

We have a young hero in Dulqar Salman who is handsome and stylish - improved a lot from Second Show - and an ever amazing Thilakan who excels as Ustad, Nithya Menen who plays the love interest of Dulqar does well too. The background score & songs were so soothing to the senses - hindustani, folk rock and even a sufi track - which went well with the storyline did wonders for the movie. The sulaimani & mohabbath scene with Dulqar and Thilakan was a mesmerizing one. The screenplay by Anjali menon is too good that we don't get stuck anywhere, a bit let loose towards the end, making it melodramatic - I got a lump in my throat after a very long time. With the backdrop of food and malabar,it does provide an interesting watch, the more appeasing if you are from malabar region. At the 2013 National Film Awards It also won 2 awards including: Best Screenplay and Special Mention.Ustad Hotel is a flavour rich drama which has got all the ingredients to satisfy everyone alike, that without compromising on the artistic elements! Anwar Rasheed Anjali Menon duo doesn't disappoint, true to be, they don't strike Gold either! The story, roughly, is about a young guy who tries to get away with his career only to find himself in the thick of things which goes otherwise. At the 2013 National Film Awards It won an award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. The music was composed by National Award winner Gopi Sundar along with Gopi Sunder. Cinematography was done by Loganathan Srinivasan and editing by Praveen Prabhakar. The film made a box office gross of ₹8 crore. Ustad Hotel was released on 29th June 2012 and takes a screen time of 151 minutes.

Central Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. Ustad Hotel is written by Anjali Menon and directed by Anwar Rasheed. Magic Frames was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Listin Stephen. Ustad Hotel is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language Comedy Drama motion picture starring Dulquer Salmaan, Thilakan, Nithya Menen, Siddique, Assim Jamal, Mammukoya and Malavika Nair. Overpowering An urbane chef from a well-to-do family with very high ambitions goes on to find approval from his conservative father.
