Udayananu Tharam is a 2005 Malayalam comedy film that presents the southern Indian film industry through a satirical viewpoint. It was written by Sreenivasan and directed by debutant Rosshan Andrrews. The film stars Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Meena, Jagathy Sreekumar, and Mukesh in the lead roles. The financial and artistic crisis which plagued the once glittering Malayalam film industry at the turn of the 21st century lies at the center of the story. In the Hindi version, neither the original Malayalam film nor the writer/director were credited. However, the film's story seems to have been... adapted from a mix of scripts from the 1999 film Bowfinger and the 2002 american comedy, Big Fat Liar. Roshan Andrews changed his name to Rosshan Andrrews as per his astrologer's suggestion to ensure the success of the film. The film was a blockbuster, and grossed 5.2 crores in two weeks from 41 screens in Kerala with a distributor's share of 1.38 crores. This was the biggest opening for any Malayalam film till then.
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| Release date: | 2005 |
| Directed by: | Rosshan Andrrews |
| Runtime: | 162 Minutes |
| Producer: | C. Karunakaran |
| Music by: | Deepak Dev, Deepak Dev, Ouseppachan |
| Screenplay by: | Sreenivasan |