My Dear Karadi is a 1999 Malayalam comedy drama film written by the duo Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas

Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas

Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas are an Indian screenwriter duo working in Malayalam cinema. Most of their works are comedy oriented big-budget commercial entertainers such as Udayapuram Sulthan, C.I.D. Moosa, Runway, Thuruppu Gulan, Twenty:20, Pokkiri Raja, and Christian Brothers...

 and directed by Sandhya Mohan with Kalabhavan Mani

Kalabhavan Mani

Kalabhavan Mani is a South Indian actor and singer. He began his career in Malayalam film industry, later he became a busy artist in tamil and telungu industry, especially in villain roles. Although he began his carrier as a comedian , he proved his versatility in various roles such as serious...

 in the lead role. Kalabhavan Mani appears as a bear in major parts of the film.

The heroine role was played by dancer and choreographer Madhavi Chandran, who is the niece of producer Vinu Kiriyeth.

Cast

• Kalabhavan Mani
  Kalabhavan Mani
  Kalabhavan Mani is a South Indian actor and singer. He began his career in Malayalam film industry, later he became a busy artist in tamil and telungu industry, especially in villain roles. Although he began his carrier as a comedian , he proved his versatility in various roles such as serious...
  
   as Manikantan
• Jagathi Sreekumar
• Premkumar as Kittunni
• Madhavi Chandran
• Kalabhavan Navas as Appukkuttan
• Kottayam Nazir
• Baiju as Rajappan
• Captain Raju
  Captain Raju
  Captain Raju is a Malayalam film actor. He was born at Omallur in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala.After finishing his graduation in Zoology, Raju joined the Indian Army as a first class officer at the age of 21. He started acting in films after leaving the army service. He has acted in more than...
  
  as Karadi Kesavan
• Salu Kuttanadu