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Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar
Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sajin Raaghavan
Written by	Sreenivasan
Produced by	Vaishaka Rajan
Starring	Sreenivasan; Vineeth Sreenivasan; Fahadh Faasil;
Cinematography	S. Kumar
Edited by	Kevin Thomas
Music by	Deepak Dev[citation needed]; Bijibal (score)[citation needed];
Distributed by	Vaishaka Cinema; PJ Entertainments; (UK)
Release date	14 January 2012;
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

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Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language satirical parody film. It was directed by Sajin Raghavan as his directorial debut. The movie stars Sreenivasan as the titular superstar with Vineeth Sreenivasan, Fahadh Faasil, Jagathy Sreekumar, Suraj Venjaramoodu, and Mukesh.^{[citation needed]} It is a spin-off of the popular 2005 film Udayananu Tharam. Sreenivasan reprises the original role of Saroj Kumar. The director announced this is not a sequel, and that only some characters from Udayananu Tharam were used. In the film, renowned actor Saroj Kumar is ousted from his film following a quarrel with a co-actor. He then goes on to try many tricks to sabotage the project but fails when the movie becomes a success.

The film was shot mainly in Chennai and Kochi.^[1]

Synopsis

Saroj Kumar is a renowned South Indian actor who lost his fandom and successful films due to his arrogance and vanity. His latest films like Vekkada Vedi, turn into a flop due to his over-heroic performance and lack of story.

Alex Samuel and Pachalam Bhasi start their new film with Shyam, a debutant actor. Meanwhile, Saroj bribes film associations and gets Samuel's and Pachalam's film banned. He gets the rank of Colonel in the Army and brags about it. Meanwhile, Babykuttan, another producer, helps Alex and Pachalam to resume their project. Saroj Kumar tries to cancel the film in many ways but it is completed and is well received by the audience.

Meanwhile, the income tax department raids his premises and starts prosecution proceedings for tax evasion. How Saroj is tense about the matter, drinks a lot, and acts differently form the rest of the plot.

Cast

Sreenivasan as Megastar Padma Shri Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar (Thengumoodu Rajappan)
Vineeth Sreenivasan as Shyam, Saroj Kumar's son
Fahadh Faasil as Alex Samuel
Mukesh as Babykkuttan
Jagathy Sreekumar as Pachalam Bhasi
Suraj Venjarammoodu as Muttathara Babu
Salim Kumar as Rafeeq
Mamta Mohandas as Neelima, Saroj's wife
Manikuttan as Rajesh
Manikandan Pattambi as Journalist Anilkumar
Subi Suresh as Reporter Poomanthali Susheela
Kollam Thulasi as Union Leader
Liimal G Padath as Alex's Assistant
Apoorva Bose as Lekha, Shyam's Love interest
Saju Attingal as SI Ram Kumar
Sunil Sukhada as Kadalundi Madhavan
Sajitha Betti as Neelima's friend
Ponnamma Babu as Neelima's friend
Lishoy as Income Tax Department officer
Shari as Shyam's mother
Pradeep Kottayam as Eureka TV Assistant
Manoj Kumar as Shyam's neighbour
Munshi Venu as Shyam's native
Harikrishna Menon as Shyam's local friend
Vishnu as Shyam's local friend
Vijayan Peringode as The physician
Cherthala Lalitha as Shyam's neighbour
Deepika Mohan as Servant
Sandhya (special appearance)
Meera Nandan (special appearance)
Sarayu (special appearance)
Roopa (special appearance)
Nimisha Suresh (special appearance)
Mohanlal as Udhayabhanu (mentioned only)
Meena as Madhumathi Udayabhanu (mentioned only)

Production

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 in 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."^[2]

Reception

Critical reception

The film was released on 14 January 2012 to mainly mixed reviews from critics, although, the comedy scenes received praise. Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff.com concluded his review saying, "On the whole, Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar is disappointing, to say the least."^[3] Hari Prasad of Yentha.com said that "the film, despite having a good theme, suffers from a messy script."^[4] Sify.com."^[5]

