Unnam

Unnam is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Sibi Malayil, starring Lal, Asif Ali and Sreenivasan.^[1]

Unnam
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Directed by	Sibi Malayil
Written by	Swathi Bhaskar
Produced by	Noushad Basheer
Starring	Sreenivasan Lal Asif Ali Nedumudi Venu Rima Kallingal Swetha Menon
Cinematography	Ajayan Vincent
Edited by	Bijith Bala
Music by	John.P.Varkey
Distributed by	R.R Entertainment Release
Release date	10 February 2012 (2012-02-10)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

The film is an official remake of the 2007 Hindi film Johnny Gaddaar ^[2] which itself was an uncredited adaptation of the 1963 French movie Symphonie Pour Un Massacre (The Corrupt) by Jacques Deray which in turn was based on the 1962 French crime novel Les Mystifies by Alain Reynaud Fourton.^[3]

Synopsis

A gang of five gamblers tries to crack a deal that will earn them a huge sum of money. However, things get complicated when one of them alters the plan.

Cast

• Sreenivasan as Balakrishna
• Lal as Kalapuraickal Sunny
• Asif Ali as Aloshy Andrews
• Nedumudi Venu as Murugan
• Prashant Narayanan as Tomy Eappan
• Rima Kallingal as Jennifer/Jenni/Maya
• Swetha Menon as Sereena
• Chitra Iyer as Padma
• Rajesh Hebbar as Vikraman
• Sasi Kalinga as Kammatam Lopez
• Chembil Ashokan
• KPAC Lalitha as Basheer's mother

Awards

Ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result
2nd South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Asif Ali	Nominated

References

1. "Unnam". Mallucritic. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
2. "Mollywood and plagiarism". Sify. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
3. "Disappointing but True - JOHNNY GADDAAR was adapted from a French crime thriller. - by Bobby Sing".

External links

• Unnam at IMDb
• Asif Ali and Siby Malayil Again with Unnam
• review