# Daffedar

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Daffedar
| image          = Daffedar film poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = Johnson Esthappan
| producer       = Gickson Thekkumthala<br>Ginu Mathew George
| writer         = Johnson Esthappan
| narrator       = 
| starring       = [Tini Tom](/source/Tini_Tom)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rakesh|first1=Prasad|title=Dafedar Malayalam movie review 2016|url=http://www.filmfever.co.in/movie-review/dafedar-malayalam-movie-review-2016/|website=Film Fever Media|accessdate=8 November 2016|archive-date=12 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112074954/http://www.filmfever.co.in/movie-review/dafedar-malayalam-movie-review-2016/|url-status=dead}}</ref><br>[Malavika Nair](/source/Malavika_Nair_(actress%2C_born_1999))<br>[Sudheer Karamana](/source/Sudheer_Karamana)<br>[Chembil Ashokan](/source/Chembil_Ashokan)<br>[Indrans](/source/Indrans)<br>Kavitha Nair<br>Jayakrishnan
| music          = [Ilaiyaraaja](/source/Ilaiyaraaja)
| cinematography = Sudheer K. Sudhakaran
| editing        = Mentos Antony
| studio         = Eden Films
| distributor    = Carnival Pictures
| released       = {{Film date|2016|10|21|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 
| country        = India
| language       = Malayalam
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}

'''''Daffedar''''' is a 2016 Indian [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam)-language drama film directed by Johnson Esthappan, starring [Tini Tom](/source/Tini_Tom) as [Daffadar](/source/Daffadar) and [Malavika Nair](/source/Malavika_Nair_(actress%2C_born_1999)) in lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ananya and Tini Tom in 'Dafedar'|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/ananya-and-tini-tom-in-dafedar-malayalam-news-161378.html|work=India Glitz|date=2016-06-18|accessdate=2016-09-23}}</ref> [Ilaiyaraaja](/source/Ilaiyaraaja) is the music director and the film's audio was launched by [Kerala chief minister](/source/Kerala_chief_minister) [Pinarayi Vijayan](/source/Pinarayi_Vijayan).<ref>{{cite web|title=മലയാളികൾക്കായി ഇളയരാജയുടെ ഓണപ്പാട്ട്,കേരളീയർക്കായി സമർപ്പിച്ചത് മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി|url=http://www.kvartha.com/2016/09/dafedar-films-audio-released-by-cm-with.html|publisher=K Vartha|date=2016-09-09|accessdate=2016-09-27}}</ref>

==Plot==

Daffadar is the story of 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=ഡഫേദാറിലെ അയ്യപ്പനും ആമിയും|url=http://www.nanaonline.in/malayalam-movie-news/1173/|publisher=Nana Film Weekly|accessdate=26 September 2016}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Cast==

*[Tini Tom](/source/Tini_Tom) as Ayyapan
*[Malavika Nair](/source/Malavika_Nair_(actress%2C_born_1999))<ref>{{cite web|title=ആരും കൊതിക്കുന്ന നായിക വേഷം തന്നേയാണ് 'ഡഫേദാറി'ലേത് -മാളവിക|url=http://www.nanaonline.in/malayalam-movie-news/1229/|publisher=Nana Film Weekly|accessdate=26 September 2016}}{{Dead link|date=August 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[Sudheer Karamana](/source/Sudheer_Karamana)
*[Chembil Ashokan](/source/Chembil_Ashokan)
*[Indrans](/source/Indrans)
*[Devan](/source/Devan_(actor))
*[Kavitha Nair](/source/Kavitha_Nair)
*[Jayakrishnan](/source/Jayakrishnan)
*[Geetha Vijayan](/source/Geetha_Vijayan)
*[Neerav Bavlecha](/source/Neerav_Bavlecha) unni kannan
*[Anjali Aneesh Upasana](/source/Anjali_Aneesh)

==Production==
The film originally starred [Kalabhavan Mani](/source/Kalabhavan_Mani) and [Ananya](/source/Ananya_(actress)), with its [pooja](/source/Puja_(Hinduism)) function in 2014,<ref>{{cite web|title=Dafedar Malayalam Movie Pooja - Kalabhavan Mani, Ananya|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGR2e0cWAIo|work=India Glitz You Tube|accessdate=26 September 2016|date=17 September 2014}}</ref> but the film was almost dropped after the death of Mani.<ref>{{cite web|title=അറുപത്തിയഞ്ചുകാരനായി ടിനിടോം...കലാഭവൻ മാണി ചെയ്യാനിരുന്ന വേഷം|url=http://www.nanaonline.in/malayalam-movie-news/1108/|publisher=Nana Film Weekly|accessdate=26 September 2016}}{{Dead link|date=August 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The filming resumed in 2016 with [Tini Tom](/source/Tini_Tom) and [Malavika Nair](/source/Malavika_Nair_(actress%2C_born_1999)) replacing Mani and Ananya respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=இளையராஜாவின் பாடல்களை வெளியிட்ட கேரளா முதல்வர்..!|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/50710/cinema/Kollywood/ilayaraja-song-launched-by-kerala--chife-minister.htm|publisher=[Dinamalar](/source/Dinamalar)|date=2016-09-09|access-date=2016-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ഡഫേദാറിനുവേണ്ടി പത്തുകിലോ തൂക്കം കുറച്ചു -ടിനിടോം|url=http://www.nanaonline.in/malayalam-movie-news/1275/|publisher=Nana Film Weekly|accessdate=26 September 2016}}{{Dead link|date=August 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=പ്രിയ|first1=പ്രിയദർശിനി|title=മണിയുടെ സ്വപ്നം ടിനി ടോം പൂർത്തിയാക്കി! അനുഗ്രഹം തേടി മണിയുടെ അസ്ഥിത്ത��യിലെത്തിയപ്പോൾ സംഭവിച്ചത്|work=ManoramaOnline |url=http://www.vanitha.in/just-in/latest-news/tini-tom-opens-up-kalabhavanmani-relationship-and-his-new-movie.html|publisher=[Vanitha](/source/Vanitha)|accessdate=8 October 2016|date=8 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ടിനി ടോമിന്റെ ഡഫേദാർ:പാട്ടുകളും ട്രെയ്‌ലറും പുറത്തിറങ്ങി|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/dafedar-malayalam-movie-malayalam-news-1.1427998|publisher=[Mathrubhumi](/source/Mathrubhumi)|accessdate=21 October 2016|date=15 October 2016}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack album was composed by [Ilaiyaraaja](/source/Ilaiyaraaja), with lyrics written by [Rafeeq Ahamed](/source/Rafeeq_Ahamed).
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Title !! Lyrics !! Singer(s) !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Poothumbakkinallo Ponnonam" || [Rafeeq Ahamed](/source/Rafeeq_Ahamed) || [Vijay Yesudas](/source/Vijay_Yesudas) || 05:01
|-
| 2 || "Oorila Eerila" || Rafeeq Ahamed || Alka Ajit || 04:59
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|6099884}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daffadar}}
Category:2016 films
Category:2016 Malayalam-language films
Category:2016 Indian films
Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja

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