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{{Short description|2015 film by Midhun Manuel Thomas}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aadu
| image = Aadu film.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Midhun Manuel Thomas]]
| producer = [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]] [[Sandra Thomas]]
| writer = Midhun Manuel Thomas
| starring = [[Jayasurya]] [[Saiju Kurup]] [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]] [[Sunny Wayne]] [[Vinayakan]] [[Dharmajan Bolgatty]]
| music = [[Shaan Rahman]]
| cinematography = [[Vishnu Narayanan]]
| editing = [[Lijo Paul]]
| narrator = [[Mamukkoya]]
| studio = [[Friday Film House]]
| distributor = [[Friday Film House|Friday Tickets]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|2|6|India}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Aadu'''''<ref>titled as ''Aadu: Oru Bheekarajeeiyaanu;'' {{Translation|Goat: A Mischievous Animal}}</ref> is a 2015 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action comedy film]], written and directed by [[Midhun Manuel Thomas]]. It was an unofficial adaptation from [[Guy Ritchie]]'s 2000 film ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]'' where the dog and diamond were replaced by the Goat and "Neela Koduveli". It is the first installment of the ''[[Aadu (film series)|Aadu franchise]]'' and was produced and distributed by [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]] and [[Sandra Thomas]] through [[Friday Film House]]. The film stars [[Jayasurya]], [[Saiju Kurup]], [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]], [[Sunny Wayne]], [[Vinayakan]], [[Dharmajan Bolgatty]], [[Vineeth Mohan]], [[Bhagath Manuel]], [[Renji Panicker]], [[Sandra Thomas]], [[Chemban Vinod Jose]], [[Indrans]], [[Bijukuttan]], and [[Harikrishnan (Malayalam actor)|Harikrishnan]].

''Aadu'' was released in India on 6 February 2015. Upon release, it received a mixed response and underperformed at the box office. However, after its home media release the reception towards the film was positive and in time, attained a [[cult following]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-03-07 |title=Cult hit 'Aadu' to be re-released this month |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/cult-hit-aadu-to-be-re-released-this-month/articleshow/63199583.cms |access-date=2023-09-15 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pinky, back with a bleat |date=8 March 2018 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/080318/pinky-back-with-a-bleat.html}}</ref> A [[sequel]] ''[[Aadu 2]]'' was released in 2017, and the third installment ''[[Aadu 3|Aadu 3: One Last Ride - Part 1]]'' has been released on 19 March 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aadu 3 {{!}} റെഡി വൺ, ടൂ, ത്രീ... ആട് 3ന് സ്റ്റാർട്ട് പറഞ്ഞ് മിഥുൻ മാനുവൽ തോമസും കൂട്ടരും|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/jayasurya-midhun-manuel-thomas-movie-aadu-3-begins-mm-723454.html|date=10 May 2025|access-date=11 May 2025|website=News18}}</ref> ''Aadu'' was re-released in [[Kerala]] on 16 March 2018.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/cult-hit-aadu-to-be-re-released-this-month/articleshow/63199583.cms | title=Cult hit 'Aadu' to be re-released this month | newspaper=The Times of India | date=7 March 2018 }}</ref>

==Plot==
In [[Bangkok]], a gangster named Dude is asked by his boss to search for and bring a rare herb known as Neelakoduveli from [[Kerala]] which is believed to bring eternal fortune to its bearer.

In Kerala] Shaji Pappan and his friends who live in the [[High Range, Kerala |High Range area]] in [[Idukki district|Idukki]] participate in and win a [[tug-of-war]] tournament, the prize of which is a female goat, whom the team calls 'Pinky'. Shaji, who suffers from frequent back pain, has an issue with women due to his wife, Mary, eloping with his driver.

He reluctantly allows Pinky inside his van on the condition that Abu, one of his teammates, will slaughter it later for a feast. Abu, however, is revealed to be unable to slaughter the goat. This, along with many other problems on their journey back, makes Shaji determined to get rid of Pinky.

One such problem is that they are stopped by Inspector Sarbath Shameer, a quirky police officer, who is known for ramming the culprits' forehead on a lemon and drinking the juice. As Shameer questions them, Menaka Kanthan, an animal welfare activist, arrives and accuses the group of abusing the goat and presses charges. Elsewhere, a veteran leader named P.P Sasi foolishly discloses politically driven murders publicly and has to escape to evade the law.

