Thala (film)
| THALA | |
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| Thala Official Poster Official Poster | |
| Directed by | Khais Millen |
| Written by | Khais Millen |
| Produced by | Khais Millen
Roshan Mahamood Soji Khais Nihal Abdulkhader |
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| 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[1] |
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 in the lead role.[3]
Thala premiered at DIFF-Newyork and was shown at the NIFF-New Delhi, SIFF Sweden, and Pan African Film Festival Nigeria. At the 52nd Kerala State Film Awards, the film won Best Child Artist (female).[4][5]
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 | Judging Status | Recipient | Ref |
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| 2022 | 52nd Kerala State Film Awards | Best Child Artist | Winner | Sneha Anu | |
| 9th Noida International Film Festival | Best Film Editing | Winner | Sarath Geetha Lal | [6] | |
| Best Feature Film | Special Jury Mention | Khais Millen | |||
| Dumbo Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Semi-Finalist | Khais Millen | ||
| Boden International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Winner | Khais Millen | [7] | |
| Pan African Youths Film & Arts Festival | Best International Film | Nominee | Khais Millen | ||
| Near Nazareth Festival | Best Feature Film | Finalist | Khais Millen | ||
| London International Monthly Film Festival | Best Original Script | Honorable Mention | Khais Millen |
Music
| Thala | |||||
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| Soundtrack album by | |||||
| Released | 17 February 2021 | ||||
| Recorded | 2020–2021 | ||||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 9:47 | ||||
| Language | Malayalam | ||||
| Label | Muzik247 | ||||
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References
- ^ "അതിജീവനത്തിന്റെ കഥ പറയുന്ന തല !!!" – via Vellinakshatram.
- ^ "രാജാജി നഗറിന് ഇത് സ്നേഹസമ്മാനം" – via Madhyamam.
- ^ "A good role is worth the wait" – via The Hindu.
- ^ "52nd Kerala State Film Awards: Complete list of winners - Other categories" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ "രാജാജി നഗറിലെ സൂപ്പർ സ്റ്റാർ" – via Deshabhimani.
- ^ "Best Editing". 9th NIFF.
- ^ "Best Feature Film". Boden Film Festival.