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{{Infobox film
| name = Apothecary
| image = Apothecary.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Madhav Ramadasan]]
| producer = Dr George Mathew Dr Baby Mathew
| screenplay = Hemanth Kumar [[Madhav Ramadasan]]
| starring = [[Suresh Gopi]] [[Jayasurya]] [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] [[Indrans]] [[Meera Nandan]] [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]]
| music = Sheikh Ellahi
| cinematography = [[Hari Nair]]
| editing = K. Srinivas
| studio = Arambankudiyil Cinemas
| distributor = Time Ads Release
| released = {{Film date |df=y|2014|08|07}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| runtime = 138 minutes
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Apothecary''''' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language [[medical thriller]] film directed by [[Madhav Ramadasan]],<ref name="oneindia">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2014/suresh-gopi-asif-ali-jayasurya-movie-apothecary-131456.html|title=Suresh Gopi, Jayasurya, Asif Ali In Apothecary - Oneindia Entertainment|publisher=entertainment.oneindia.in|accessdate=2014-05-24|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829025032/http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2014/suresh-gopi-asif-ali-jayasurya-movie-apothecary-131456.html|archivedate=29 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="indiaglitz">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/apothecary-movie-first-look-poster-malayalam-news-101684|title='Apothecary' Movie First Look Poster - Malayalam Movie News|publisher=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=2014-05-24|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829025554/http://www.indiaglitz.com/apothecary-movie-first-look-poster-malayalam-news-101684|archivedate=29 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Meera-Jayasurya-to-play-a-couple-in-Apothecary/articleshow/33185446.cms |title=Meera-Jayasurya to play a couple in Apothecary - The Times of India |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |accessdate=2014-05-24 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405075836/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Meera-Jayasurya-to-play-a-couple-in-Apothecary/articleshow/33185446.cms |archivedate=5 April 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and produced by George Mathew and Baby Mathew under the banner of Arambankudiyil Cinemas. The film stars [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Jayasurya]], [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]], [[Meera Nandan]], [[Indrans]], and [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]].

The film received Special Jury Mention in [[Kerala State Film Award|45th Kerala State Film Award]]s for [[Indrans]] and producer Dr. George Mathew.<ref>{{cite news|author=Onmanorama Staff |title=State Awards: Nazriya, Nivin, Sudev bag top honours |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/state-film-awards-mammootty-nivin-pauly-dulquer-manju-.html |accessdate=10 August 2015 |agency=[[Malayala Manorama]] |date=10 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813003515/http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/state-film-awards-mammootty-nivin-pauly-dulquer-manju-.html |archivedate=13 August 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Plot==
Dr. Vijay Nambiar ([[Suresh Gopi]]) is a skilled and renowned neurosurgeon. He lives with his wife, Dr. Nalini Nambiar ([[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]]), and their two children. Both doctors work at the Apothecary Hospital. The film begins with Nambiar's being admitted to the hospital because of a motor vehicle accident. He has suffered a brain injury, and his chance of survival seems slim. Subin Joseph ([[Jayasurya]]), a patient of Nambiar's, comes to visit him.

Subin recounts his experience at the hospital under Nambiar's care. The hospital is revealed to be run greedily, with patients being subjected to expensive and unnecessary tests and medicines. Nambiar is a doctor with a good reputation, but is forced by the management to run clinical trials for new drugs. He realizes that such trials are necessary for progress, but the lack of ethical protocol and the side effects of such drugs turn the patients' lives into a living hell.

This dilemma consumes him, causing him to have hallucinations of his clinical trial patients. His soul is locked in a surreal struggle between the good and the bad actions of his work. His accident resulted from such an episode, wherein he fell to the road in a fit of panic. Finally, he is redeemed with the realization that his work has saved thousands, compared to the few lives destroyed by his actions. Should he live, he would go on to save even more lives.

Nambiar returns to life a changed man. He confronts the hospital board about their actions. He reminds them of the definition of 'Apothecary' which was used years back, to refer to doctors who treated village folk with their medicines. Stating that the hospital simply retains that name, he leaves the hospital to set up a charitable institution. His wife and several of the hospital staff and patients accompany him on his new journey.

==Cast==
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Dr. Vijay Nambiar
* [[Jayasurya]] as Subin Joseph
* [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] as Prathapan
* [[Arun Cherukavil|Arun]] as Dr. Raheem
* [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] as Dr.Nalini Nambiar, wife of Dr. Vijay
* [[Meera Nandan]] as Daisy, lover of Subin
* Raghavan Nair as Dr. Shankar Vasudev
* [[Indrans]] as Joseph, father of Subin
* Kavitha Nair as Sabira Usman
* [[Antony Thekkek|Thampy Antony]] as Dr. Ali Ahamed
* [[Neeraj Madhav]] as Shinoy Joseph, brother of Subin
* [[Lishoy]] as Dr. Peethambaran
* Malavika as Meenu
* Jayaraj Warrier as Varkkichan
* [[Seema G. Nair]] as Clara, mother of Subin
* [[Jayan Cherthala]] as Sajan Xavier
* Mohanakrishnan as Hameed
* Dr. George Mathew as Dr. Mathew Koshi
* Shivakumar as Dr. MK Nambiar, father of Dr. Vijay
* Preman as Meenu's father
* Sajad Brite as Usman, husband of Sabira
* Neeraja as Dr. Nimisha
*[[Saniya Iyappan]]
* Bindu Krishna as Dr. Maria

== Reception ==
Paresh C Palicha of Rediff movies praised Suresh Gopi's performance and noted that the film could have been better.<ref>{{cite web|last1=C Palicha|first1=Paresh|title=Review: Apothecary could have been better|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-apothecary-could-have-been-better-south/20140808.htm|work=Rediff.com|accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref> Nicy, V.P. of ''International Business Times'', wrote that ''Apothecary'' is a must watch. She also praised performance of Jayasurya.<ref>{{cite news|last1=V.P|first1=Nicy|title='Apothecary' Movie Review Round up: Must Watch Film Starring Suresh Gopi, Jayasurya and Asif Ali|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/apothecary-review-round-must-watch-film-starring-suresh-gopi-jayasurya-asif-ali-606341|accessdate=11 February 2015|work=International Business Times|date=7 August 2014}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year
! Award
! Award Category
! Artist
! Result
! Reference
|-
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
| 2014 || [[National Film Awards]]|| Best Actor || [[Jayasurya]] ||{{Nominated}}||<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Jayasurya-in-race-for-National-Award/articleshow/46643866.cms</ref><ref>http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/national-award-jayasurya-makes-it-to-the-final-list.html</ref>
|-
| 2014 ||[[2014 Kerala State Film Awards]]||Special Jury Mention||Dr George Mathew (Producer)||{{Won}}||<ref>[http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/state-film-awards-mammootty-nivin-pauly-dulquer-manju-.html "State Awards: Nazriya, Nivin, Sudev bag top honours"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813003515/http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/state-film-awards-mammootty-nivin-pauly-dulquer-manju-.html |date=13 August 2015 }}. ''Malayala Manorama''. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.</ref>
|-
|2014||[[2014 Kerala State Film Awards]]||[[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention]]||[[Indrans]] (Acting)||{{Won}}||<ref>[http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/state-film-awards-mammootty-nivin-pauly-dulquer-manju-.html "State Awards: Nazriya, Nivin, Sudev bag top honours"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813003515/http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/state-film-awards-mammootty-nivin-pauly-dulquer-manju-.html |date=13 August 2015 }}. ''Malayala Manorama''. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDBtitle|3951566}}

[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

Apothecary film - Revision history

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