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2.5/5 Deccan Chronicle Edited by Mentos Antony Director Johnson Esthappan Written by Johnson Esthappan | 5/5 FILMIPOP Directed by Johnson Esthappan Cinematography Sudheer K. Sudhakaran Initial release 21 October 2016 Music director Ilayaraja | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Produced by Gickson ThekkumthalaGinu Mathew George Starring Tini TomMalavika NairSudheer KaramanaChembil AshokanIndransKavitha NairJayakrishnan Cast Similar Ore Mukham, Vismayam, Swarna Kaduva, Veeram, Aanandam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daffedar is a 2016 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by Johnson Esthappan, starring Tini Tom as Daffadar and Malavika Nair in lead roles. Ilaiyaraaja is the music director and the film's audio was launched by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
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Plot
Daffadar is the story Ayyappan, a 65 years old honest, sincere, and compassionate security personnel (Daffadar) of the Collector for over 40 years. Evenafter his retirement he dresses as Daffadar and goes to the Collectorate every day.
Cast
Production
The film originally had Kalabhavan Mani and Ananya in the lead roles, with its pooja function in 2014, but the film was almost dropped after the death of Mani. The filming resumed in 2016 with Tini Tom and Malavika Nair replacing Mani and Ananya respectively.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack album was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahamed.
