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Pookkaalam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGanesh Raj
Screenplay byGanesh Raj
Produced by
  • Thomas Thiruvalla
  • Vinod Shornur
Starring
CinematographyAnend C. Chandran
Edited byMidhun Murali
Music bySachin Warrier[1]
Production
companies
  • CNC Cinemas
  • Thomas Thiruvalla Films
Release date
  • 8 April 2023 (2023-04-08)[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Pookkaalam (transl. Flowering season) is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Ganesh Raj. The film stars Vijayaraghavan in the lead role as a 100-year-old man and K. P. A. C. Leela as his pair.[3][4][5][6][7]

Principal photography started on 13 April 2022. The filming wrapped up on 14 December after 37 days of shoot.[8] The film was released on 8 April 2023.[2][9]

Summary

Pookkaalam is the story of the lives of Ittoop and Kochu Thresiamma and the people surrounding them.

Cast

  • Vijayaraghavan as Ittoop
  • Basil Joseph as Advocate Jikkumon
  • Vineeth Sreenivasan as Judge Ravi
  • K. P. A. C. Leela as Kochu Thresiamma, Ittoop's wife
    • Nandini Gopalakrishnan as young Kochu Thresiamma
  • Roshan Mathew as Johnnymon, Ittoop's eldest son.
  • Sarasa Balussery as Alamma, Ittoop's eldest daughter
  • Suhasini Maniratnam as Clara, Ittoop's second daughter
  • Radha Gomaty as Rosamma, Ittoop's third daughter
  • Ganga Meera as Elsamma, Ittoop's youngest daughter
  • Jagadish as Kochouseph
  • Johny Antony as Advocate Narayanan Pillai
  • Annu Antony as Elsi, Elsamma's daughter
  • Arun Kurian as Susheel, Elsi's fiance
  • Abu Salim as Venu, Elsamma's husband
  • V. Suresh Thampanoor as Xavier
  • Sarath Sabha as Father Gabriel, Elsamma's son
  • Amal Raj and Kamal Raj as Michael and Angelo
  • Kavya and Navya as Dinsy and Donna
  • Arun Ajikumar as Guinness
  • Kanakalatha as Susheel's mother
  • Harish Pengan as Kochouseph's son

Cameo appearances

Production

After his debut film Aanandam, director Ganesh Raj took 4 years to complete the script of Pookkaalam,[8] and he penned a note as "Pookkaalam... The season of growth, change, and Love" along with the first look poster.[10] This film was bankrolled by Vinod Shornur for CNC Cinemas in association with Thomas Thiruvalla's Thomas Thiruvalla Films.[11][12][13] Sachin Warrier was signed to provide the music and background score of the film.[14][15] Actress Honey Rose also plays a cameo role.[16]

References

  1. ^ പ്രേക്ഷകമനസ്സിൽ പൂക്കാലം തീർത്ത് പാട്ട്; കൈതപ്രത്തിന്റെ വരികള്‍ക്ക് സച്ചിൻ വാരിയറുടെ ഈണം [The song fills the minds of the audience; Sachin Warrier's tune to kaithapram's lyrics] (in Malayalam). Manoramaonline.com. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b തിയേറ്ററുകളിൽ ഇനി 'പൂക്കാലം'; 'ആനന്ദ'ത്തിന് ശേഷം ഗണേഷ് രാജ് ഒരുക്കുന്ന ചിത്രം റിലീസിനൊരുങ്ങുന്നു ['Pookalam' to hit theatres; After 'Ananda', Ganesh Raj's film is gearing up for release] (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. ^ പ്രേക്ഷകമനസ്സിലൊരു പൂക്കാലം തീർത്ത് 'പൂക്കാലം' ആദ്യ വീഡിയോ ഗാനം പുറത്ത് [The first video song of 'Pookkalam' is out.] (in Malayalam). Asianet News. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. ^ 'ആനന്ദ'ത്തിന് ശേഷം 'പൂക്കാല'വുമായി ഗണേഷ് രാജ് [After 'Ananda', Ganesh Raj to come up with 'Pookkala'] (in Malayalam). Samayam. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Malayalam Director Ganesh Raj Reveals First Look of His Next Film Pookkaalam". News 18. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. ^ "'Pookkaalam' to arrive this summer!". The Times of India. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. ^ "First-look poster of Pookkaalam is out". Cinema Express. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  8. ^ a b "It's a wrap for Ganesh Raj's 'Pookkaalam'". The New Indian Express. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  9. ^ വിജയരാഘവൻ 100 വയസ്സുകാരനായി അഭിനയിക്കുന്ന 'പൂക്കാലം' റിലീസ് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു [Pookkalam | Vijayaraghavan's 'Pookkalam' release announced as a 100-year-old] (in Malayalam). News 18. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  10. ^ "'Pookkaalam': 'Aanandam' director Ganesh Raj's next is all about the season of growth, change, and pure love". The Times of India. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  11. ^ "It's a wrap for 'Pookkaalam'". The Times of India. December 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "'Pookkaalam' to arrive this summer!". The Times of India.
  13. ^ "'Pookkaalam': 'Aanandam' director Ganesh Raj's next is all about the season of growth, change, and pure love". The Times of India. June 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "Basil's Kadin Kadorame Andakadaham to release for Eid". The News Minute. March 21, 2023.
  15. ^ Anil, Revathy (March 18, 2023). "Manasilum Pookkaalam Movie Lyrical video".
  16. ^ "At Bakery Inauguration In Vijayawada, Actress Honey Rose Expresses Thoughts On Marriage". News 18. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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