Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil
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Directed by | Anil V Nagendran |
Written by | Anil V Nagendran |
Produced by | Anil V Nagendran |
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Cinematography | Kaviyarasu |
Edited by | B. Ajithkumar |
Music by |
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Production company | Visarad Creations |
Distributed by | Visarad Release |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil is a 2014 Malayalam-language political drama film directed by Anil V Nagendran, who is also the producer, writer and lyricist. The film stars Samuthirakani and Tamil actress Thamarai in the lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast of Mukesh, Sudheesh, Surabhi, Rithesh, and Baiju.
Plot
The film revolves around the political unrest in a village and the rise of three communist leaders from the pre-Independence era in Kerala–P. Krishna Pillai, E. M. S. Namboodiripad, and A. K. Gopalan.[1]
Cast
- Samuthirakani as P. Krishna Pillai
- Thamarai
- Mukesh as a journalist
- Sudheesh as E. M. S. Namboodiripad
- Surabhi as Chirutha
- Rithesh as Rairu Nambiar
- Baiju as A. K. Gopalan
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Madhaviyamma
- Siddique
- P. K. Medini
- Devan
- Bharani
- Bheeman Raghu
- Unnikrishnan Namboothiri
- Prem Kumar
- Shari as Theyi
- Gopika
- Urmila Unni as Antharjanam
- Dharmajan Bolgatty
- Devika[2]
Production
After making audio biographies about left-wing politics about E. M. S. Namboodiripad, A. K. Gopalan and P. Krishna Pillai, Nagendran went on to work on a feature film about these politicians with Sudheesh, Baiju, and Samuthirakani reprising the roles of Namboodiripad, Gopalan, and Pillai, respectively. A 6 kilometer set was erected in Kollam and all signals of the modern day including light posts and electrical lines were removed. Three-thousand actors have acted in the film, many of which are labourers who were trained to act. Cinematographer Kaviyarasu debuts in Mollywood with this film. Real footage from the Indian independence movement was included in the film.[3]
Soundtrack
Eight composers have composed the film songs and twenty singers have sung the songs. This film is the last film that V. Dakshinamoorthy composed music for. Activist P. K. Medini composed and sang a song in addition to acting in the film.[3][4] Anchal Udayakumar composed the background score for the film.[5]
Song | Composer | Lyricist | Singer(s) |
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"Thennale" | M. K. Arjunan | Kaithapram | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra |
"Nalloru Naaleye" | C. J. Kuttappan | Anil V Nagendran | C. J. Kuttappan |
"Aalumagni" | Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath | Prabha Varma | Reju Joseph, Ravisankar, Devika Subrahmanyan, Reji, Shubha Raghunath |
"Kathunna Venaliloode" | V. Dakshinamoorthy | Anil V Nagendran | Anuradha Sriram, RK Ramadas, G Sreeram |
"Adima Nukam" | James Vasanthan | Anil V Nagendran | K. J. Yesudas |
"Athikkampil" | C. J. Kuttappan | Anil V Nagendran | C. J. Kuttappan, Soumya Sanathanan |
"Kathunna Venaliloode (Reprise) | P. K. Medini | Anil V Nagendran | P. K. Medini |
"Chethi Minukki" | A. R. Reihana | Anil V Nagendran | Sreekanth, Amrita Jayakumar, Soniya Samjad, Manakkad Gopan, Yazin Nizar |
Release
The film originally released in March. The film received a complaint from the election commission that the film supported left-wing politics. The film was re-released in April.[3]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Receipient | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Kerala State Film Awards | Best Dubbing Artist | Ambootti for Samuthirakani | Won | [4] |
References
- ^ Zachariah, Ammu (14 August 2013). "Potboilers with a political Twist". The Times of India.
- ^ Soman, Deepa (11 November 2014). "Now that Balamani is bold, people love her more: Devika". The Times of India.
- ^ a b c Nagarajan, Saraswathy (November 13, 2014). "Ode to a brave patriot". The Hindu.
- ^ a b "Film on P Krishna Pillai to be Released". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "List of Malayalam Songs from the movie Vasanthathinte Kanalvazhikalil". Malayala Chala Chithram.