''Ividam Swargamanu'' () is a 2009 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

-language family drama thriller film directed by

Rosshan Andrrews Rosshan Andrrews (born 6 January 1975) is an Indian film director who mainly works in Malayalam cinema. Biography Rosshan Andrrews was born to Moolakuzhi Nedumparampil Andrews and Burney. He attended St. Aloysious Thrissur and Cochin College, E ...

and written by James Albert. It was produced by

Antony Perumbavoor Malekudy Joseph Antony, better known as Antony Perumbavoor is an Indian film producer, distributor, cinema exhibitor and actor, who works in Malayalam film industry. He began his career as a chauffeur to Mohanlal in 1987 and started appearing ...

under the company

Aashirvad Cinemas Aashirvad Cinemas is an Indian film production company based in Kochi, Kerala. It was established in 2000 by Antony Perumbavoor, since then, it has produced over 30 Malayalam films, starring Mohanlal. Since 2009, the company co-operates with th ...

. The film stars

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically app ...

, Lalu Alex,

Thilakan Palappurathu Kesavan Surendranatha Thilakan (15 July 1935 – 24 September 2012) was an Indian film and stage actor who appeared in over 200 Malayalam films. Thilakan was known for his elaborate method acting, realistic and spontaneous appearan ...

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and

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. The music was composed by

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. It tells the story of Mathews, a farmer who has to fight the

real estate Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more general ...

mafia over selling his farmland which he refuses to give away. ''Evidam Swargamanu'' was released on 25 December 2009. The film won the

Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value The Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value is an award, begun in 1976, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to the best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value in Malayalam film industry. Until 1997, the aw ...

Plot

The movie "Ividam Swargamanu" narrates the tale of a diligent farmer named Mathews and his struggle against a land mafia that seeks to seize his lands. Hardworking farmers Mathews and his father Jeremias have developed a farm and a cow shed that can house many cattle. Many people are envious of his agricultural land. Together with his father, mother Aleyamma, and her sister Rahelamma, Mathews has had a quiet, contented existence. Problems arise when Mathews' farm is eyed by Aluva Chandy, a powerful land dealer, who tries to persuade Mathews to sell the land to Chandy so that he may flip it and resell it to a Mumbai-based businessman for a sizable profit. However, Mathews is unwilling to comply to Chandy's demands and complains to the police about Chandy's intrusion into his property. Instead, the policeman works as Chandy's agent, leaving Mathews in a hopeless predicament. Chandy's false promises, which include establishing a model community, entice the locals to support him. They try to persuade Mathews to sell the property, but he refuses, and the other villagers hate him for it. Mathews and his father are adamant about staying in the community although several of his friends opt to leave by selling their farm. The court appoints a one-man committee to visit, submit, and report after Aluva Chandy fabricates many civil complaints against Mathews and his property. When attorney Sunitha visits the farm, she considers it to be quite satisfactory and provides a report to the court. She gets fired from her team by her senior, acting on Chandy's orders. In order to get Jeremias from being imprisoned, several government agencies are now bringing legal claims against Mathews' farm, including allegations of financial irregularities and failure to return the loan. A news reporter named Betsy tries to broadcast on her station about the difficulties Mathews is having, but the channel's administrators prevent her from doing so. Sunitha now takes up Mathews' cause, petitions the court on his behalf, and is successful in appointing a " amicus curiae" ("friend of the court") to investigate shady real estate activities in the state. An effective lawyer named Advocate Prabalan is chosen to serve as the "amicus curiae." The remaining portion of the narrative describes how Mathews, with Prabalan's assistance, uncovers the corruption of numerous government agencies and finally wins back his land.

Cast

as Mathews * Lalu Alex as Aluva Chandy *

as Jeremias *

as Adv. Prabhalan *

as Adv. Sunitha *

as Sudheer *

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as Elsamma Jermias * Sukumari as Rahelamma * Baiju Ezhupunna as Joseph * Sreehari as Thomas, agricultural officer *

Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades ...

as Bhuvanendran *

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as Divakara Kaimal, Revenue Secretary *

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as Betsy Varghese *

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as Maria *

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as Nirmala teacher *

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as Sudhakaran *

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as Babu * Mukundan as Adv. Issac *

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as Peethambaran, village officer *

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as Justice Sukumaran Marar *

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as Davis *

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as Stephen Edakochi,

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Minister *

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as Deenamma * Chembil Ashokan as Charlie *

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Sindhu Pradeep

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as Jacob *

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as CI Prabhakaran * Balachandran Chullikkadu as Elias, party leader * Kunjan as Pappachan, councillor *

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as Palkaran Lakshmanan * Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Abdu, tea shop owner * Nandhu Podhuval as Raju * Bindu Murali as Maria's mother * Omana Ouseph as Shantha, Sunitha's mother * Manoj Nair as tea shop man *

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as Shibu Areekutty * Assim Jamal as Jayadevan * Rajesh Sharma as Channel Cameraman * Meena Ganesh as tea shop owner * Manjusha Sajish

Production

The film was made on a budget of ₹4 crore. The crew bought cattle and 15 acres of land to build the farm of protagonist. Vegetable cultivation was initiated 6 months prior to production with instructions from agricultural department.

Soundtrack

Though the movie did not feature any songs, a promotional album was released by

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. The album features two songs composed by

Mohan Sithara Mohan Sithara is an Indian music composer. He received the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Music Director (2009) for the songs in Priyanandan's ''Soofi Paranja Kadha''. Since 1986 he has been an active musician in the Malayalam film indust ...

, with lyrics by Bichu Thirumala and

Kaithapram Padma Shri Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, popularly known as Kaithapram, is a Malayalam lyricist, poet, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, music therapist and performer of Carnatic music. He debuted with the movie Ennennum K ...

Awards

; Kerala State Film Awards * Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value – Antony Perumbavoor, Rosshan Andrrews ;

Asianet Film Awards The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says that awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artis ...

* Best Actor –

* Best Villain – Lalu Alex * Most Popular Actress –

;Amrita Mathrubhumi Film Awards * Best Villain – Lalu Alex * Most Popular Actress –

;Atlas State Film Critics Award * Best Film * Best Screenplay – James Albert ;

Vanitha Film Awards The Vanitha Film Awards are presented annually by ''Vanitha'', an Indian magazine from the ''Malayala Manorama'' group in the south Indian state of Kerala. The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence i ...

* Most Popular Actor –

* Best Screenplay – James Albert ;

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– World Malayali Council Film Award * Best Film * Best Actor –

* Best Director –

References

External links

*
''Evidam Swargamanu''
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