Ustad Hotel meraih peringkat satu pada daftar '10 film Malayalam Teratas pada 2012' yang disusun oleh Oneindia.in. Film tersebut memenangkan tiga Penghargaan Film Nasional: film tersebut memenangkan penghargaan Film Populer Terbaik sementara Anjali Menon memenangkan penghargaan untuk Dialog Terbaik dan Thilakan mendapatkan Mention Khusus. Though she is familiar to most Malayalis as a playback singer who voiced hit songs like ‘Appangalembadum’ from Ustad Hotel, her musical identity is in touch with global art and music. After having sulaimani and biriyani from Ustad hotel,now it is time to make others know about this hotel. Usthad hotel is a really a clean cinema without any vulgor jokes or obscene scenes in it. This movie is produced by Listin Stephen under the banner of Magic Frames. He has gifted the movies Traffic and Chappkurisu to Malayalam industry earlier. Director: Anwar Rasheed Producer: Listin Stephen Music Director: Gopi Sunder Banner: Magic Frames Story: Anjali Menon Script: Anjali Menon Screenplay: Anjali Menon Cinematography: Lokanathan Editor: Mahesh Narayanan Art Director: Anandan Makeup: Sameera Sanis Costume Designer: Sameera Sanish Production Control: Sanju Vaikom Associate. Appangalembadum Lyrics – Usthad Hotel (2012) Posted: July 29, 2014 in Usthad Hotel Tags: Appangalembadum, Lyrics, Malayalam Movie Songs, Songs, Usthad Hotel.
Sulaimani + Malabar Chicken Biriyani = Ustad Hotel
The recipes for the biriyani have turned to be correct for Anwar Rasheed and his team.The ingredients have worked well and biriyani from Ustad Hotel is getting more and more orders. People across the state are standing in queues in front of Ustad hotels amidst the showers.This hotel will be having more and more customers in the coming days. Malayalees who tasted 
Thattil kutti dosa a year before with exact amount of Salt and Pepper in it, now tastes the biriyani from Ustad Hotel.Anjali Menon is leading a Happy Journey with her off beat scripts which deal with logical thinking of common man. Anwar Rasheed has crossed the
Bridge from where he started. A simple story with common people is the asset of Usthad hotel. A sulaimani with a taste of Mohabbat gave a different look on love. Ace actor Thilakan was at his best in the movie.This movie without action sequences and item dance is surely a visual treat. Malayalam movies are on their path of revolution.We have witnessed films with different subjects including extra marital affairs, food and road movies.The deep love between a grandfather and his grandson is the basic story of this movie. The background music composed by Gopi Sundar is soothing to the ears.The songs especially Appangalembadum made the audience dance along with the music in theatres. The other two songs in the movie flowed with the story well.
Faizzi, the character played by Dulquar Salman has performed well with his counterpart, Shahna, played by Nithya Menon. Nithya also did her job well. Mamukoya and Siddique as usual did justice to their roles.After having sulaimani and