Soundtrack

Music: Deepak Dev, Lyrics: Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri

No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Mozhikalum"	Haricharan, Manjari
2.	"Iniyoru Chalanam"	Shaan Rahman, Vineeth Sreenivasan
3.	"Kesu"	Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shweta Mohan
4.	"Mozhikalum"	Haricharan

References

^ "First Look: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
^ "Sreenivasan: It is easy to be a hero in films". Rediff.com. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
^ Palicha, Paresh C. "Review: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar is crass". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "Movie Review: Padmashree Bharat Dr.Saroj Kumar (Mal) – Disappoints Big Time!". yentha.com. 15 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012.
^ "Sify Movies - Review listing". Sify. 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013.

External links

Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar at IMDb
Times of India report
Metromatinee article Archived 16 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[First_Look:_Padmasree_Bharat_Dr_Saroj_Kumar-1] "First Look: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

[2] "Sreenivasan: It is easy to be a hero in films". Rediff.com. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

[3] Palicha, Paresh C. "Review: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar is crass". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[4] "Movie Review: Padmashree Bharat Dr.Saroj Kumar (Mal) – Disappoints Big Time!". yentha.com. 15 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012.

[5] "Sify Movies - Review listing". Sify. 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013.

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-'''''Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar''''' ({{lang-ml|പത്മശ്രീ ഭരത് ഡോക്ടർ സരോജ് കുമാർ}}) is an 2012 [[Malayalam]] [[satirical film]] directed by Sajin Raaghavan, starring [[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]] and [[Mamta Mohandas]] in the lead roles.<ref name="Padmashree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar">{{cite web|title=Padmashree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9648/malayalam/padmashree-bharat-dr-saroj-kumar/index.htm|publisher=Nowrunning.com}}</ref> In the film, Sreenivasan reprises the character of Superstar Saroj Kumar from his popular 2005 film ''[[Udayananu Tharam]]''. The director announced that the film is not a sequel, but only some characters from ''Udayananu Tharam'' will be taken for scripting this film. The film was shot mainly in [[Chennai]] and [[Kochi]].<ref name="First Look: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar">{{cite web|title=First Look: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/first-look-padmasree-bharat-dr-saroj-kumar/20111011.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=October 11, 2011}}</ref>
+'''''Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[satire film|satirical]] [[parody film]]. It was directed by Sajin Raghavan as his directorial debut. The movie stars [[Sreenivasan]] as the titular [[superstar]] with [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], [[Fahadh Faasil]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]], and [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} It is a spin-off of the popular 2005 film ''[[Udayananu Tharam]]''. Sreenivasan reprises the original role of Saroj Kumar. The director announced this is not a sequel, and that only some characters from ''Udayananu Tharam'' were used. In the film, renowned actor Saroj Kumar is ousted from his film following a quarrel with a co-actor. He then goes on to try many tricks to sabotage the project but fails when the movie becomes a success.
+The film was shot mainly in [[Chennai]] and [[Kochi]].<ref name="First Look: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar">{{cite web |title=First Look: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/first-look-padmasree-bharat-dr-saroj-kumar/20111011.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |accessdate=11 October 2011 |archive-date=12 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012061127/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/first-look-padmasree-bharat-dr-saroj-kumar/20111011.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
-==Plot==
-Saroj Kumar is a matinee 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 of the film, 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 various film associations and gets the film banned. 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 the film is successfully completed and is well received by the audiences. A lot of truths regarding Saroj's personal life is revealed towards the end.that shyam is his son from his first wife
