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 VK.[1]
| 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 | Kaviarasan.TV Aka Kaviyarasu |
| Edited by | B. Ajithkumar |
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Production company | Visarad Creations |
| Distributed by | Visarad Release |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
At the 44th Kerala State Film Awards, Ambootti won the Best Dubbing Artist.[2]
Plot
editThe 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.[3]
Cast
edit- Samuthirakani as P. Krishna Pillai (voice dubbed by Ambootti)
- Baiju VK as A. K. Gopalan
- Sudheesh as E. M. S. Namboodiripad
- Thamarai
- Mukesh as a journalist
- Siddique
- Surabhi as Chirutha
- Rithesh as Rairu Nambiar
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Madhaviyamma
- P. K. Medini
- Devan
- Bharani
- Bheeman Raghu
- Unnikrishnan Namboothiri
- Prem Kumar
- Shari as Theyi
- Gopika Anil as Mathangi
- Urmila Unni as Antharjanam
- Dharmajan Bolgatty
- Devika Nambiar[4]
Production
editAfter 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 sooranad, 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.[5]
Soundtrack
editEight 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.[5][2] Anchal Udayakumar composed the background score for the film.[6]
| 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 and reception
editThe 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.[5]
Veeyen of Nowrunning rated the film two1⁄2 out of 5 stars and wrote that "Vasanthathinte Kanalvazhikalil could best be seen as a tribute to a political and cultural movement that had brought about a red revolution in the state. Cinematically though, it's a middling film that has very few fresh sights on offer".[7]
References
edit- ^ "കേരളത്തിന്റെ വിപ്ലവചരിത്രം; 'വസന്തത്തിന്റെ കനല്വഴികളിൽ' ഓൺലൈൻ റിലീസിന്". Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Film on P Krishna Pillai to be Released". The New Indian Express. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Zachariah, Ammu (14 August 2013). "Potboilers with a political Twist". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Soman, Deepa (11 November 2014). "Now that Balamani is bold, people love her more: Devika". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Nagarajan, Saraswathy (13 November 2014). "Ode to a brave patriot". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "List of Malayalam Songs from the movie Vasanthathinte Kanalvazhikalil". Malayala Chala Chithram. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Veeyen (23 March 2014). "Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil Malayalam Movie Review". Nowrunning. Retrieved 20 January 2024.