''Kalikaalam'' (

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 ...

: കലികാലം) is a 2012 Malayalam

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written and directed by Reji Nair. Focussing mainly on relationships, it tells the story of a mother and her three children. The film tries to explore the complexities of a small family. Scriptwriter Reji Nair makes his directorial debut with this film. ''Kalikalam'' was filmed by award-winning cinematographer

Madhu Ambat Madhu Ambat is an Indian cinematographer. With a career spanning over 40 years, he is one of the most prolific cinematographers in Indian cinema. He is best known for his work in films such as ''Amaram'', '' Anjali'', and ''Makaramanju''. He cu ...

. The film's music is by

O. N. V. Kurup Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He receive ...

Ousepachan Mechery Louis Ouseppachan (born 13 September 1955), known mononymously as Ouseppachan, is an Indian film composer and singer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of National Film Award, Filmfare Award and Kerala State Film ...

team, who reunites once again after ''

Akashadoothu ''Akashadoothu'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam family drama film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by Dennis Joseph, with Madhavi and Murali in the lead roles. The film tells the tale of a woman suffering from leukemia. The plot of the film w ...

'' (1992). The film was shot in

Thalassery Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Kodagu (Karna ...

and nearby places.

Plot synopsis

The story is about Devaki, an active social reformer, who works as a teacher and mother of three children. The film deals with human relationships and explores the complexities that are generally faced in the life of a small family.

Cast

* Sharada as Devaki Teacher *

Lalu Alex Lalu Alex is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning four decades, Lalu Alex has acted over 250 movies and is known for his character roles, comic roles and antagonistic roles in Malayalam movie industry. Lalu Alex ...

as Satheesh Nair * Ashokan as Ravi Nair * Satthya * Suresh Krishna as Gouthaman Nair * Shari as Meenakshi *

Leona Lishoy Leona Lishoy is an Indian actress and model who is known for her works primarily in Malayalam cinema. She is the daughter of Malayalam actor Lishoy. Personal life Leona is the daughter of Malayalam movie and television actor Lishoy. She did h ...

as Ananya * Sadhika Venugopal as Shelly *

J. Pallassery J. Pallassery is an Indian film script writer and actor in Malayalam movies. He did story, screenplay and dialogue for more than 50 Malayalam movies. He has also acted in many movies and tele-serials. Filmography Dialogue * Saanthwanam (1991) ...

as Pilla * Bheeman Raghu as C.I Chandran Nair * Sadhika Venugopal as Shelly *

Lakshmi Sharma Lakshmi Sharma mononymously known as Lahari is an Indian actress. After debuting in Telugu cinema, where she failed to gain a foothold, she became an actress in Malayalam cinema, after entering the industry in 2006 with ''Palunku''. She has acte ...

as Suja Gouthaman * Mamukkoya as Mohammed Koya Master *

Kulappulli Leela Kulappulli Leela (born 19 April 1954) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema, Tamil cinema and television. She has mostly done comedic roles, and has appeared in over 350 films. She began her career acting through t ...

as Nani *

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair Kozhikode Narayanan Nair is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema, who has acted in more than 300 films. He entered the "Malayalam" movie industry (Mollywood) through a drama troupe. His first film was ''Aabhijathyam'' (1970), and he is also reme ...

as Rajan Master * Sreehari as Raghavan Nair * Munshi Venu as Usman Master * Anoop Chandran as Keshavan *

Sathaar Sathaar (25 May 1948 – 17 September 2019) was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut with M. Krishnan Nair's ''Bharyaye Avashyamundu'' (1975). He became a hero in 1976 with ''Anaavaranam'', directe ...

as Dr.Krishnadas *

Parvathi T. Parvathi T., also known as Maala Parvathi, is an Indian actress, who appears in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu films Personal life Parvathi was born in Thiruvananthapuram, to Adv C. V. Thrivikraman and gynaecologist Dr K. Lalitha. She complete ...

as Dr.Shoshamma Kuriyan

Soundtrack

References

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* 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian drama films 2012 directorial debut films 2012 films Films shot in Kerala Films shot in Thalassery Films shot in Kannur Films shot in Kozhikode 2012 drama films Films scored by Ouseppachan {{2010s-drama-film-stub