Dasan and Vijayan
fictional duo
Dasan and Vijayan (or Ramadas and Vijayan) are the protagonists of the Nadodikkattu trilogy. The comical characters were created by directors Sreenivasan, a vague pilot theme from Siddique–Lal, and are portrayed by Mohanlal (Dasan) and Sreenivasan (Vijayan). They first appeared as unemployed workers, later becoming police officers by profession working in the Crime Investigation Department (CID) in Tamil Nadu Police, India. The characters first appeared in the 1987 black comedy film Nadodikkattu and later in its sequels Pattanapravesham (1988), and Akkare Akkare Akkare (1990).
The first two films in the series was directed by Sathyan Anthikad and the later by Priyadarshan, the trilogy was scripted by Sreenivasan. Since the release of Nadodikkattu, the characters have achieved a cult status in the popular culture of Kerala, along with some other characters in the film, such as Anandan Nambiar (Thilakan), Gafoorka (Mamukkoya), Pavanai (Captain Raju), Prabhakaran (Karamana Janardanan Nair) and several dialogues in the film has become catchphrases. The characters were first introduced as unemployed youth.
Overview
The characters were created by Siddique–Lal in a story they wrote. Dasan is shown as more educated than Vijayan, and enjoys teasing Vijayan about the same. The chemistry of Mohanlal-Sreenivasan combo in the film was widely acclaimed, since then they have united for such roles in many films that followed.
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