Ustad Hotel is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Anwar Rasheed, written by Anjali Menon and produced by Listin Stephen. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Thilakan and Nithya Menen, with Siddique, Mamukkoya, and Lena in supporting roles, along with Asif Ali and Jishnu in cameo roles.
The story is about a young man named Faizal, known as Faizi (played by Dulquer), who studies in Switzerland as a chef against the wishes of his father (played by Siddique). When this matter comes to light, his father snatches away his passport to prevent him from taking up his new job in UK. As the relation between father and son deteriorates, Faizi is forced to work as a cook in a restaurant in Kozhikode (Calicut) run by his grandfather Karim (played by Thilakan) till he can plan something alternate.
Ustad Hotel released on 13 July 2012 was a commercial success. It won three National Film Awards, for Best Popular Film, Menon won the award for Best Dialogues and Thilakan got a Special Mention (posthumously). It was remade in Kannada as Gowdru Hotel (2017). The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Janatha Hotel in 2018.
Directed by : Anwar Rasheed
Produced by : Listin Stephen
Written by : Anjali Menon
Starring : Dulquer Salmaan, Thilakan, Nithya, Menen, Siddique, Assim Jamal
Narrated by : Mamukkoya
Music by : Gopi Sunder
Cinematography : Loganathan Srinivasan
Edited by : Praveen Prabhakar
Production : Magic Frames
Distributed by : Central Pictures
Release date : 13 July 2012 (Kerala)
Running time : 151 minutes
Country : India
Language : Malayalam
