Balyakalasakhi (2014)

Original title

ബാല്യകാലസഖി

Directed by

Pramod Payyannur

Genre

drama film, musical film, romance film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

U

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A rich young man named Majeed falls in love with his less wealthy neighbor Suhra. After her father dies and she struggles financially, he asks his father to pay for her education but is refused, so he leaves home to travel far away.

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What happens

Balyakalasakhi (transl. Childhood Companion) is a 2014 Malayalam language film adaptation of the famous novel of the same name by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. The romantic musical drama film was written and directed by debutant Pramod Payyannur and stars Mammootty, Isha Talwar, Meena, Seema Biswas, KPAC Lalitha and Mamukkoya in lead roles. The story revolves around childhood sweethearts Majeed (Mammootty) and Suhra (Isha Talwar). Born to rich parents, Majeed falls in love with his not-so-affluent neighbour Suhra. After her father's death, when Suhra struggles to make both ends meet, Majeed pleads with his father to sponsor her education. Refused, he wanders off to distant lands. Some of the other characters created by Basheer such as Ettukali Mammoonju and Ottakannan Pokker also appear in the film. The film has lyrics and music created by several leading masters including P. Bhaskaran, K. Raghavan, K. T. Muhammed, O. N. V. Kurup, Kavalam Narayana Panicker, Sreekumaran Thampi, and Basheer himself. The launch of the film edition of the novel Balyakalasakhi was done by Leela Menon who handed over the book to Fabi Basheer, wife of Vaikom Muhammed Basheer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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