25
years
have
passed
since
the
release
of
the
evergreen
movie
Godfather,
which
is
still
among
the
favourites
of
Malayalam
film
audiences.
The
film,
which
was
the
third
directorial
venture
of
Siddique-Lal
duo,
was
a
resounding
success
at
the
box
office.
Interestingly,
while
the
movie
is
celebrating
its
silver
jubilee,
the
duo
are
working
together
in
Siddique's
upcoming
directorial
venture
Fukri,
in
which
Lal
plays
a
pivotal
role.
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Of
Siddique
Ismail
In
fact,
Siddique,
Lal
and
the
entire
team
of
Fukri,
which
includes
actors
like
Jayasurya,
Prayaga
Martin
and
Anu
Sithara,
celebrated
25
years
of
Godfather
on
the
sets
of
the
film,
today.
Siddique
and
Lal
marked
the
anniversary
of
the
film
by
cutting
a
specially
made
cake.
Actor
Siddique,
who
played
an
important
role
in
Godfather
was
also
present
during
the
function.
Godfather,
which
released
in
the
year
1991
was
produced
by
Appachan
under
the
banner
of
Swargachithra.
The
film
created
an
unbeatable
record
by
running
in
a
theatre
continuously
for
417
days.
The
film
had
an
ensemble
star
cast
featuring
actors
like
N
N
Pillai,
Mukesh,
Innocent,
Thilakan,
Jagadish,
Kanaka,
Philomina,
Bheeman
Raghu,
Siddique,
Janardanan,
KPAC
Lalitha
etc.,
in
important
roles.
Godfather
was
remade
to
Hindi
as
Hulchul.