Ormakalundayirikkanam

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]

Ormakalundayirikkanam
Bharath Gopi and Master Nithin in a scene from the film
Directed byT. V. Chandran
Written byT. V. Chandran
Produced bySalam Karassery
StarringMammootty
Master Nithin
Bharath Gopi
Priyambada Ray
Nedumudi Venu
Kukku Parameswaran
Sreenivasan
CinematographyVenu
Edited byVenugopal
Music byJohnson
Production
company
Navadhara Movie Makers
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Film critic Kozhikodan included the film on his list of the 10 best Malayalam movies of all time.[2]

Plot

The film is set against the backdrop of the first communist Ministry of Kerala on the eve of its dismissal in 1959 after less than two years in power. A school going teenage, Jayan, grows warm relation with Bhasi, the tailor, who is a staunch Communist Party activist. Jayan's father is a strong sympathiser of Congress party.

Jayan with knowledge dawning upon him realises how Bhasi and his near and dear ones live on the verge of fear of being annihilated by the henchmen of Congress and upper castes who seem to usurp power by unsure means and violence. Jayan's intimate rapport with Dr. Tharakan, a scientist of sorts, engaged in the theory of impending doomsday, helps him see things clearly. Jayan realises the truth besmeared by blood, murder and revenge.

Cast

Reception

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

References
  1. "Soul on Fire". The Indian Express. 19 April 1998. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  2. 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.
  3. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (12 January 1996). "The cream of Indian cinema". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 21 December 1996.
  4. "Kerala State Film Awards 1995". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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