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Ustad Hotel

Ustad Hotel

20127.52h 30m

Overview

When his father refuses to support his choice of a career, an aspiring chef tries to fulfil his dream by helping his grandfather run his small eatery.

Directed by Anwar Rasheed
Written by Rafeeq Ahammed, Anjali Menon
Produced by Listin Stephen
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Top Cast

Dulquer Salmaan

Dulquer Salmaan

Faizi

Thilakan

Thilakan

Kareem

Nithya Menen

Nithya Menen

Shahana

Siddique

Siddique

Abdul Razak

Mamukkoya

Mamukkoya

Ummar

Jayaprakash

Jayaprakash

Narayanan Krishnan

Praveena

Praveena

Fareeda

Maniyanpilla Raju

Maniyanpilla Raju

Chef Babu

Bhagath Manuel

Bhagath Manuel

Member of Kallummekkay

Sreenath Bhasi

Sreenath Bhasi

Member of Kallummekkay

Themes & Keywords

hotelvanpassportfoodchefband singersocial services

About Ustad Hotel

Ustad Hotel is a drama, comedy film released in 2012 exploring themes of hotel, van, passport, food, chef, band singer. Directed by Anwar Rasheed, it stars Dulquer Salmaan, Thilakan, Nithya Menen. When his father refuses to support his choice of a career, an aspiring chef tries to fulfil his dream by helping his grandfather run his small eatery.

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