Ladoo () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by debutant Arungeorge K David, Written by Sagar Sathyan and produced by S Vinod Kumar for Mini Studio. The film stars Vinay Forrt, Shabareesh Varma and Balu Varghese and newcomer Gayathri Ashok. Dileesh Pothan has supporting roles. The music is composed by Rajesh Murugesan, while Gautham Sankar is the cinematographer. Lalkrishnan S. Achuthan is the editor. The film had a theatrical release on 17 November 2018.
Synopsis
The story revolves around Vinu and Angeline, a couple in love, who decide to elope and get married. But when a bunch of friends gets involved, their plan itself starts spiraling out of control. This chaos forms the core of Ladoo.
Cast
Vinay Forrt as Vinu
Sabareesh Varma as SK
Balu Varghese as Rahul
Manoj Guinness as Lovlesh
Vijo Vijayakumar as Jinto
Saju Navodaya as Itoope
Dileesh Pothan as Suresh
Bobby Simha as Joseph Dayanidhi (cameo) Indrans as Judge Vini Vishwa Lal as Alex Gayathri Ashok as Angeline Anna A Smith (Angeline's childhood) Nisha Sarang as Angeline's Mother Seema G. Nair as S.K.'s Mother Sayana Sunil as Apsara S Mukundan as Gangadharan Jisjoy as Narrator (Voice Over)
Production
Director Arungeorge K David first announced from his Facebook profile that Ladoo will be produced by Mini Studio, and presented by Dhanush. Shabareesh Varma, Balu Varghese, and Saju Navodaya were first confirmed to play roles in the film. Rajesh Murugesan, the music director of Premam was confirmed to compose the music for the film. Gautham Sankar was also confirmed as cinematographer.
Filming
Principal photography commenced on 10 May 2017 in Thrissur, Kerala. The main filming location was at Thrissur.