+==Synopsis==
+Saroj Kumar is a renowned South Indian actor who lost his fandom and successful films due to his arrogance and vanity. His latest films like ''Vekkada Vedi'', turn into a [[box office flop|flop]] due to his over-heroic performance and lack of story.
+Alex Samuel and Pachalam Bhasi start their new film with Shyam, a debutant actor. Meanwhile, Saroj bribes film associations and gets Samuel's and Pachalam's film banned. He gets the rank of [[Colonel]] in the [[Indian Army|Army]] and brags about it. Meanwhile, Babykuttan, another producer, helps Alex and Pachalam to resume their project. Saroj Kumar tries to cancel the film in many ways but it is completed and is well received by the audience.
+Meanwhile, the income tax department raids his premises and starts prosecution proceedings for [[tax evasion]]. How Saroj is tense about the matter, drinks a lot, and acts differently form the rest of the plot.
 ==Cast==
+{{colbegin}}
-* [[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]] as Superstar Saroj Kumar
+* [[Sreenivasan]] as Megastar [[Padma Shri]] Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar (Thengumoodu Rajappan)
-* [[Mamta Mohandas]] as Neelima
-* [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] as Shyam
+* [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] as Shyam, Saroj Kumar's son
-* [[Fahad Fazil]] as Alex Samuel
+* [[Fahadh Faasil]] as Alex Samuel
+* [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as Babykkuttan
 * [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Pachalam Bhasi
 * [[Suraj Venjarammoodu]] as Muttathara Babu
-* [[Salim Kumar]] as Rafeek
+* [[Salim Kumar]] as Rafeeq
-* [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as Babykkuttan
+* [[Mamta Mohandas]] as Neelima, Saroj's wife
+* [[Manikuttan]] as Rajesh
+* [[Manikandan Pattambi]] as Journalist Anilkumar
+* [[Subi Suresh]] as Reporter Poomanthali Susheela
+* [[Kollam Thulasi]] as Union Leader
+* Liimal G Padath as Alex's Assistant
+* Apoorva Bose as Lekha, Shyam's Love interest
+* Saju Attingal as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Ram Kumar
+* [[Sunil Sukhada]] as Kadalundi Madhavan
+* [[Sajitha Betti]] as Neelima's friend
+* [[Ponnamma Babu]] as Neelima's friend
+* [[Lishoy]] as Income Tax Department officer
+* [[Shari (actress)|Shari]] as Shyam's mother
+* [[Pradeep Kottayam]] as Eureka TV Assistant
+* Manoj Kumar as Shyam's neighbour
+* Munshi Venu as Shyam's native
+* Harikrishna Menon as Shyam's local friend
+* Vishnu as Shyam's local friend
+* Vijayan Peringode as The physician
+* Cherthala Lalitha as Shyam's neighbour
+* Deepika Mohan as Servant
+* [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]] (special appearance)
 * [[Meera Nandan]] (special appearance)
 * [[Sarayu (actress)|Sarayu]] (special appearance)
+* [[Roopa (actress)|Roopa]] (special appearance)
 * [[Nimisha Suresh]] (special appearance)
-* [[Kollam Thulasi]] as Union Leader
+* [[Mohanlal]] as Udhayabhanu (mentioned only)
+* [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Madhumathi Udayabhanu (mentioned only)
+{{colend}}
 ==Production==
-About the idea of making the film, 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 applauses from viewers. But Dr Saroj Kumar forces the directors to cater to his thoughts. All this makes the character very exciting." "As the characters are already known to the viewers, the expectations could be huge.
+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 in 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."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-sreenivasan/20120117.htm |title=Sreenivasan: It is easy to be a hero in films |website=[[Rediff.com]] |date=17 January 2012 |access-date=1 March 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153549/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-sreenivasan/20120117.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The film was mainly shot in [[Chennai]] and [[Kochi]].
+==Reception==
-==Release==
 ===Critical reception===
-The film released on 14 January 2012<ref>[http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?programId=1080132927&contentId=10823435&tabId=19&BV_ID=@@@ "Saroj Kumar to hit screens today"]</ref> to mainly negative reviews from critics. Paresh C Palicha of [[Rediff.com]] concluded his review saying, "On the whole, ''Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar'' is disappointing, to say the least."<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-padmasree-bharat-dr-saroj-kumar-is-crass/20120116.htm "Review: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar is crass"]</ref> Hari Prasad of Yentha.com said that "the film, despite having a good theme, suffers from a messy script."<ref>[http://www.yentha.com/news/view/features/movie-review-padmashree-bharat-dr.saroj-kumar-mal "Movie Review: Padmashree Bharat Dr.Saroj Kumar (Mal) - Disappoints Big Time!"]</ref> [[Sify.com]] and [[Oneindia.in]] also published negative reviews saying that the film is "disappointing."<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?cid=2428 Movie Review: Padmashree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar"]</ref><ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/reviews/2012/padmasree-bharat-dr-saroj-kumar-movie-review-160112.html "Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar – Movie Review"]</ref>
