Idukki Gold is a 2012 Malayalam-language

Malayalam language

Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...

 Indian feature film directed

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 by Aashiq Abu

Aashiq Abu

Aashiq Abu is a Malayalam film director from Kerala, India. He began his directorial career by directing a Mammootty movie, Daddy Cool. Daddy cool was appreciated for the brave attempt in making some experimental treatment. His second film Salt N' Pepper turned out to be a trend setter in malayalam...

, starring Lal

Lal (actor)

Paul Michael , better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian film director, script writer, actor, producer, and film distributor....

, Shankar

Shankar (actor)

Shankar Panikkar, popularly known as Shankar is an Indian film actor and director. He was one of the prominent lead actors of Malayalam cinema during the 1980s.- As an Actor :...

, Raveendran

Raveendran (actor)

Raveendran is an Indian actor, primarily concentrating in Malayalam and Tamil films. He was a very busy actor in both these languages in 1980's. He debuted in Tamil mega hit Oru Thalai Ragam. He was the second lead in Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth movies like, Sagalakala Vallavan, Per Sollum Pillai,...

, Babu Antony

Babu Antony

Babu Antony is an Indian film actor, noted mainly for his negative character roles. He has also acted as a lead actor in a number of films. His life and movie roles are much debated in film industry at one time....

 and Maniyanpilla Raju, based on Santhosh Echikkanam

Santhosh Echikkanam

Santhosh Echikkanam is a South Indian, contemperory short story writer from Kerala. He is one of the newcomers in Malayalam literature. He was born in Kasargode district in Kerala. Starting his college life as a politician, Santosh never stood first in the college story-writing competitions. But he...

's short story of the same name.

Plot

Idukki Gold is the story of 5 friends and an important person in their life. The film marks the return of Shankar

Shankar (actor)

Shankar Panikkar, popularly known as Shankar is an Indian film actor and director. He was one of the prominent lead actors of Malayalam cinema during the 1980s.- As an Actor :...

, who enjoyed superstardom in 80's; Raveendran

Raveendran (actor)

Raveendran is an Indian actor, primarily concentrating in Malayalam and Tamil films. He was a very busy actor in both these languages in 1980's. He debuted in Tamil mega hit Oru Thalai Ragam. He was the second lead in Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth movies like, Sagalakala Vallavan, Per Sollum Pillai,...

, who was an integral part of many successful Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 and Malayalam films of 80's; Babu Antony

Babu Antony

Babu Antony is an Indian film actor, noted mainly for his negative character roles. He has also acted as a lead actor in a number of films. His life and movie roles are much debated in film industry at one time....

, who was a minimum guarantee star of low budget films of 90's and Maniyanpilla Raju, who played hero roles in a few movies. All these actors are playing central roles in this film. This is director Aashiq Abu

Aashiq Abu

Aashiq Abu is a Malayalam film director from Kerala, India. He began his directorial career by directing a Mammootty movie, Daddy Cool. Daddy cool was appreciated for the brave attempt in making some experimental treatment. His second film Salt N' Pepper turned out to be a trend setter in malayalam...

' s film after the super success of Salt N' Pepper

Salt N' Pepper

Salt N' Pepper is a 2011 Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Aashiq Abu. The film stars Lal, Asif Ali, Shweta Menon and Mythili in the lead roles while Baburaj and Vijayaraghavan play supporting roles. Cinematography is by Shyju Kahild, who's debut was Traffic...

.

Cast

• Lal
  Lal (actor)
  Paul Michael , better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian film director, script writer, actor, producer, and film distributor....
  
  
• Shankar
  Shankar (actor)
  Shankar Panikkar, popularly known as Shankar is an Indian film actor and director. He was one of the prominent lead actors of Malayalam cinema during the 1980s.- As an Actor :...
  
  
• Raveendran
  Raveendran (actor)
  Raveendran is an Indian actor, primarily concentrating in Malayalam and Tamil films. He was a very busy actor in both these languages in 1980's. He debuted in Tamil mega hit Oru Thalai Ragam. He was the second lead in Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth movies like, Sagalakala Vallavan, Per Sollum Pillai,...
  
  
• Babu Antony
  Babu Antony
  Babu Antony is an Indian film actor, noted mainly for his negative character roles. He has also acted as a lead actor in a number of films. His life and movie roles are much debated in film industry at one time....
  
  
• Maniyanpilla Raju
• Vijayaraghavan

Reception

Idukki Gold has already created huge hype in Malayalam film industry and has became the most talked project. The film is expected to follow the success story of Salt N' Pepper

Salt N' Pepper

Salt N' Pepper is a 2011 Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Aashiq Abu. The film stars Lal, Asif Ali, Shweta Menon and Mythili in the lead roles while Baburaj and Vijayaraghavan play supporting roles. Cinematography is by Shyju Kahild, who's debut was Traffic...

.