Dude and his boys now arrive in Kerala in search of Neelakkoduveli, which is now in possession of Satan Xavier, a high-profile Anglo Indian drug dealer living in the High Range area. They make a deal with Kanjavu Soman, a low-level drug dealer, to retrieve the herb from Xavier. However, the trunk containing Neelakkoduveli is stolen from Soman by masked assailants driving a van similar to the one that Shaji drives. Dude thinks that Shaji and his group are the thieves and his men then capture Abu and Pinky as hostages. In reality, the true thief is High Range Hakkim, P.P. Sasi's right hand man, who wanted to steal the Neelakoduveli for their profit after hearing about it from Kanjavu Soman.

Shaji is sent a ransom video by Dude and is able to work out their location. The group attempts to rescue Abu and Pinky but is unable to do so due to the firepower that Dude unleashes.
Shaji then reluctantly decides to seek help from his estranged elder brother, Thomas, who arms the group with ancient rifles. These rifles turn out to be duds but the group is still able to defeat Dude and rescue Abu and Pinky. During this clash, Shameer and his men arrive and apprehend Dude, the trunk, and also find Sasi hidden nearby. However, on opening the trunk they discover cow dung instead of the herb.

It is then revealed that Soman had switched the trunk with a decoy one filled with dung early on. While escaping with it, he falls into a pit and the contents of the trunk are dispersed. The herb is then eaten by Pinky who is nearby. The power of the herb brought Pinky luck, which was why the lamb wasn't harmed.

Shaji finally manages to sell Pinky to a butcher. On the sight of his friends' evoked grievances, he feels a stroke of sympathy and calls Pinky back. But the butcher's daughter, also named Pinky, responds to the call, and a budding romance is implied between her and Shaji Pappan.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Jayasurya]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#Shaji Pappan|Pannimattathil Shaji Pappan]]
* [[Saiju Kurup]] as [[Aadu (franchise)#Arakkal Abu|Arakkal Abu]]
* [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]] as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Sarbath Shameer/ [[Dabangg]] Shameer
* [[Sunny Wayne]] in a dual role as:
** Saathaan Xavier
*** Antony Elrin D'Silva as Young Xavier
** Abraham Xavier
* [[Vinayakan]] as Damodaran Unnimakan Delmen Edakochi (DUDE)
* [[Dharmajan Bolgatty]] as Captain Sachin Cleetus
* [[Bhagath Manuel]] as Krishnan Mandaram
* [[Harikrishnan (Malayalam actor)|Harikrishnan]] as Lalan P. K. aka Lolan
* [[Vineeth Mohan]] as Kuttan Moonga
* Unni Rajan P Dev as Bastin Pathrose
* [[Indrans]] as P.P Sasi Aashan
* [[Renji Panicker]] in dual role as:
**Thomas Paappan, Shaji Pappan's brother
**Varkey Pappan, Shaji Pappan's father (photo)
* [[Sandra Thomas]] as Menaka Kanthan
* [[Chemban Vinod Jose]] as High Range Hakkim
* [[Sudhi Koppa]] as Kanjavu Soman
* [[Nelson Sooranad]] as Paili Vattakuzhy, later named Dragon Paili by Dude
* Geevarghese Eappen as Sakhavu K. P.
* [[Pradeep Kottayam]] as Head Constable
* [[Chembil Ashokan]] as Vaidyar
* Salam Bukhari as Hyder Sulthan
* Harisree Martin as Palmist
* [[Blessy Kurien]] as Veterinary Doctor
* [[Swathi Reddy]] as Pinky (cameo)
* [[Aju Varghese]] as Driver Ponnappan (cameo)
* [[Srinda Arhaan]] as Mary, Shaji Pappan's wife (cameo)
* [[Bijukuttan]] as Battery Simon (cameo)
* Dr. Ronin Peter Gomez as the goat king
}}

