| Daffedar | |
| Director: | Johnson Esthappan |
| Producer: | Gickson Thekkumthala Ginu Mathew George |
| Starring: | Tini Tom[1] Malavika Nair Sudheer Karamana Chembil Ashokan Indrans Kavitha Nair Jayakrishnan |
| Music: | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography: | Sudheer K. Sudhakaran |
| Editing: | Mentos Antony |
| Studio: | Eden Films |
| Distributor: | Carnival Pictures |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Malayalam |
Daffedar is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Johnson Esthappan, starring Tini Tom as Daffadar and Malavika Nair in lead roles.[2] Ilaiyaraaja is the music director and the film's audio was launched by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.[3]
Daffadar is the story Ayyappan, a 65 years old honest, sincere, and compassionate security personnel (Daffadar) of the Collector for over 40 years. Evenafter his retirement he dresses as Daffadar and goes to the Collectorate every day.[4]
The film originally starred Kalabhavan Mani and Ananya, with its pooja function in 2014,[6] but the film was almost dropped after the death of Mani.[7] The filming resumed in 2016 with Tini Tom and Malavika Nair replacing Mani and Ananya respectively.[8] [9] [10] [11]
The soundtrack album was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahamed.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Poothumbakkinallo Ponnonam" | 05:01 | |||
| 2 | "Oorila Eerila" | Rafeeq Ahamed | Alka Ajit | 04:59 |