Chandraprakash, a well-known TV news anchor, comes under undue pressure from his higher-ups to bring competitive exclusives, which urges him to leave the job. When a rival media group offers him a new job, he rebrands himself into a loud, tyrannical journalist, catering to those looking for news theatrics.
Acting
Tovino's transformation from soft-spoken to absolutely unhinged
Direction
Aashiq Abu's surgical takedown of newsroom theatrics
Writing
Dialogue that stings like a slap from reality
Director
Aashiq Abu
Tovino Thomas
Chandraprakash
Anna Ben
Shakira Muhammed
Renji Panicker
Advocate Govindamenon
Sharafudheen
Pradeep John
Rajesh Madhavan
Manu Aliyan
Navas Vallikkunnu
Nizar
Lukman Avaran
Adv. Ameer
Jayaraj Warrier
Bharathan
Jaffer Idukki
Purambokilachan
Joy Mathew
Kurup sir
Dileesh Nair
Freddy
Vijayaraghavan
Babuji
Fejo
Mudiyan
Kunchan
Minister Thomman Varghese
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Naradan specifically targets Malayalam news channels' 'prime time debate' culture, with Chandraprakash modeled on real anchors who built empires on manufactured outrage. The film sparked actual industry conversations about media ethics in Kerala.
Aashiq Abu cast Anna Ben against type after seeing her in Helen — he wanted someone audiences trusted immediately to anchor the film's moral compass. Her scenes were deliberately underlit compared to Chandraprakash's increasingly artificial glow.
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