O' Faby
O' Faaby | |
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Theatrical poster | |
Malayalam | ഓ ഫാബി |
India's first live action combined feature film | |
Directed by | K. Sreekuttan (Krishnannair Sreekumar) |
Produced by | Simon Tharakan |
Written by | Simon Tharakan |
Starring |
Roque Tharakan Ashokan Manoj K. Jayan Srividya |
Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
Distributed by | Jensher Pictures |
Release date | 27 August 1993 |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Budget | 1.2 Crores |
O' Faby is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language film. It was India's first full-length live action/animation hybrid feature film. Directed by K. Sreekuttan, it stars Roque Tharakan, Manoj K. Jayan and Srividya. The director of animation is Ram Mohan,[1] known as the father of Indian animation.[2]
Synopsis
O' Faby tells the story of the friendship between the hero and the animated character, Faby. The producer's son Roque played the hero role. The movie is about the various troubles the hero falls in and how Faby helps him out of these situations.
Box office
O' Faby received lukewarm response at the box office. This film was an Onam release along with Mohanlal's Gandharvam, Mayamayooram Jayaram's Aagneyam, Viji Thampi's Addeham Enna Iddeham and Mammootty's Sarovaram. Gandharvam did high business and Addeham Enna Iddeham survived due to its low cost.
Cast
- Roque Tharakan as Sandy (voiced by Sudheesh)
- Srividya as Sophie
- Devan as John
- Nassar as SI Sekher
- Ilavarasi as Jeni
- Nagesh as Muthu Swami
- Thilakan as Commissioner Nair
- Manoj K. Jayan as SI Siby
- Krishnankutty Nair as Slum man
- NL Balakrishnan as Fernandez
- Philomina as Mary
- Subair as CI Jayashankar
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Rappai
- Narendra Prasad as Saint
- Raghavan as PC Rajaram
- Mamukkoya as Tea seller
- Sukumari as Slum Lady
- Divya Unni as Child Artist
- Sandra Thomas as Child Artist
- Sachith Soju as Child Artist
- Shajith as Kishore
- Rafeeq as Christopher
The film featured KJ Yesudas, KS Chithra and SP Balasubrahmanyam singing the lyrics of Bichu Thirumala. The cinematography team included Jayanan Vincent, Ramachandra Babu and Venugopal
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