Thala (film)

THALA
THALA
	Thala Official Poster Official Poster
Directed by	Khais Millen
Written by	Khais Millen
Produced by	Khais Millen ; Roshan Mahamood ; Soji Khais ; Nihal Abdulkhader
Starring	Surabhi Lakshmi; Binoy Antony; Shaalin Zoya; Murugan Martin; Jinu Kuttikkatt; Sreevidya Mullachery; Sneha Anu; Akhil; Roma S Lenin; Aaromal Thirumurukan;
Cinematography	Rajesh Rethnas
Edited by	Sarath Geetha Lal
Music by	Ankit Menon
Production; companies	Better Earth Entertainments ; Mania Movie Magix International
Distributed by	Mania Reels
Running time	110 Minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

'THALA' (transl. The Head) is a 2021 Indian independent children’s film written and directed by Khais Millen^[2]. It was produced by Better Earth Entertainment in association with Mania Movie Magix International. The film stars Surabhi Lakshmi^[3] in the lead with more than 300 new faces.

THALA premiered at DIFF-Newyork and was nominated in several international film festivals including NIFF-New Delhi, SIFF Sweden, and Pan African Film Festival Nigeria. At 52nd Kerala State Film Awards^[4], the film won Best Child Artist^[5] (female).

Plot

THALA, an unusual Story of an abandoned human head (in Malayalam 'Thala' means 'Head') gotten by some slum kids. The film 'Thala' introduced 333 new faces to the cinema which selected and trained from slums.

Cast

Surabhi Lakshmi as Muthu
Binoy Antony as Appu
Shaalin Zoya as Manikutty
Murugan Martin as Stalin
Jinu Kuttikkatt as Kalaam
Sreevidya Mullachery as Maala
Sneha Anu as Mullu
Akhil as Chakochi
Arun Nayar as Ayyappan
Roma S Lenin as Roma
Roshan S Lenin as Roshan
Aaromal Thirumurukan as Aaromal
Harikrishnan Sanu as Ganesan
Shah Muhammed as Sudheeran

Awards


Year	Award/Festival	Category	Subject
2022	52nd Kerala State Film Awards	Best Child Artist	Sneha Anu

References

^ "അതിജീവനത്തിന്റെ കഥ പറയുന്ന തല !!!" – via Vellinakshatram.
^ "രാജാജി നഗറിന് ഇത് സ്നേഹസമ്മാനം" – via Madhyamam.
^ "A good role is worth the wait" – via The Hindu.
^ "രാജാജി നഗറിലെ സൂപ്പർ സ്റ്റാർ" – via Deshabhimani.
^ "52nd Kerala State Film Awards: Complete list of winners - Other categories" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

External links

Thala at IMDb

[1] "അതിജീവനത്തിന്റെ കഥ പറയുന്ന തല !!!" – via Vellinakshatram.

[2] "രാജാജി നഗറിന് ഇത് സ്നേഹസമ്മാനം" – via Madhyamam.

[3] "A good role is worth the wait" – via The Hindu.

[4] "രാജാജി നഗറിലെ സൂപ്പർ സ്റ്റാർ" – via Deshabhimani.

[5] "52nd Kerala State Film Awards: Complete list of winners - Other categories" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

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