+The film was released on 14 January 2012 to mainly mixed reviews from critics, although, the comedy scenes received praise. Paresh C. Palicha of [[Rediff.com]] concluded his review saying, "On the whole, ''Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar'' is disappointing, to say the least."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-padmasree-bharat-dr-saroj-kumar-is-crass/20120116.htm|title=Review: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar is crass|first=Paresh C.|last=Palicha|website=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=5 April 2023|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405172322/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-padmasree-bharat-dr-saroj-kumar-is-crass/20120116.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Hari Prasad of Yentha.com said that "the film, despite having a good theme, suffers from a messy script."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/features/movie-review-padmashree-bharat-dr.saroj-kumar-mal |title=Movie Review: Padmashree Bharat Dr.Saroj Kumar (Mal) – Disappoints Big Time! |date=15 January 2012 |website=yentha.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117125715/http://www.yentha.com/news/view/features/movie-review-padmashree-bharat-dr.saroj-kumar-mal |archive-date=17 January 2012}}</ref> [[Sify.com]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/reviews/category/malayalam/|title=Sify Movies - Review listing|website=[[Sify]] |date=12 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312192903/http://www.sify.com/movies/reviews/category/malayalam/ |archive-date=12 March 2013 }}</ref>
-===Controversies===
+==Soundtrack==
-Although Sreenivasan says that the characterisation of Saroj Kumar is not at all based on any those of the existing superstars, it has been accused that Sreenivasan is drastically mimicking actor [[Mohanlal]] throughout the film. Many comments are made in the film about real happenings including Mohanlal's derogatory [Even though Lal just said "Sukumar Azhikode may have "mathibhramam' [ hallucination] to make such comments about him,Media made an issue of it and yet the term is deliberately addressed as 'derogatory."Mathi Bhramam" is a pure Malayalam word for hallucination] comments against [[Sukumar Azhikode]], his [[Lieutenant Colonel]] honour, Income tax raids and recovering of elephant tusks from his house, and his famous ad campaigns. There are reports that S. Kumar, the cinematographer of the film has been threatened via phone by Antony Perumbavoor, a film producer and close associate of Mohanlal.<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/76791.html "'Saroj' is framed"]</ref>
+Music: [[Deepak Dev]], Lyrics: [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]]
-==References==
+{{Track listing
-{{Reflist}}
+| extra_column = Singer(s)
+| title1 = Mozhikalum
+| extra1 = [[Haricharan]], [[Manjari (Indian singer)|Manjari]]
+| title2 = Iniyoru Chalanam
+| extra2 = [[Shaan Rahman]], [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]
+| title3 = Kesu
+| extra3 = [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], [[Shweta Mohan]]
+| title4 = Mozhikalum
+| extra4 = [[Haricharan]]
+}}
-==See also==
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
-* ''[[Udayananu Tharam]]''
 ==External links==
+* {{IMDb title|2138104|Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar}}
-* [http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-05/news-interviews/30115757_1_mamta-mohandas-sreenivasan-stars Times of India report]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120926000837/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-05/news-interviews/30115757_1_mamta-mohandas-sreenivasan-stars Times of India report]
-* [http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Sreenivasan%20and%20Mamta%20in%20Padmashree%20Bharath%20Dr.Saroj%20Kumar.-3399-1 Metromatinee article]
+* [http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Sreenivasan%20and%20Mamta%20in%20Padmashree%20Bharath%20Dr.Saroj%20Kumar.-3399-1 Metromatinee article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116230000/http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Sreenivasan%20and%20Mamta%20in%20Padmashree%20Bharath%20Dr.Saroj%20Kumar.-3399-1 |date=16 January 2012 }}
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