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A.K.G. (2007)

A.K.G. poster
Directed by
Shaji N. Karun
Genre
documentary film
Country
India

How it feels

This film is about the life of Indian communist leader A.K. Gopalan. It covers his political career and personal life.

biographicalseriousinformativeslow-pacedpoliticalhistoricalreflective

What happens

A.K.G. is a 2007 Malayalam-language historical drama film, directed by Shaji N Karun, starring P. Sreekumar and Krishna Kumar in the lead roles. It is based on the political and personal life of communist leader A.K. Gopalan. The film was edited by Mahesh Narayanan, who had replaced B. Ajithkumar due to scheduling issues. Lonappan Nambadan, who at the time was a Member of Parliament, played the role of the West Bengal communist leader Jyoti Basu. E.K. Nayanar was played by his son Krishna Kumar. Anirudhan Sampath portrayed the role of his father K. Aniruddhan. Speaker of the Lok Sabha Somnath Chatterjee and CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat spoke at a Delhi screening of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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