Oraalppokkam is a 2014 Malayalam film written and directed by Sanalkumar Sasidharan.[1][2][3][4] It is the first Malayalam movie that has been produced through online crowdfunding.[5] This is an initiative of Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi, a film society movement based in Thiruvananthapuram. Kazhcha has a history of producing short movies with the financial contribution from film lovers. Oraalppokkam is the fourth venture of Kazhcha. It is claimed that Oraalppokkam will be copyleft after five years from the date of release.

Oraalppokkam
Directed bySanal Kumar Sasidharan
Written bySanal Kumar Sasidharan
Produced byKazhcha Chalachithra Vedi
StarringPrakash Bare
Meena Kandasamy
Bikramjit Gupta
Venkit Ramakrishnan
Tarique Hameed
CinematographyIndrajith S.
Edited byAppu N. Bhattathiri
Music byBasil Joseph
Running time
112 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesMalayalam, English, Hindi and Tamil
Budget26Lakhs

Synopsis

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The storyline of the movie revolves round an honest man-woman relationship in the backdrop of a natural calamity. Mahendran and Maya are in a relationship. They have their own independent lives even while they are living as a couple. Slowly the relationship ends up in a usual pattern and Mahendran the protagonist decides to separate. Maya leaves him and disappears without revealing her whereabouts. But the separation which is more or less forced and unnatural causes imbalance in the life of Mahendran. His curiosity to know the whereabouts of Maya mounts slowly and he starts a journey in search of her. At the end of the journey he reaches the flood affected Himalayan mountain valley Kedarnath. The story develops through the people he meets on the way and his dreams.[6]

Cast

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Production

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Oraalppokkam is scripted and directed by Sanalkumar Sasidharan. This will be the debut feature film of Sanal, an independent film maker from Thiruvananthapuram. The cast including actor-producer Prakash Bare, writer Meena Kandasamy, Bengali director Bikramjit Gupta, senior journalist Venkatesh Ramakrishnan and theatre and film artiste Krishnan Balakrishnan. Indrajith S handles the cinematography and Appu N. Bhattathiri is the editor. Murugan is handling the production design. T Krishnanunni is the sound designer while Sandeep Kurissery and Jiji P Joseph are the location sound recordists. Basil Joseph is the music director and Derrick Sebastian is the executive producer of this project.[7]

Awards

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2014 Kerala State Film Awards[8]

Other Awards

  • NETPAC award for the best Malayalam film in the 19th IFFK
  • FIPRESCI award for the best Malayalam film in the 19th IFFK
  • Special Jury Award for the best director in John Abraham Award 2014
  • Special Jury Mention for the best debut director in the Aravindan Puraskaram 2014

References

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  1. ^ Nair, Shreejaya (20 November 2013). "A Bengali touch". Deccan Chronicle. Kochi, India.
  2. ^ Thomas, Pramod (7 December 2013). "A Woman of Myriad Talents". The New Indian Express. Kochi, India. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
  3. ^ Join Kazhcha
  4. ^ Crowd Funding
  5. ^ "Malayalam film to be launched through crowd funding". The Indian Express. Kochi, India. 13 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Moving the Masses". The New Indian Express. Kochi, India. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Crowd-funded movie in the making". The Hindu. Kochi, India. 12 November 2013.
  8. ^ "State Awards: Nazriya, Nivin, Sudev bag top honours" Archived 2015-08-13 at the Wayback Machine. Malayala Manorama. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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