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{{Short description|2023 Indian Malayalam drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kadhikan
| image =
| director = [[Jayaraj]]
| producer = Jayaraj<br /> Manoj Govindan
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]
*[[Ketaki Narayan]]
*Gopu Krishna
}}
| cinematography = [[Shaji Kumar]]
| editing = Vipin Vishwakarma
| music = [[Sanjoy Chowdhury]]
| studio = Wide Screen Media Production
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|12|08}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}

'''''Kadhikan''''' is a 2023 Indian [[Malayalam movie|Malayalam]] [[drama film]] directed by filmmaker [[Jayaraj]]. The film stars [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] in the lead role, with [[Ketaki Narayan]] and Gopu Krishna in supporting roles. [[Sanjoy Chowdhury]] composed the music for the film, which won the [[National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)|National Film Award – Special Mention]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=കഥാപ്രസംഗമാണു കഥ; കാഥികൻ വരുന്നു |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2023/12/03/unni-mukundan-and-jayaraj-join-hands-for-kadhikan-movie.html |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=കഥാപ്രസംഗമാണു കഥ; കാഥികൻ വരുന്നു |language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/70th-national-film-awards-ponniyin-selvan-kantara-kgf-chapter-1-thiruchitrambalam-aatam-win-big-from-south-2583236-2024-08-16|title=70th National Film Awards: Ponniyin Selvan and Kantara win big from South|date=16 August 2024|website=India Today}}</ref>

== Plot ==
A renowned story teller during the 1980s currently earning a living at the sawmill, hiding the performer in him due to his dire circumstances. A 17-year-old boy living in a juvenile home wishes to learn story telling from him with the support of the superintendent. His desire to learn the art form reignites the story teller's faith in the same. Over a short span of time, the relation ship between the Kadhikan and the young boy becomes a bond unlike any other, unfolding new dimensions in both their lives.<ref>{{Cite web | date=2023-12-07 |title=Trailer of Mukesh, Unni Mukundan starrer Kadhikan is here |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/Dec/07/trailer-of-mukesh-unni-mukundan-starrer-kadhikan-is-here-50207.html |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-08 |title=Unni Mukundan unveils the first look poster of Jayaraj's 'Kadhikan' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/unni-mukundan-unveils-the-first-look-poster-of-jayarajs-kadhikan/articleshow/100066980.cms |access-date=2024-09-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as Chandrasenan / Kadhikan
* [[Unni Mukundan]] as the superintendent of the juvenile home (Cameo appearance)
* [[Ketaki Narayan]]
* Krishnanand
* Gopu Krishna
* [[Sabitha Jayaraj]]
* Manoj Govindan

== Production ==
In September 2022, [[Unni Mukundan]] reported that he was working on this film alongside two other unreleased [[Jayaraj]] films: ''Pramadhavanam'' and ''Mehfil''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/unni-mukundan-has-three-jayaraj-films/articleshow/94395243.cms|title=Unni Mukundan has three Jayaraj films!|newspaper=The Times of India |date=23 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/unni-mukundan-to-team-up-with-jayaraj-for-kadhikan/articleshow/91900288.cms|title=Unni Mukundan to team up with Jayaraj for 'Kadhikan'|newspaper=The Times of India |date=31 May 2022}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Sanjoy Chowdhury]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-08 |title='Kadhikan' trailer: Art takes centre stage in Jayaraj's film starring Mukesh, Unni Mukundan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kadhikan-trailer-art-takes-centre-stage-in-jayarajs-film-starring-mukesh-unni-mukundan/article67617744.ece |access-date=2024-09-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Song
!Singer
!Lyrics !! Notes
|-
|"Jeevathahu"
|[[Antara Chowdhury|Anthara Salil Chowdhury]]
|Tharun Kumar Sinha (Malayalam)
| Contains Bengali lyrics<ref name="H"/>
|-
|"Aadhyanuraagam Nee"
|[[Vijay Yesudas]]
|[[Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma|Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma]]
|
|}

== Reception ==
A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "Despite noble intentions to shed light on a dying art form, the Jayaraj film misses the mark when it comes to having an intriguing plot".<ref name="H">{{Cite news |last=Nagarajan |first=Saraswathy |date=2023-12-08 |title='Kadhikan' movie review: Jayaraj's film on Kathaprasangam is a good effort that falters in certain parts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kadhikan-movie-review-jayarajs-film-on-kathaprasangam-is-a-good-effort-that-falters-in-certain-parts/article67617896.ece |access-date=2024-09-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209021834/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kadhikan-movie-review-jayarajs-film-on-kathaprasangam-is-a-good-effort-that-falters-in-certain-parts/article67617896.ece|archive-date=9 December 2023}}</ref>

== References ==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|15576596}}
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2023 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2023 Indian films]]

Kadhikan - Revision history

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