1983 (2014)

Directed by

Abrid Shine

Genre

drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 14m

Rated

U

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man named Rameshan looks back on his life and the year 1983 when India won its first Cricket World Cup. The story focuses on his memories and how the victory shaped his personal journey.

nostalgicemotionalheartwarmingfeel-goodupbeatsentimentalgroundedreflective

What happens

1983 is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age sports film directed by fashion photographer Abrid Shine, who wrote the story and co-wrote the script with Bipin Chandran. The film, produced under the banner of Shams Films, stars Nivin Pauly in the lead role. Anoop Menon, Nikki Galrani, Joy Mathew, Srinda Arhaan, Jacob Gregory, Saiju Kurup, Binoy Antony, Shine Tom Chacko, Dinesh, Sui Joseph, Neeraj Madhav and Sanju, make up the rest of the cast. Pradeesh Varma cranked the camera and the music director was Gopi Sunder, for which he received the 62nd National Film Awards for Best Background Score. The film is a family drama that revolves around cricket. It centers on Rameshan (Nivin Pauly) and his memories from 1983 when India won its first World Cup under Kapil Dev. 1983, which is also a tribute to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, was released on 31 January and was the first success film of 2014. All the songs composed by Gopi Sunder became popular and one of them, "Olanjali Kuruvi", was a chartbuster. The film received three Kerala State Film Awards including Best Debut Director for Abride Shine, Best Actor for Nivin Pauly and Second Best Actor for Anoop Menon. It is widely regarded as one of the best movies during the Malayalam New Wave. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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