Akale
| Akale | |
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| Directed by | Shyamaprasad |
| Produced by | Tom George Kolath |
| Based on |
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams |
| Starring |
Prithviraj Sheela Geetu Mohandas Tom George Kolath |
| Music by | M Jayachandran |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar ISC |
| Edited by | Vinod Sukumaran |
Release dates | Template:Film dates |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Akale is a 2004 Malayalam film by Shyamaprasad, inspired by the American classic play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. The movie stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sheela, Geetu Mohandas and Tom George Kolath in lead roles.
Plot
The film is the story about an Anglo-Indian family who lives in Kerala. Neil (Prithviraj Sukumaran) is a disturbed youth working as a clerk in a factory for low wages. His intention is to become a writer. He lives with his mother (Sheela) and sister (Geetu Mohandas). His father was a Portuguese sailor who left the family when the children were very young. Rose, his sister is slightly handicapped and because of this, she is always in her shell. She is very much interested in glass figurines. Margret, Neil's mother hates his care-free attitude towards life and his late-night movies. She is a very possessive mother and she is always worried about the future of her daughter. One day Neil invites his co-worker Freddy (Tom George Kolath) for a dinner at his home. Neil's mother and daughter thinks that Freddy will get interested in Rose and they can marry her off but their dreams get crushed when they comes to know that Freddie is already engaged and Rose passes away years later.
Cast
- Prithviraj as Neil D'Costa
- Sheela as Margaret D'Costa
- Geetu Mohandas as Rose D'Costa
- Tom George Kolath as Fredy Evans
- Mithun Ramesh voice for tom George
Crew
- Direction : Shyamaprasad
- Director of Photography : S. Kumar
- Art Director : Raja Unnithan
- Costumes : Cukku Parameswaran
- Make up : Joe Koratty
- Music: M. Jayachandran
- Sound : Harikumar
- Editing : Vinod Sukumaran
- Produced by Tom George Kolath
- Distributed by Kolath Films
AWARDS
- National Film Awards 2004
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam
- National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Sheela
- Best Film
- Best Director -Shyamaprasad
- Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress-Geethu Mohandas
- Second Best Actress - Sheela
- Best Cinematographer-s kumar
- Best Art Direction RajaUnnithan
- Best Actress (Malayalam)-Geethu mohandas
- Asianet Film Awards 2004
- 2004 - Special Jury Mention - Geethu Mohandas & Prithviraj
- Mathrubhumi, Medimix film awards
- Best Character Actress-Geethu mohandas
- Special jury award-shyamaprasad
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains 9 songs, all composed by M. Jayachandran and Lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aaraarumariyaathe" | P. Jayachandran |
| 2 | "Akale" | K. S. Chitra |
| 3 | "Akale Akale" | Kartik |
| 4 | "Nee Januvariyil Viriyumo (Rose Blue Rose)" | Sujatha Mohan, G. Venugopal |
| 5 | "Nira Sandhya Nizhal Sandhye" | Ganga |
| 6 | "Pinneyumetho" | M. Jayachandran |
| 7 | "Pranayini njaan" | M. G. Sreekumar |
| 8 | "Pravukal" | Chinmayi Sripada |
| 9 | "Shaaronile Shishirame" | Preetha Kannan, Vidhu Prathap |
External links
- Akale at the Internet Movie Database