Karmayogi (2012 film)

Karmayogi
Karmayogi
	Film poster
Directed by	V. K. Prakash
Written by	Balram Mattannur
Based on	Hamlet; by Shakespeare
Produced by	Vachan Shetty; Sajitha Prakash
Starring	Indrajith; Nithya Menon; Padmini Kolhapure; Saiju Kurup
Narrated by	Renjith
Cinematography	R. D. Rajasekhar
Edited by	Beena Paul
Music by	Ousepachan
Production; companies	Trends Add Films; Innostorm Entertainment Group; Creative Land Pictures
Release date	16 March 2012;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Karmayogi is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by V. K. Prakash, starring Indrajith, Nithya Menon, Padmini Kolhapure, Saiju Kurup, Ashokan, Thalaivasal Vijay and Manikuttan. The film's screenplay is written by Balram Mattannur. It is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.[1] Indrajith plays the protagonist in the film.

Plot

The film tells the story of Rudran Gurukkal, the lone male descendant of the Chathothu family. The family represents the Yogi community, in which Lord Shiva is believed to have been born. Rudran is haunted by a strange kind of destiny. This forms the crux of the story.[2]

Accolades

Karmayogi was screened in the competition section at the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), in Panaji, Goa in 2011.
Karmayogi was screened in the Malayalam Cinema Today section at the 16th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in 2011.[3]
Risabava won the 2011 Kerala State Awards for dubbing for his work in the film.

Cast

Indrajith as Rudran Gurukkal
Nithya Menon
Padmini Kolhapure as Mankamma, Rudran's mother[4]
Saiju Kurup
Ashokan
Thalaivasal Vijay
Manikuttan
Anoop Sankar
Kani Kusruti
M. R. Gopakumar

References

Saraswathy Nagarajan (11 March 2011). "Mr. Reliable of Mollywood". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
R. Nair, Unni (11 March 2011). ""Karmayogi: Hamlet retold"". Screen India. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012.
"A slice of Kerala". The New Indian Express.
"Padmini Kolhapure in V. K. Prakash's Karmayogi". Nowrunning.com. 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.

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[1] Saraswathy Nagarajan (11 March 2011). "Mr. Reliable of Mollywood". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.

[2] R. Nair, Unni (11 March 2011). ""Karmayogi: Hamlet retold"". Screen India. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012.

[A_slice_of_Kerala-3] "A slice of Kerala". The New Indian Express.

[4] "Padmini Kolhapure in V. K. Prakash's Karmayogi". Nowrunning.com. 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.