Ustad Hotel information

Ustad Hotel
Ustad Hotel
	Theatrical release Poster
Directed by	Anwar Rasheed
Written by	Anjali Menon
Produced by	Listin Stephen
Starring	Thilakan; Dulquer Salmaan; Nithya Menen
Narrated by	Mamukkoya
Cinematography	Loganathan Srinivasan
Edited by	Praveen Prabhakar
Music by	Gopi Sunder
Production; company	Magic Frames
Distributed by	Central Pictures
Release date	29 June 2012 (India);
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Box office	₹15 crore

Ustad Hotel is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Anwar Rasheed, written by Anjali Menon and produced by Listin Stephen.^[4] The film stars Thilakan, Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen with Siddique, Mamukkoya, and Lena in supporting roles, along with Asif Ali and Jishnu in cameo roles. The film features music composed by Gopi Sundar, cinematography handled by Loganathan Srinivasan and editing by Praveen Prabhakar respectively.

The story is about a young man named Faizal, known as Faizi (Dulquer), who studies in Switzerland as a chef against the wishes of his father (Siddique). When this matter comes to light, his father snatches away his passport to prevent him from taking up his new job in the UK. As the relation between father and son deteriorates, Faizi is forced to work as a cook in a restaurant in Kozhikode or Calicut, run by his grandfather Karim (Thilakan) until he can plan something alternate.^[5]

Ustad Hotel released on 29 June 2012 in Kerala, and 20 July 2012 elsewhere in India.^[1] The film was a commercial success.^[6] It won three National Film Awards, for Best Popular Film, Menon won the award for Best Dialogues and Thilakan got a Special Mention (posthumously).^[7] It was remade in Kannada as Gowdru Hotel (2017). The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Janatha Hotel.^[8] Ustad Hotel is considered one of the best films made during the New-Gen cinema movement in Malayalam.^[9]This movie is also noted as the last film appearance of veteran actor Thilakan released before his death.^[5]

^ ^a ^b https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/ustad-hotel-2012 ^{[dead link]}
^ "Year of small films at southern box-office". Zee News. 25 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
^ "Meet the top five show stealers of 2012". The Times of India. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (21 June 2012). "Beachside hotel". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b Sharika C (20 July 2012). "Cooking up success in Malayalam cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
^ Sanjith, Sidhardhan (9 August 2012). "A golden year for Mollywood?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "I took up Gowdru Hotel because the story was very similar to my own life: Rachan Chandra". Times of India. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ "10 Malayalam films to watch before you die". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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[zeenews-2] "Year of small films at southern box-office". Zee News. 25 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

[TOI-3] "Meet the top five show stealers of 2012". The Times of India. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

[TH-4] Nagarajan, Saraswathy (21 June 2012). "Beachside hotel". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.

[Food-5] Sharika C (20 July 2012). "Cooking up success in Malayalam cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

[6] Sanjith, Sidhardhan (9 August 2012). "A golden year for Mollywood?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "I took up Gowdru Hotel because the story was very similar to my own life: Rachan Chandra". Times of India. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

[9] "10 Malayalam films to watch before you die". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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