==Reception==
Upon release, the film received mixed response. Full comedy scenes<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.ibtimes.co.in/aadu-oru-bheegara-jeevi-aanu-review-roundup-jayasurya-starrer-fails-meet-expectations-622751|title = 'Aadu Oru Bheegara Jeevi Aanu' Review Roundup: Jayasurya Starrer Fails to Meet Expectations|last = Nicy V P|date = 7 February 2015|agency = [[International Business Times]]}}</ref> Akhila of ''FilmiBeat'' stated "Film fails to meet the expectations raised by the first looks and promotion".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/reviews/2015/aadu-oru-bheegara-jeevi-aanu-movie-review-173077.html|title=Aadu Oru Bheegara Jeevi Aanu Movie Review: Not As Expected!|first=Akhila|last=Menon|date=6 February 2015|website=Filmibeat}}</ref> Veeyen of ''nowrunning.com'' said "'Aadu Oru Bheekara Jeevi Aanu' is a fiasco of colossal proportions that is little more than a series of insipid conversations between supposedly hilarious characters. Suffering from some severely smug writing, Aadu Oru Bheekara Jeevi Aanu is iffy stuff that delivers none of the promises that it makes, which includes serving a few earnest laughs as well."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/15211/malayalam/aadu-oru-bheekara-jeeviyanu/4984/review/|title=Aadu Oru Bheekara Jeeviyanu Review | Aadu Oru Bheekara Jeeviyanu Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen|website=NOWRUNNING|access-date=19 February 2016|archive-date=18 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218004112/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/15211/malayalam/aadu-oru-bheekara-jeeviyanu/4984/review/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Aadu Oru Bheegara Jeeviyanu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Shaan Rahman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 28 January 2015
| recorded = 2014
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = 5.23
| language = Malayalam
| label = Sargaswara Audio Lab
| producer = Shaan Rahman
| prev_title = [[Ormayundo Ee Mukham]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[Oru Vadakkan Selfie]]
| next_year = 2015
}}

The original soundtrack and background score were composed by [[Shaan Rahman]] with lyrics by Manu Manjith.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/Aadu-Oru-Bheekara-Jeeviyanu-Music-Review/articleshow/46232589.cms|title = Aadu Oru Bheekara Jeeviyanu Music Review|last = TNN|date = 13 February 2015|agency = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

;Soundtrack
{| class="wikitable"
!#Title
!Singer(s)
!Lyrics
!Length
|-
|"Chingaariyaadu"
|[[Harsha K. H.]], [[Jayasurya]], [[Muhammad Ashad]]
|[[Manu Manjith]]
|2:51
|-
|"Kodikayarana"
|[[Anwar Sadath]], [[Shaan Rahman]]
|Manu Manjith
|2:32
|}

;Background score
{| class="wikitable"
!#Title
!Singer(s)
!Lyrics
!Length
|-
|"Shaaji Paappan"
|Anwar Sadath, Shaan Rahman
|Manu Manjith
|00:52
|-
|"Abu Bheekaran"
|Anwar Sadath, Shaan Rahman
|Manu Manjith
|00:54
|-
|"Dude"
|Anwar Sadath, Shaan Rahman
|Manu Manjith
|00:46
|-
|"Sarbath Shameer"
|Anwar Sadath, Shaan Rahman
|Manu Manjith
|00:50
|-
|"Sathan Xavier"
|Shaan Rahman
|Manu Manjith
|00:52
|-
|"Lal Salaam(Shashi Ashan)"
|Muhammad Ashad, [[Shaan Rahman]]
|Manu Manjith
|00:46
|}

==Sequels==
{{main article|Aadu (franchise)}}

===Sequels===
{{main article|Aadu 2}}

A second instalment to the film series called ''[[Aadu 2]]'' was released on 22 December 2017 and was a commercial success at the [[box office]].

{{main article|Aadu 3: One Last Ride - Part 1}}

A third instalment to the film series titled ''[[Aadu 3|Aadu 3: One Last Ride - Part 1]]'' was launched on 10 May 2025. The shooting has been completed and is slated for a theatrical release on 19 March 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=Midhun Manuel Thomas confirms Aadu 3 as Christmas 2025 release |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Feb/17/midhun-manuel-thomas-confirms-aadu-3-as-christmas-2025-release|date=17 February 2025|access-date=11 May 2025|website=The News Indian Express}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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