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''Ustad Hotel'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Anwar Rasheed, written by Anjali Menon and produced by Listin Stephen under the banner of Magic Frames and was distributed by Central Pictures. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, and Thilakan in the lead roles, along with Siddique, Mamukkoya, Nithya Menen and Lena Abhilash in supporting roles, and Asif Ali and Jishnu in cameo roles. ''Ustad Hotel'' was one of Thilakan's last films, which was released a few months before he died. The film is about a young man named Faizal (known as Feyzee), who studies in Switzerland as a chef against his rich father's wishes. As the relation between father and son deteriorates, Feyzee is forced to work as a cook in a restaurant at Kozhikode (Calicut) run by his grandfather Karim. A strong bond develops between Karim, an elderly Sufi Muslim, and his educated grandson who eventually decides to work permanently in the restaurant. The film also discusses issues of poverty, underprivilege and tensions between rich and poor in India. Food and its nuances becomes a central character in the film. ''Ustad Hotel'' was named number-one in the list of "Top 10 Malayalam films of 2012" compiled by Oneindia.in.〔Smitha Nair. (28 September 2012). ("Top 10 Malayalam films of 2012" ). Oneindia.in. Retrieved 29 October 2012.〕 The film won three National Film Awards: the film won the award for Best Popular Film while Anjali Menon won the award for Best Dialogues and Thilakan got a Special Mention.〔http://dff.nic.in/FeaturedFilm_60th_NATIONAL_FILM_AWARDS_2012_Announced.pdf〕 ==Plot== Abdul Razaq (Siddique) and Fareeda (Praveena), a Muslim couple in Kerala, are expecting their first child. Razaq wants the child to be a boy, and wants to name the child Faizal and call him Faizi, but to his disappointment, the child is a girl. Fareeda gives birth continuously to three more girls, which irritates Abdul Razaq, who migrates to Dubai. Finally, Fareeda gives birth to a boy, but because of her continuous deliveries, Fareeda becomes ill and dies. Abdul Razaq takes his five children to Dubai. Faizi is looked after by his sisters whom he affectionately calls "Ithathas & Company" (Sisters and Company). As Faizi (Dulquer Salman) grows up, his sisters get married one by one, and his father marries for a second time. Faizi hopes to be a chef, much against his father's aspirations. Faizi goes to Switzerland to study hotel management at the University of Lausanne and when he returns with much fanfare after the course, it is revealed that he has secretly studied to become a chef and not hotel management. This shatters Razaq's dream of opening a five-star hotel in his home town Kozhikode and costs Faizi a marriage proposal from a wealthy family. Razaq wanted Faizi to marry a business tycoon's daughter Shahana (Nithya Menen). Razaq virtually disowns Faizi and takes custody of his passport and credit cards so that Faizi cannot go to London, where he already has a job as a sous chef in the IV restaurant. In anger, Faizi travels to Kozhikode to join his grandfather, Kareem (Thilakan) who is affectionately called "Kareem Ikka" locally. Kareem has been managing "Ustad Hotel" (named after him by people) for the last 35 years. Faizi stays in Kozhikode longer than he had anticipated. During his stay with his grandfather, Faizi gets involved in the daily activities of Ustad Hotel. He also strikes friendship with the members of the band "Kallumakkayees"(mussels). A five-star hotel named "Beach Bay" next door wants to acquire the land on which Ustad Hotel stands. Kareem had incurred lakhs of debt and the bank was planning to seize the restaurant and give the property to the five-star hotel. Faizi tells the owner of the five-star hotel that he will not allow it to take over Ustad Hotel's property. The owner of the five-star hotel then bribes the local health department and gets Ustad Hotel closed down because of unhygienic environment. Faizi collects money from the employees and renovates and with Shahana's help, reopens the restaurant, which becomes very successful, enabling them to clear the debts. Faizi wants to go to France to pursue his career and he gets an offer to work as an executive chef in a restaurant in Marseille, France. But when he breaks this news to his grandfather, Kareem undergoes a heart attack, and is hospitalized.At the hospital, Kareem asks Faizi to visit his friend Narayanan Krishnan in Madurai, whom Kareem had been funding to feed the poor. On seeing how poor Indian people are struggling for food, Faizi now understands the meaning of Kareem's words that "anyone can fill a stomach, but only a good cook can fill the heart as well". By the time Faizi comes back, Kareem decides to leave everything behind and goes on a pilgrimage to the North, which had been his lifelong ambition. Faizi changes his mind and decides to stay with Ustad Hotel, and marries Shahana, who helps him run the restaurant. Faizi's rich father also changes his mind and supports the restaurant, changing it to a profitable one. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ustad Hotel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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