Kaliyachan (2012)

Original title

കളിയച്ഛൻ

Directed by

Farook Abdul Rahiman

Genre

drama

Country

India

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

U

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A story about a Kathakali actor and his guru. It follows their relationship and struggles within the traditional art form.

contemplativeculturally richslow-pacedemotionally layeredmelancholicartisticreflectiveintimate

What happens

Kaliyachan (English: The Master of the Play) is a 2015 Malayalam drama film directed by Farook Abdul Rahiman in his directorial debut. It starred Manoj K. Jayan, Tirtha Murbadkar, Vaiga, Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri, Babu Namboothiri, Manju Pillai, and Mani Pattambi in lead roles. The story about a Kathakali actor and his guru is based on celebrated 1959 poem Kaliyachan by P. Kunhiraman Nair. At the 60th National Film Awards, it won the award for Best Music Direction (Background score) for Bijibal. At the 2012 Kerala State Film Awards, Kaliyachan received three awards — Best Debut Director, Best Background Score and Second Best Actor for Manoj K. Jayan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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