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Ore Kadal
Directed byShyamaprasad
Written byShyamaprasad
Produced byVindhayan
StarringMammotty,
Narain,
Meera Jasmine,
Ramya Krishnan
CinematographyAlagappan
Edited byVinod Sukumaran
Music byOuseppachan
Running time
100 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Ore Kadal is 2007 Indian film directed by Shyamaprasad. The title translates to "The Sea Within". The film examines the extra martial relationship between an intellectual economist and a housewife. The film stars Mammootty, Meera Jasmine, Narain, and Ramya Krishnan.

Ore Kadal was chosen as the inaugural film of the Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India.[1] Ouseppachan won the National Award for the Best Music Director, for Ore Kadal.

Plot

The film is based on Sunil Gangopadhyay’s novel Hirak Deepthi. Dr. S.R. Nathan (Mammootty) is a world-renowned professor of Economics. A theorist to the core, he always harps on his pet topics of poverty and developmental issues that concern the third world. He is a loner who hits the bottle. Not a womanizer though, in his own terms, he loves their company.

But his close friend Bella (Ramya Krishnan) is more practical. She tries to identify herself with some of the stark realities of life.

Deepthi (Meera Jasmine) is a housewife who stays in the same apartment complex with her husband (Narain) and son. Her husband is on the lookout for a job. On his persuasion, Deepthi approaches Nathan.

Their chance encounter ends up in a complex relationship. But Nathan is unperturbed and quite unmindful of his ways. While Deepthi gets a feeling of guilt, Nathan just shoos it away. In fact, he is working on a book on middle class attitudes and notions. Yet, when confronted with real questions, Nathan loses ground — a reference to the pseudo-intellectual image.

Here, the director closely examines the disturbing relationship between two individuals. Deepthi is not able to pull herself away from Nathan.

The undercurrents in the minds of Deepti and Nathan, their tormented souls turbulent as the sea are captured on frame dexterously by Alagappan, the cameraman. Though the film does not give any direct message, it does hint at what makes or breaks a relationship.

Awards

Ore Kadal received many awards International, National and State Levels.

  • Selected in Indian Panorama as the opening movie
  • Selected to Rome (Italy) International Film festival showcased as one of the outstanding film from Asia in this festival
National Awards
  • Best Music Direction - Ouseppachan - 2008
  • Best regional Film - 2008
Film Festivals
  • O IFFI Indian Panorama -2007
  • Asiatic –Rome- 2008
  • Fribourg International Film Frestival- Switzerland 2008
  • Indian Film Festival Los Angeles -2008
  • International Film Festival of Minneapolis -2008
  • Cine Del Sur – Granada, Spain -2008
  • Stuttgart Festival of Bollywood and Beyond (July-2008)
  • Festival of Malayalam Films – Vollodoid, Spain (June -2008)
  • International Film Festival of Kerala- 2007
  • Hyderabad International Film Fest
  • Pune International Film Festival
  • MAMI Festival – Mumbai
  • Habitat Film Festival – New Delhi
  • Asian Film Festival - Abudhabi
Kerala State Award 2007
Dubai Amma Awards 2007
IFFK 2007 Awards
  • NETPAC Award for the Best Malayalam Film
  • Fipresci Award for the Best Malayalam Film
Asianet Film Award 2007
Film Critics Award 2007
  • Best Movie
  • Best Directior
  • Best Female Singer
  • Best Camera man
  • Best Sound Recorder.
Vanitha Film Award 2007
FOKANA Film Award 2007
Sify Award 2007
Amrita Film Awards 2007
Other Awards
  • John Abraham Award for Ore Kadal
  • V.Santharam National Award for the Best Actress - Meera Jasmine
  • First Sreevidya Award for Best Actress -Meera Jasmine
  • Bollywood & Beyond 2008 (Stuttgart, Germany): Audience Best Film Award for Ore Kadal [2]

References

  1. ^ "Indian entries for IFFI". The Hindu. 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  2. ^ "Malayalam Film Wins Award at Germany's Indian Festival". Daijiworld.com (2008-07-22) Retrieved on 2008-08-04


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