Kallai FM

Kallai FM is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Vineesh Millennium.^[1] Dialogues were written by Sreenivasan, who also starred alongside Sreenath Bhasi and Parvathy Ratheesh.^[2][3] The film is based on the real-life story of a radio repairer named Radio Koya (original name Hydros Koya) residing at Mankavu, Kozhikode, who was an ardent fan of singer Mohammed Rafi.

Kallai FM
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vineesh Millennium
Screenplay by	Vineesh Millennium
Produced by	Santhosh Kumar T. V. Shajahan Oasis
Starring	Sreenivasan Sreenath Bhasi Parvathy Ratheesh
Cinematography	Sajan Kalathil
Edited by	Shaleesh Lal
Music by	Gopi Sundar
Production company	Lord Krishna Entertainments
Distributed by	Lord Krishna Entertainments Release
Release date	16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Plot

Sreenivasan plays the role of Radio Koya, an ardent fan of late veteran playback singer, Mohammed Rafi.

Cast

• Sreenivasan as Ceylon Bappu
• Sreenath Bhasi as Rafi Mohammed, Ceylon Bappu's Son
• Parvathy Ratheesh as Saira Banu, a flower seller and daughter of Ceylon Bappu
• Aneesh G Menon as Aju, Director
• Kalabhavan Shajohn as Abdullah Koya
• Kottayam Nazeer as Inaasu
• Krishna Prabha as Jameela, Ceylon Bappu's wife
• Sunil Sukhada as Purushu
• Vijilesh Karayad

Production

The story of the film is based on the real life of K. Hydrose who is commonly known as Radio Koya, a radio repairer who lives in Kozhikode and a proud follower of Mohammed Rafi.^[4]

Release and marketing

The film was released on 16 February 2018. Indian fast bowler, Irfan Pathan served as the promotional campaigner for the film in Kochi.^[5] The film music was released by the South Indian-based music record label, Muzik 247. The trailer of the movie was launched at CUSAT campus in Kochi on 6 February 2018. Veteran Hindi actor Jackie Shroff, Mohammed Rafi's son Shahid Rafi along with Irfan Pathan attended the launching event.^[6]

Soundtrack