Nair Saab

Nair Saab
Nair Saab
	Poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan
Directed by	Joshiy
Written by	Dennis Joseph; Shibu Chakravarthy
Produced by	Liberty Productions
Starring	Mammootty; Suresh Gopi; Mukesh; Geetha; Sumalatha; Lizy
Cinematography	Jayanan Vincent;
Edited by	K. Sankunni
Music by	S. P. Venkatesh
Distributed by	Liberty Productions
Release date	8 September 1989;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹ 45 lakh
Box office	₹ 2.5 crore

Nair Saab is a 1989 Malayalam language action thriller film, directed by Joshiy and starring Mammootty in the title role. It was released on the occasion of Onam.

Plot[]

A new batch of trainees arrives at the army training center (SAT) situated near the border in Kashmir. Their trainer is Major Nair (Mammootty), who is a man known for his hard-and-fast training strategies. The movie is treated with humour arising from the intense training of the guys. But, things take a U-turn when the underworld led by Kumar (Devan) buys out two guys from the batch and uses them for importing drugs from the neighboring country, which is hinted as Pakistan (though never mentioned in the movie).

In the turn of events, one trainee, Antony (Mukesh) is killed by the hands of underworld, while the blame falls on the trainer, Nair. Everybody turns against Nair and he has to flee, only to come back later. The plot thickens as well with the arrival of a smuggler and partner of Kumar, James (Lalu Alex) as the new trainer, Major Nambiar for SAT with the intention to sell the ammunition stored there, which is worth millions, to the enemy state. Nair intervenes at the right time and with the help of his students, spoils all the evil plans of the traitors.^[1]

Cast[]

Mammootty as Major Ravindran Nair
Suresh Gopi as Cadet Gopakumar
Mukesh as Cadet Antony
Geetha as Savitri/Radha
Sumalatha as Prabha
Lizy as Parvathi
Vijayaraghavan as Cadet Rishi
Mohan Jose as Cadet Jose
K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Cadet Ganeshan
Siddique as Cadet Siddique
Maniyanpilla Raju as Cadet Chandran Pillai
Kunchan as Cadet Mohan
Devan as Kumar
Lalu Alex as James/A. K. K. Nambiar
Jagannatha Varma as Brigadier Varma
Azeez as Devayya
Mamukkoya as Chef Koya

Release[]

The film was released on 8 September 1989.

Box office[]

The film was commercial success.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Music[]

The film had a successful soundtrack composed by S. P. Venkatesh, with lyrics by Shibu Chakravarthy.

"Hey Giridharane" - Vani Jairam
"Pazhayoru Paattile" - Sujatha Mohan, M. G. Sreekumar
"Punchavayalu" - M. G. Sreekumar

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Iconic Malayalam scriptwriter Dennis Joseph passes away". The New Indian Express. 10 May 2021.
^ "Malayalam film scriptwriter Dennis Joseph passes away; Mammootty, Mohanlal tweet condolences". Firstpost. 11 May 2021.
^ "Mamootty, Joshiy join hands again after a decade". Mathrubhumi. 30 December 2018.
^ "Mammootty and Manju Warrier to Pair Up in Joshiy Movie?". International Business Times. 18 November 2014.

External links[]

Nair Saab at IMDb

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Iconic Malayalam scriptwriter Dennis Joseph passes away". The New Indian Express. 10 May 2021.

[3] "Malayalam film scriptwriter Dennis Joseph passes away; Mammootty, Mohanlal tweet condolences". Firstpost. 11 May 2021.

[4] "Mamootty, Joshiy join hands again after a decade". Mathrubhumi. 30 December 2018.

[5] "Mammootty and Manju Warrier to Pair Up in Joshiy Movie?". International Business Times. 18 November 2014.

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