Daffedar is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Johnson Esthappan, starring Tini Tom as Daffadar and Malavika Nair in lead roles.[2] Ilaiyaraaja is the music director and the film's audio was launched by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.[3]
| Daffedar | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Johnson Esthappan |
| Written by | Johnson Esthappan |
| Produced by | Gickson Thekkumthala Ginu Mathew George |
| Starring | Tini Tom[1] Malavika Nair Sudheer Karamana Chembil Ashokan Indrans Kavitha Nair Jayakrishnan |
| Cinematography | Sudheer K. Sudhakaran |
| Edited by | Mentos Antony |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Eden Films |
| Distributed by | Carnival Pictures |
Release date | 21 October 2016 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
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.[4]
The film originally starred Kalabhavan Mani and Ananya, with its pooja function in 2014,[6] but the film was almost dropped after the death of Mani.[7] The filming resumed in 2016 with Tini Tom and Malavika Nair replacing Mani and Ananya respectively.[8][9][10][11]
The soundtrack album was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahamed.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Poothumbakkinallo Ponnonam" | Rafeeq Ahamed | Vijay Yesudas | 05:01 |
| 2 | "Oorila Eerila" | Rafeeq Ahamed | Alka Ajit | 04:59 |