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Nna Thaan Case Kodu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval
Written by	Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval
Produced by	Santhosh T. Kuruvilla Kunchacko Boban Sheril Rachel Santhosh
Starring	Kunchacko Boban Gayathrie Shankar
Cinematography	Rakesh Haridas
Edited by	Manoj Kannoth
Music by	Dawn Vincent
Production companies	STK Frames Kunchacko Boban Productions Udaya Pictures
Distributed by	Magic Frames
Release date	11 August 2022 (2022-08-11)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Box office	₹50 crore

Nna Thaan Case Kodu (transl. If so, sue me) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language satire courtroom comedy film written and directed by Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval, produced by Santhosh T. Kuruvilla and co-produced by Kunchacko Boban Productions and Udaya Pictures. The film stars Kunchacko Boban and Gayathrie Shankar (In her Malayalam debut). The music was composed by Dawn Vincent. The story revolves around Kozhummal Rajeevan, a reformed thief's fight for justice when an innocent act to defend himself places him in loggerheads with the high and mighty of society.

Nna Thaan Case Kodu was released theatrically on 11 August 2022 opened to positive reviews for its humour, screenplay, direction & performances. It was featured at the 54th IFFI Indian panorama section. The film was a blockbuster at box office.

Plot

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Petty thief Kozhummal Rajeevan meets Devi, a Tamil girl, and falls for her. They decide to live together at her house and he completely stops his illegal activities and starts working as a labourer. One day, on his way back from a temple festival, to avoid being hit by an auto, he jumps over the boundary wall of MLA Kunjikannan's house and gets bitten by his pet dogs Kingini and Painkili. To top it off, Rajeevan is accused of theft and arrested.

In court, Rajeevan argues his case by himself with the help of a police-turned-advocate Gangadharan, and promises to produce evidence. Thereafter the court proceedings start and eventually Rajeevan drags the PWD minister K.P Preman into the situation by accusing him for the one pothole on the road that caused all the problems. But thereafter he faces many hurdles to gather the evidence. Will he be able to prove himself innocent or will he be oppressed forms the rest of the plot.

Cast

• Kunchacko Boban as Kozhummal Rajeevan
• Gayathrie Shankar as Devi
• Rajesh Madhavan as Sureshan Kaavunthazhe
• P.P. Kunhikrishnan as Magistrate 1
• Kunhikannan Cheruvathur as Minister K. P. Preman
• Sibi Thomas as Johny, Lorry Driver
• A.V Balakrishnan as Adv. Krishnan
• Adv. Shukkur as Adv. Shukkur
• Gangadharan Kuttamath as Adv. Gangadharan
• Mridul Nair as Aakash, Biker
• Unnimaya Prasad as Chief Minister Deepa
• Bhanumathi Payyannur as nurse
• Nayana Kishore as associate to Adv. Shukkur
• Chithra Nair as Sumalatha
• Dr. K. T. Balachandran as Engineer Samuel Pulliullaveetil
• Jacob Mathew as Raghu
• Sudheer C. K. as M.L.A Kunjikkannan
• Basil Joseph as Magistrate 2 (special appearance)
• Ratheesh Balkrishnan Poduval as news reporter (cameo appearance)

Production

Development

The film was announced on 14 March 2022 by Kunchacko Boban along with a poster on social media, he also revealed that he would be co-producing the film, written and directed by Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval. Poduval had earlier tried to cast Boban in his directorial debut Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 (2019), but Boban turned down the role citing that the story was unclear to him. After its release, Boban liked the film and called Poduval and expressed interest for future collaborations. The story of Nna Thaan Case Kodu was discussed with Boban prior to the Covid-19 pandemic in India, it underwent further development after that.

Casting

For the character, Boban had tanned skin, oiled down hairstyle, and prosthetics on lower jaw. He used Kasargode dialect for the role. Tamil actress Gayathrie Shankar was cast in an important role, and Rajesh Madhavan also plays a supporting role. The rest of the cast was made up of several newcomers who were chosen through auditions.

Music

Nna Thaan Case Kodu
Soundtrack album by Dawn Vincent
Released	13 August 2022
Recorded	2022
Studio	Noise Head Quarters, Kochi
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	6:31
Language	Malayalam
Label	123 Musix Entertainments Pvt. Ltd.
Producer	Dawn Vincent
Dawn Vincent chronology
Kuttavum Shikshayum (2022) Nna Thaan Case Kodu (2022) The Teacher (2022)
External audio Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, from Spotify

The soundtrack album features two songs composed, programmed, and arranged by Dawn Vincent with lyrics penned by Vaishakh Sugunan. The first song "Aadalodakam" was released on 11 July 2022 on YouTube. Second song from the album titled "Padakkoppila" was released on 4 September 2022.

The movie features a remix version of yesteryear song Devadoothar Padi from the movie Kathodu Kathoram. The music video was released on Millennium Audios' YouTube channel on 25 July 2022.

"Devadoothar Paadi"
Single by Biju Narayanan
from the album Nna Than Case Kodu
Language	Malayalam
Released	25 July 2022
Studio	Noise Head Quarters, Kochi
Length	5:44
Label	Millennium Audios
Composer(s)	Ouseppachan
Lyricist(s)	O. N. V. Kurup
Producer(s)	Dawn Vincent
External audio Devadoothar Paadi from Spotify Devadoothar Paadi on YouTube

Originally composed by Ouseppachan, The music video featuring lead actor Kunchacko Boban's delectably humorous dance sequence as a typical malayali drunkard often seen during a stage show in a local festival of kerala, became trending on YouTube and was an instant hit after on release.

Release

Theatrical

The release date was revealed through a poster featuring a newspaper article about a robber who was injured by a dog while attempting to steal into an MLA home. The film was released on theatres on 11 August 2022.

Home media

The digital rights of the film is acquired by Disney+ Hotstar and started streaming from 8 September 2022 on the occasion of Thiruvonam. The satellite rights of the film is owned by Asianet. The film premiered on 25 December 2022 on occasion of Christmas.

Reception

Critical reception

For Firstpost, film critic Anna M. M. Vetticad ranked it fifth in her year-end list of best Malayalam films. S.R. Praveen of The Hindu wrote, "Nna Thaan Case Kodu is a biting satire which coasts along on the strength of a humorous script and a set of earnest performances." Sajin Shrijith of The New Indian Express gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 and stated, "Nna Thaan Case Kodu is a rare, one-of-a-kind experience that only comes along once in a blue moon, with enough merits that lend themselves well to the big screen."

Accolades

Spin-off

Sureshanteyum Sumalathayudeyum Hridayahariyaya Pranayakatha directed by Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval is a spin-off of the film starring Rajesh Madhavan and Chithra respiring the character of this film. Kunchacko Boban also reprises his role of Kozhummal Rajeevan in a cameo appearance. The film released on 16 May 2024.

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External links

• Nna Thaan Case Kodu at IMDb

• 2022 films
• 2020s Malayalam-language films
• Indian satirical films
• Indian courtroom films
• Films shot in Kasaragod