Sadanandante Samayam

{{short description|2003 film directed by Akbar}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Sadanandante Samayam | image = Sadanandante Samayam.jpg | alt = | caption = Video cover Designed | director = [[Akku Akbar]] | producer = | writer = [[J. Pallassery]] <br>Sharathchandran Wayanad | narrator = | starring = [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<br>[[Kavya Madhavan]]<br> [[Cochin Haneefa]] | music = [[Mohan Sithara]] | cinematography = [[P. Sukumar]] | editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]] | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2003|05|02|df=y}} | runtime = 152 minutes | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget =  | gross =  }} '''''Sadanandante Samayam''''' ({{Translation|Sadanandan's Time}}) is a 2003 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[satirical film]] directed by [[Akku Akbar|Akbar]]-Jose, starring [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] and [[Kavya Madhavan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sadananthante-samayam-review-malayalam-pclu18hhgdgcc.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312105050/https://www.sify.com/movies/sadananthante-samayam-review-malayalam-pclu18hhgdgcc.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=12 March 2022 | title=Sadananthante Samayam | website=[[Sify]] }}</ref> It was hit of the year at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vijayalaxmi |first=Poornima |title=Mammootty succeeds, Mohanlal falters |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jun/28south.htm |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Rediff }}</ref>

==Plot== The movie is about Sadanandan, an ordinary school teacher and according to others, a good teacher. However, some problems always revolve around him concerning his lifestyle as he is a strong believer in astrology. If he does anything, it is according to the laws of astrology, and he cannot make a strong decision of his own as he mistrusts everything. His life takes a turn when an astrologer informs him that he will soon meet death. He panics and tries to do everything required for his wife Sumangala and daughter before he dies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/sadanandante-samayam/story.html|title = Sadanandante Samayam Story, Sadanandante Samayam Movie Story, Plot, Synopsis, Review, Preview}}</ref>

==Cast== {{colbegin}} * [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Manakkapalli Sadanandan * [[Kavya Madhavan]] as Sumangala, Sadanandan's wife * [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Sudhakaran, Sadanandan's elder brother * [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Sankara Menon, Sadanandan's uncle * [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Headmaster Chacko * [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Krishnanunni * [[Sukumari]] as Kalyani, Sankara Menon's wife and Sadanandan's aunt * [[Bindu Panicker]] as Devootty, Sudhakaran and Sadanandan's elder sister ** Dimple Rose as Young Devootty * [[Salim Kumar]] as Gopalan, Sadanandan's friend * Maya Vishwanath as Ramani, Sudhakaran's wife * [[Sadiq (Indian actor)|Sadiq]] as [[Advocate|Adv.]] Gopinathan, Sumangala's elder brother and Sadanandan's brother-in-law * [[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Divakaran, Sadanandan's brother-in-law * [[Unnikrishnan Namboothiri]] as Sadananda Menon, Sadanandan's grandfather and a noted astrologer * [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Abdullah Master * [[Reena (actress)|Reena]] as Sumangala and Gopinathan's mother * [[Kalabhavan Shajohn]] as Beerankutty, Sadanandan's neighbour * [[Narayanankutty]] as village drunkard Bhaskaran * [[Machan Varghese]] as Insurance agent Joseph * [[Jose Pellissery]] as Vaidyar * [[Geetha Salam]] as Tea-shop owner Saithali * [[Ambika Mohan]] as Nabeeesu, Beerankutty's wife * Jija Surendran as Teacher * Gayathri as Gopinathan's wife * Beena Sabu as Vishukani Janu * Nivia Rebin as the Muslim bride * Nivedita as Kochammini * Meena Ganesh as Vayattatti * Ramankutty Varier As Astrologer Panicker<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m3db.com/ramankutty-varrier | title=രാമൻകുട്ടി വാര്യർ }}</ref> * Keerthana Anil as Soumya Mol, Sadanandan's daughter {{colend}}

== Soundtrack == The film's soundtrack was composed by [[Mohan Sithara]], with lyrics penned by [[Yusufali Kechery]].

{| class="wikitable" |- ! # !! Song !! Singers |- | 1 || Janma Nakshathrame || [[K. J. Yesudas]] |- | 2 || Nee Arinjo (M) || [[K. J. Yesudas]] |- | 3 || Neeyarinjo (D) || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] |- | 4 || Omalaale (D) || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] |- | 5 || Oomalaale (M) || [[K. J. Yesudas]] |- | 6 || Souparnnika || V. Devanand |- | 7 || Tharivalakayyaalenne || Mahadevan, [[Vidhu Prathap]] |}

== Reception == A critic from ''Nowrunning'' wrote that "There is nothing new in this Dileep starrer. It's just another mandatory comedy where Dileep tries the same things which we have seen thousand times".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/323/malayalam/sadananthante-samayam/119/review.htm | title=Sadananthante Samayam Review | Sadananthante Samayam Malayalam Movie Review by K. T. Thomas | date=27 May 2003 |work=Nowrunning }}</ref> A critic from ''Chithram'' wrote that "On the whole unless Dileep pulls up his socks, his comedy act will turn out to be a great tragedy".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.123kerala.com/chithram/review_sadanathante.html|title=Review: Sadananthante Samayam|work=Chithram|archive-date=20 June 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030620213241/http://www.123kerala.com/chithram/review_sadanathante.html}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0371924}}

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