Ormakalundayirikkanam
| Ormakalundayirikkanam | |
|---|---|
 Bharath Gopi and Master Nithin in a scene from the film | |
| Directed by | T. V. Chandran |
| Written by | T. V. Chandran |
| Produced by | Salam Karassery |
| Starring | Mammootty Master Nithin Bharath Gopi Priyambada Ray Nedumudi Venu Kukku Parameswaran Sreenivasan |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | Venugopal |
| Music by | Johnson |
Production company | Navadhara Movie Makers |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Ormakalundayirikkanam (English: Should have memories) is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language political drama film directed by T. V. Chandran. Starring Mammootty, Master Nithin, Bharath Gopi, Priyambada Ray, Nedumudi Venu, Kukku Parameswaran and Sreenivasan, the film portrays the rise of the Communists to power in 1957 and the infamous Vimochana Samaram (Liberation Struggle) of 1959.[1]
Film critic Kozhikodan included the film on his list of the 10 best Malayalam movies of all time.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Mammootty as Tailor Bhaskaran (Bhasi)
- Master Nithin as Jayan
- Bharath Gopi as Tharakan
- Priyanka as Bhasakaran's Wife
- Nedumudi Venu as Nambiar, Jayan's father
- Mamukkoya as Police constable
- Kukku Parameswaran
- Sreenivasan as Barber Naanu
- M. G. Soman as Chattampi Velayudhan
- Bindu Panicker
- V. K. Sreeraman as Tea Shoper
- Sreejaya
Reception
[edit]Reviewing the film at the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India, S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote that "Director T. V. Chandran shows us how everyday life and the general atmosphere has been recked by communal passions, political rivalry and organised violence".[3]
Awards
[edit]- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam - T. V. Chandran and Salam Karassery[1]
- Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist - Master Nithin[4]
- Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award) - T. V. Chandran
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Soul on Fire". The Indian Express. 19 April 1998. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ Kozhikodan (2001). മലയാള സിനിമയിലെ എക്കാലത്തെയും മികച്ച പത്ത് ചിത്രങ്ങൾ [Malayala Cinemayile Ekkalatheyum Mikacha Pathu Chithrangal: 10 Best Films of All Time in Malayalam Cinema]. Calicut, India: Poorna Publications.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (12 January 1996). "The cream of Indian cinema". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 21 December 1996.
- ^ "Kerala State Film Awards 1995". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.