishan) |
| Nallammaal (Ananya) |
Karunakar's cousin (Priyamani) |
Gayathri (Radhika Pandit) |
Kalyani (Ananya) |
| Pavithra (Abhinaya) |
Karunakar’s sister (Abhinaya) |
Pavithra (Abhinaya) |
Ammu (Nimisha Suresh) |
Pooja of the film was held in Kochi on July 2010.[2] Ithu Nammude Katha began its filming on August 2010 in Kavalam near Changanassery.[3] In addition to Kavalam, the locations for the film include Kuttanadu, Pollachi and Gundalpettu.[4] The film features an ensemble cast consisting of many new faces. According to the director, they are planning to include all the new faces of Malayalam cinema, perhaps in cameo roles or as part of a song sequence.[4] The lead male roles have been played by Asif Ali, Nishan and Abhishek, who previously teamed up in Apoorvaragam and the former two also in Ritu. There are 3 female leads in the film played by Ananya, Nimisha and Amala Paul. Ananya's previous films were Nadodigal, on which the film is based on, Shikkar and Kandahar, Nimisha has done significant roles in Pachakuthira and Mayavi whereas Amala Paul is an upcoming star in films.[4]
The film received moderately positive reviews from critics. But it ended up as a box office flop mainly due to lack of publicity.[5]