Salt N' Pepper
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| Directed by | Aashiq Abu |
| Produced by | Sadanandan Rangorath |
| Written by |
Syam Pushkaran Dileesh Nair |
| Starring |
Lal Shweta Menon Mythili Asif Ali Baburaj |
| Music by |
Bijibal Avial |
| Cinematography | Shyju Kahild |
| Edited by | V. Saajan |
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Production
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Lucsam Creations
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| Distributed by | Remya Movies |
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Release date
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Running time
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118 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | 2.5 Crore |
| Box office | 10.75 Crore |
Salt N' Pepper is a 2011 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Aashiq Abu and produced for Lucsam Creations by Sadanandan Rangorath. The film stars Lal, Asif Ali, Shweta Menon and Mythili in the lead roles while Baburaj and Vijayaraghavan play supporting roles. Cinematography is by Shyju Kahild, whose debut was Traffic (2011). The screenplay was written by Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair.
The film follows the love stories of two couples. The main characters are: Kalidasan (Lal), an archaeologist; Maya (Shwetha Menon), a dubbing artiste; Meenakshi (Mythili), an IELTS student; Manu (Asif Ali), a happy-go-lucky management graduate; and Babu (Baburaj), Kalidasan's chef. Food plays an important role in the story and the tagline of the film is ഒരു ദോസ ഉന്ദാക്കിയ കഥ oru Dosa undākkiya katha ("The story cooked by the Dosa").
The film has an original score by Bijibal, with three songs composed by Bijibal and the song "Aanakkallan" written and sung by Malayalam rock band Avial. The film was produced by Lucsam Cinema and released by Lal. Principal production for the film started on 3 January 2011 and it was released in theatres on 8 July 2011 to positive reviews and good initial viewing figures.
Salt N' Pepper's Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi remake rights have been bought by actor-director Prakash Raj. It was remade in Tamil as Un Samayal Arayil and was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Kannada as Ulavacharu Biriyani and Oggarane. Prakash Raj directed the remakes and appeared in the lead role playing Lal's character while Sneha did the role of Shweta Menon's character. Prakash is directing Hindi remake titled Tadka.
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