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directed by Ranjith with

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in the lead role, along with Jyothi Krishna,

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and newcomer Shruthi Ramachandran as the female leads. The movie is based on the novel ''K T N Kottur Ezhuthum Jeevithavum'' by T. P. Rajeevan, which is set in the backdrop of India's freedom struggle and depicts history of a Kerala village. The film released on 19 September 2014.

Plot

Ravi Chandrasekharan is a young blogger who has a keen interest in the life of KTN Kottur - a writer, poet and revolutionary freedom fighter. Ravi, being involved actively in theatre and arts, expresses his wish to recreate the story of KTN Kottur on stage rather than make it a book. To explore the different shades and the mysteries surrounding the character, he arrives at Kottur to learn the intricacies of the person. After reaching Kottur, Ravi finds it strange to adapt to the surroundings, he attends the cultural village fares and also learns about their customs. Ravi Chandrasekharan in an attempt to know about KTN also understands the customs of people living there are weird too. One such incident is where he wakes up abruptly in the middle of the night covering his mouth because of nausea. Some bad odour gives Ravi a vomiting sensation & he checks around but finds nothing. The next morning, he finds ashes of a dead creature & realises that this was the bad odour which made him uncomfortable & from then as he encounters the twists in the life of KTN Kottur and the mystery surrounding his disappearance on the day India won her Independence makes up the story.

Cast

as K. T. N Kottoor and Ravi Chandrasekhar *

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as V. P. Kunjikannan * Suresh Krishna as Achan *

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as Nakulan *

as Janu *

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as Kurathi Kunjooli *

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as Kuttysankaran *

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as valliamma * Jyothi Krishna as Lakshmikkutty *

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as Susheela * Irshad *

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as himself *

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as Valli *

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as Devayaniyamma (Devu) * Chinnu Kuruvila *

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* Bineesh Kodiyeri *

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*Mohammed musthafa as raghavan

Production

It was the first time Ranjith and Dulquar joined hands for a film. The first teaser of the film released on 12 June 2014 followed by the second on 17 June.

Awards and nominations

;

2014 Kerala State Film Awards The awards were presented by Chief minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy on 26 December 2015, with the presence of the chief guest Mohanlal. Jury The 10-member jury, headed by John Paul, was composed of people representing different areas of cinem ...

"State Awards: Nazriya, Nivin, Sudev bag top honours"
. ''Malayala Manorama''. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015. *It received two Kerala State Awards. ; Asiavision Awards - 2014 *It received Asiavision Awards 2014 - award for best direction and screen play.

References

External links

* {{Ranjith (director) 2014 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian drama films Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram Films directed by Ranjith