The film features Mohanlal, Lal, Lalu Alex, Siddique, Kalabhavan Navas and Sreenivasan in the lead roles.
Synopsis
Niram revolves around three friends who come together after years of estrangement. The trio plan to attend a wedding of a friend's relative, Karthika. On their way, they stop at Niram, a small village to refresh themselves. Here, they meet Karthika's fiancé Sibi (Mohanlal), whose parents have forbidden him to marry Karthika.
When the trio meets a frustrated actor Rajan, a potential love interest for Sibi, they persuade him to promote Sibi's career. They ask Karthika to do the same, and subsequently enter the film world. Karthika makes the first film, and after a few attempts, it becomes a hit. Eventually, Sibi meets Karthika, and their life together commences.
Cast
Mohanlal as Sibi
Lal as Ramu
Lalu Alex as Jimmy
Siddique as Thommi
Kalabhavan Navas as Rajan
Sreenivasan as Devasena Varma
Iniya as Velayudhan (as Mini Vidyadharan)
Nedumudi Venu as Panikker
Kottayam Nazeer as Tony
Kunchan as Arikkumoolan
Ambika Mohan as Anty Thommi
Lakshmi as Karthika
Soundtrack
The music is composed by M. Jayachandran and lyrics are written by Girish Puthenpurakkara and Sangeetha Rajasekharan.
Release and reception
The film had an average run at the box office. The film was released on 5 December 1999. The New Straits Times wrote "Flawlessly woven in a convincing, realistic manner, Niram presents a story not many films about the Indian middle class could address. A good comedy, with good humour in the script, it is a film worth watching". Sify wrote "Niram is a film with all the ingredients that makes a love story a page-turner. It is a well-made romantic comedy with good performances by Mohanlal and Lalu Alex as the leads, with Siddique, Kalabhavan and Sreenivasan in fine support".
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