Crossroad (film)

Crossroad
Crossroad
	Crossroad
Directed by	Lenin Rajendran; Madhupal; Nemom Pushparaj; Pradeep Nair; Babu Thiruvalla; Ashok R. Nath; Sashi Paravur; Avira Rebecca; Nayana Suryan; Alberrt Antoni;
Written by	Jayaraj; Lenin Rajendran; Sashi Paravoor; Babu Thiruvalla; Nelson Alex;
Produced by	Baby Mathew; Anil Ambalakkara; Udayakumar; Parthan Mohan; Chandramohan; Bobin Karimkutty; Nas Nazar;
Starring	Cast
Cinematography	Madhu Ambat; M. J. Radhakrishnan; Azhagappan; K. G. Jayan; Prathap P. Nair; Sunil Prem; Nikhil S. Praveen; Gowtham Lenin;
Edited by	Mahesh Narayan; Raja Mohammed; Pradeep Shankar; Jith Joshie; Karthik Jogesh; C.R.Sreejith; Abhilash Viswanath; Sandeep Nandhakumar; Sujesh S.;
Music by	Sooraj S. Kurup; M. Jayachandran; Bijibal; Ramesh Narayan; Jayan V. Pisharody; Amrutha Suresh; Abhirami Suresh; Ajay Thilak; Anitha Shaiq;
Production; company	Forum For Better Films
Release date	13 October 2017;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Crossroad is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language anthology film comprising 10 stories.^[1] It is a portmanteau movie celebrating womanhood and tells the story of ten women. The movie encompasses ten featurette films of fifteen minutes each. The movie showcases each vibrant and variant facet of a Woman and tells the story from her perspective.

Plot

Pakshikalude Manam: Mythili portrays a bird photographer whose life motto is to see (and seemingly photograph) a rare bird called Aphrodite. The bird has feathers colored like a rainbow and the photographer goes to the forest to see it, against her husband's wish. Will she be able to see the bird forms the crux of the story.

List of short films

Short film	Director	Cinematographer	Writer	Music Director
Oru Raathriyude Kooli	Madhupal	Pratap P. Nair	P. F. Mathew	Bijibal
Kaaval	Neemom Pushparaj	Alagappan N.	Salin Mankuzhy	Ramesh Narayan
Pakshikalude Maanam	Nayana Sooryan	Gowtham Lenin	Nayana Sooryan	Ajay Thilak
Mounam	Babu Thiruvalla	M. J. Radhakrishnan	Babu Thiruvalla	Bijibal
Badar	Ashok R. Nath	Sunil Prem	Rajesh K. R.	Viswajith
Mudra	Alberrt Antoni	Sadat	Alberrt Antoni	Jayan V Pisharody
Lake House	Sasi Paravoor		Sasi Paravoor	M. Jayachandran
Kodeshyan	Pradeep Nair	Nikhil S. Praveen	Jayaraj	Sooraj S. Kurup
Chrerivu	Avira Rebecca	M. J. Radhakrishnan	Nelson Alex	Bijibal
Pinpe Nadappaval	Lenin Rajendran	Madhu Ambat	Lenin Rajendran	Anitha Shaiq

Cast

Oru Raathriyude Kooli

Padmapriya Janakiraman as Seema
V. K. Baiju as a villager
Suryakanth Udayakumar as The man met with accident

Kaaval

Priyanka Nair as Devi
Roslin as Devi's neighbour
Shibu Laban as Sabu, the meter reader
Pranav Nair as Devi's child
Pradeesh Nair as Devi's husband
Neemom Pushparaj as a person in the shop

Pakshikalude Maanam

Mythili as the bird photographer
Vijay Babu as the Husband, Joe
Gangadhara Menon as the birdwatcher
Sidhartha Siva as Tommy, the resort owner
Chethan Jayalal as informer

Mounam

Manasa Radhakrishnan as Sally
Seema G. Nair as Mariyamma, Sally's Mother
Anu Mohan as Jomon, Sally's love interest

Badar

Mamta Mohandas as Badarunneesa
Babu Annur as Madhavan Nair
Kochu Preman as Ulahannan, Madhavan's friend
Kailash as Unni, Madhavan's son

Mudra

Isha Talwar as Gaya Parameshwaran
Anjali Nair as Padmavathi
Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Gaya's personal assistant

Lake House

Richa Panai as Aimy
Rahul Madhav as Aimy's husband
Shobha Mohan as Aimy's mother in law

Kodeshyan

Punnasserry Kanchana as Thresyama
Chinnu Kuruvilla as Kunjumol, Thresyama's daughter

Chrerivu

Srinda Arhaan as the passenger in the taxi
Manoj K. Jayan as the taxi driver

Pinpe Nadappaval

Anjana Chandran as the wife
Joy Mathew as the drama director
Sagar as the husband

Soundtrack

The film features original songs composed by Amrutha Suresh and Abhirami Suresh, Anitha Shaiq and M. Jayachandran.

Crossroad
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Veerangana"	Avira Rebecca	Amrutha Suresh, Abhirami Suresh	Amrutha Suresh, Abhirami Suresh	3:32
2.	"Melakey"	Rafeeq Ahamed	Shweta Mohan	Shweta Mohan	4:47
3.	"Oru Vela"	M. R. Jayageetha	M. Jayachandran	M. Jayachandran	4:12
4.	"Makane"	Jayan C. Nair	M. Jayachandran	M. Jayachandran	2:15
5.	"Nama Sametham – Dimthana"	M. R. Jayageetha	M. Jayachandran, Abhirami Ajai	M. Jayachandran, Abhirami Ajai	1:58

Release

Critical reception

The Times of India rated 3 out of 5 stars.^[2] Sify rated 3.5 out of 5 stars.^[3]

References

^ "Crossroad teaser: This Malayalam anthology film celebrates femininity, watch video". The Indian Express. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^ "Crossroad Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Crossroad by Times of India". The Times of India.
^ "Crossroad review: An unimpressive attempt". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017.

External links

Crossroad at IMDb

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[1] "Crossroad teaser: This Malayalam anthology film celebrates femininity, watch video". The Indian Express. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

[2] "Crossroad Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Crossroad by Times of India". The Times of India.

[3] "Crossroad review: An unimpressive attempt". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017.

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