ദേവദൂതൻ (2000)

Anecdotes

• Récompenses : 1 · Nominations : 0. Dont : Kerala State Film Award for Best Film

Devadoothan is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language mystery horror film directed by Sibi Malayil, written by Raghunath Paleri, and produced by Siyad Koker through Kokers Films. It stars Mohanlal in the title role with Jaya Prada, Vineeth Kumar, Janardhanan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Murali, Jagadish, Sarath Das and Vijayalakshmi in supporting roles. The film features original songs and score composed by Vidyasagar. The cinematography was done by Santosh Thundiyil.

Production

In 1983, Sibi Malayil conceived Devadoothan as his debut feature film while working as an assistant director at Navodaya Studio. Director Jijo Punnoose suggested Raghunath Paleri develop the story into a screenplay to be produced under the Navodaya company. Sibi and Paleri spent a year perfecting the screenplay which Jojo Paulose supported, which originally featured a seven-year-old boy in a boarding school as the protagonist.

In 2000, Sibi discussed collaborating on a film with producer Siyad Kokker and revisited the Devadoothan story. The screenplay was reworked, shifting the setting from a boarding school to a college and adding a parallel love story between two college students through whom the spirit communicates. Initially, the makers intended to cast newcomers, and R. Madhavan, then a television actor, was approached for the role of the young lover.

Vineeth Kumar experienced fear of dogs on set during the filming of the death scene of Maheshwar where he got bitten during the second take as his co-star Murali was angry about the stunt.

The film was set against the backdrop of Ooty.

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