''David & Goliath'' is a 2013 Indian
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
-language
drama film
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written by
Anoop Menon and directed by
Rajeev Nath
Rajeevnath is a National Film Award for Best Direction, National Award-winning Malayalam film director.
Career
Rajeevnath ventured into filmmaking with a short film shot in 16mm camera after finishing his university course. He debuted as a dire ...
. It stars
Jayasurya,
Anoop Menon,
Soumya
Soumya (), is an Indian name. It is unisexual in nature and is more common as a masculine name in North and East India and as a feminine name in South India. Can also be spelled as Saumya, and Somya in South where it is given to girls , In West Be ...
and
Anumol in the lead roles. The film is produced by Sudeep Karat under the banner of Sal Roza Motion Pictures and Line of Colors and features music composed by
Ratheesh Vegha
Ratheesh Vega ( ml, രതീഷ് വേഗ) is a composer, singer, and musician who works in Malayalam language, Malayalam films. His debut as a film music composer was in the 2010 hit film ''Cocktail (2010 film), Cocktail''.
Career
Rathees ...
, and cinematography is handled by Jithu Damodar and is edited by Sian.
In the
Bible
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, the story of
David and Goliath is about how the meek and innocent
David
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
kills the Philistine giant
Goliath
Goliath ( ) ''Goləyāṯ''; ar, جُليات ''Ǧulyāt'' (Christian term) or (Quranic term). is a character in the Book of Samuel, described as a Philistine giant
In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''gigas'', cognate giga-) a ...
through a slingshot in the battle of
Philistine
The Philistines ( he, פְּלִשְׁתִּים, Pəlīštīm; Koine Greek (LXX): Φυλιστιείμ, romanized: ''Phulistieím'') were an ancient people who lived on the south coast of Canaan from the 12th century BC until 604 BC, when ...
and
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. The film is a modern interpretation of the story, which deals with the concept of the strong and weak, and has Jayasurya playing David while Anoop Menon appears as Sunny. The film's story revolves around a church and the few characters who are closely associated with it. The biblical characters are given modern day interpretations and show how in every David there resides a strong and courageous Goliath who can win even a difficult battle. The movie was successful at box office.
Plot
David is an orphan who is abandoned outside an isolated church on a tea plantation. He is rescued by Father Gerald and grows up to be a socially awkward but smart and pious boy under the tutelage of the priest. But David has a problem: he gets nervous and gets nose bleeds whenever he is surrounded by people. He has to drop out of school because of this but he is a genius and displays an astounding expertise when it comes to creating machines. After the death of Father Gerald David becomes alone in the world. Sunny who is a planter and a failed businessman discovers one of David's creativity, and reaps a fortune with that. The story of weak and strong starts here.
Cast
*
Jayasurya as David
*
Anoop Menon as Sunny Ulahannan
*
P. Balachandran
Padmanabhan Balachandran Nair (2 February 1952 – 5 April 2021) was an Indian writer, playwright, scenarist, director, and actor. He was known for his work in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema.
Career
Balachandran is best known for ...
as Father Gerald
*
Soumya
Soumya (), is an Indian name. It is unisexual in nature and is more common as a masculine name in North and East India and as a feminine name in South India. Can also be spelled as Saumya, and Somya in South where it is given to girls , In West Be ...
as Sharon
*
Anumol as Deepa
*
Indrans
Indrans is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films.His mentor was Shiyas M S, a law college student. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough in 1994 with the ...
as Kapyar Autha
*
Lena
Lena or LENA may refer to:
Places
* Léna Department, a department of Houet Province in Burkina Faso
* Lena, Manitoba, an unincorporated community located in Killarney-Turtle Mountain municipality in Manitoba, Canada
* Lena, Norway, a village in ...
as Jainamma
*
Sukumari
Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...
as Kurisamma
*
Vijesh Gopi as Saravanan
*
Aji John
Aji or AJI may refer to:
Location
*Aji (town), Tieling County, Liaoning, China
* Aji Island, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
*Aji, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
* Aji River (disambiguation), rivers with the same name
Other
*Aji (Go), a latent tro ...
as Channel Reporter
*
Master Dhananjay as David (childhood)
*
Baby Minsara as Sharon's Childhood
*
Joju George
*
Arun as Sunny's Friend
Production
Development
''David & Goliath'' reunited Anoop Menon and Jayasurya.
Director Rajeev Nath recalled that "The story idea for 'David & Goliath' came when Jayasurya and I were sitting in my flat thinking what next to do after ''Trivandrum Lodge''". The film deals with the idea of success and failure from the micro-level. If there was no concept of success and failure, then there would have been no ego and no war between the countries that we see today".
The associate director of this film was Shibu Gangadharan and the assistant directors were Krishna Kumar, Binal Kottacadu, Arunlal Pillai, and Soumya (who also played the heroine).
Casting
Jayasurya was chosen to play the lead role of the innocent young countryside man David, who is capable of many things and has strong love in his heart.
Anoop Menon penned the screenplay as well as performing the role of Goliath. Both
Nazriya Nazim
Nazriya Nazim (born 20 December 1994) is an Indian actress, producer and former television presenter who works predominantly in Malayalam films in addition to Tamil films. She has won One Filmfare Award South, one Kerala State Film Awards, an ...
and
Asif Ali were considered for roles in the film,
but director and actress Soumya debuted as the heroine with this film, playing the character of a village belle who is the lover of
Jayasurya's character David. Soumya had already directed and acted in several short films and this is her first time in a feature film.
Anumol was chosen to play the supporting heroine role opposite Anoop Menon's character Sunny.
P. Balachandran
Padmanabhan Balachandran Nair (2 February 1952 – 5 April 2021) was an Indian writer, playwright, scenarist, director, and actor. He was known for his work in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema.
Career
Balachandran is best known for ...
plays another character in the film after his debut in acting by the film
Trivandrum Lodge
''Trivandrum Lodge'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by V. K. Prakash, written by Anoop Menon, and produced by P. A. Sebastian. The film stars Jayasurya, Anoop Menon and Honey Rose, and features P. Balachandran and P. Jay ...
, which was also scripted by Anoop Menon and starred Jayasurya and Anoop Menon as well.
Sukumari
Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...
also works second time with Anoop Menon-Jayasurya duo after
Trivandrum Lodge
''Trivandrum Lodge'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by V. K. Prakash, written by Anoop Menon, and produced by P. A. Sebastian. The film stars Jayasurya, Anoop Menon and Honey Rose, and features P. Balachandran and P. Jay ...
as well.
Indrans
Indrans is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films.His mentor was Shiyas M S, a law college student. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough in 1994 with the ...
and
Lena
Lena or LENA may refer to:
Places
* Léna Department, a department of Houet Province in Burkina Faso
* Lena, Manitoba, an unincorporated community located in Killarney-Turtle Mountain municipality in Manitoba, Canada
* Lena, Norway, a village in ...
were chosen to play supporting roles in the movie.
Lena
Lena or LENA may refer to:
Places
* Léna Department, a department of Houet Province in Burkina Faso
* Lena, Manitoba, an unincorporated community located in Killarney-Turtle Mountain municipality in Manitoba, Canada
* Lena, Norway, a village in ...
was chosen to play a full-time drunk named Jaynamma, who is a worker in a tea estate in the high range.
Filming
The shoot of the film started on 23 September 2012. The production controller is Clinton Perreira, while the production executive is Sunil Jose. Jithu Damodar is Director of Photography in the film. The scenic backdrop of
Vagamon was the main location.
Anoop and Jayasurya as David Goliath
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References
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2013 drama films
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Goliath
Cultural depictions of David
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