Nadodikkattu

Nadodikkattu
Film poster
Directed by	Sathyan Anthikad
Screenplay by	Sreenivasan
Story by	Siddique-Lal
Produced by	Century Kochumon Mohanlal I. V. Sasi Mammootty
Starring	Mohanlal Sreenivasan Shobana Thilakan
Cinematography	Vipin Mohan
Edited by	K. Narayanan
Music by	Shyam
Production company	Casino Productions
Distributed by	Century Films
Release date	6 November 1987 (1987-11-06)
Running time	158 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹17 lakhs[1]

Nadodikkattu (transl. The nomad wind) is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language satirical comedy film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Sreenivasan based on a story by the Siddique–Lal duo. It stars Mohanlal and Sreenivasan in the lead roles, along with an ensemble supporting cast featuring Shobhana, Thilakan, Innocent, Mamukkoya and Captain Raju. The story revolves around two impecunious young men, Ramdas and Vijayan who not being able to find any job in Kerala, plan to immigrate to Dubai to make their fortunes but get deceived and end up in Chennai. The film drew upon relevant social factors affecting Kerala of the 1980s such as widespread unemployment and poverty.^[2]

Critics consider the film represents popular Malayalam cinema at its satirical best and established the Mohanlal-Sreenivasan onscreen combination as one of its most memorable and bankable cinematic pairs. The story, screenplay and characters have achieved classic status.^[2] The film was produced by Casino Productions, a production company owned by Century Kochumon, Mohanlal, I. V. Sasi, and Mammootty.