Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar
| Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar | |
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| Directed by | Sajin Raaghavan |
| Produced by | Vaishaka Rajan |
| Written by | Sreenivasan |
| Starring | Sreenivasan Mamta Mohandas Vineeth Sreenivasan Fahadh Faasil |
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Songs: Deepak Dev Background Score: Bijibal |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | Kevin Thomas |
| Distributed by | Vaishaka Cinema & PJ Entertainments UK |
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147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹3.5 crore (US$540,000) |
| Box office | ₹1.40 crore (US$220,000) |
Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar (Malayalam: പത്മശ്രീ ഭരത് ഡോക്ടർ സരോജ് കുമാർ) is a 2012 Malayalam satirical film directed by Sajin Raaghavan, starring Sreenivasan and Mamta Mohandas in the lead roles. It is a spin-off of popular 2005 film Udayananu Tharam. Sreenivasan reprises the character of Superstar Saroj Kumar from the original. The director announced that this is not a sequel: Only some characters from Udayananu Tharam will be used. The film was shot mainly in Chennai and Kochi.
Saroj Kumar is a matinée idol and megastar in Kerala churning out hits one after the other. But a few of his recent movies, such as Vekkeda Vedi, turns out to be big flops. His new film, directed by Alex Samuel, gets cancelled on the first day of shooting when Saroj slaps fellow actor Shyam for some silly reasons. Pachalam Bhasi, the producer, tries for a compromise, but Saroj is not ready to apologise.
Alex Samuel and Pachalam Bhasi starts their new film with Shyam in the lead. Saroj bribes film associations and gets it banned. He gets the rank of Colonel in the Army and shows of with it. This is when Babykuttan, another producer, comes into scene. He helps Alex Samuel and Pachalam Bhasi to resume their project. Saroj Kumar tries to cancel the film in many ways but it is successfully completed and is well received by the audiences.
Meanwhile, the income tax department raids his premises and starts prosecution proceedings for tax evasion. Saroj is tense about this, and he drinks a lot acting in a different manner. Many truths regarding Saroj's personal life are revealed towards the end.
About the idea of making Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar, Sreenivasan says:
The thought of the film came to us when we started thinking about what should be happening to a superstar like Saroj Kumar at this point of time. He is getting old and the most challenging aspect about stardom is that once you have got it, the next question is how long it will last. Some people can accept the changes in life in a mature way but for most others, it is never easy. This superstar is wary of new thoughts and new experiments because he knows he won't fit into the changing scheme of things. It is easy to be a hero in films as even a weak person can fight with any number of goons and get applause from viewers. But Dr Saroj Kumar forces the directors to cater to his thoughts. All this makes the character very exciting.
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