''Ormakalundayirikkanam'' ( en, Should have memories) is a 1995

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political drama film directed by

T. V. Chandran T. V. Chandran (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor, predominantly working in Malayalam cinema. Born in a Malayali family in Telicherry, Chandran worked as a Reserve Bank of India employee before entering ...

. Starring

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, Master Nithin,

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, Priyambada Ray,

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, Kukku Parameswaran and

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, the film portrays the rise of the Communists to power in 1957 and the infamous

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(Liberation Struggle) of 1959. Film critic

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included the film on his list of the 10 best Malayalam movies of all time.

Plot

The film is set against the backdrop of the first communist Ministry of Kerala on the eve of its dismissal in 1959 after less than two years in power. A school going teenage, Jayan, grows warm relation with Bhasi, the tailor, who is a staunch

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activist. Jayan's father is a strong sympathiser of

Congress party The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

. Jayan with knowledge dawning upon him realises how Bhasi and his near and dear ones live on the verge of fear of being annihilated by the henchmen of Congress and upper castes who seem to usurp power by unsure means and violence. Jayan's intimate rapport with Dr. Tharakan, a scientist of sorts, engaged in the theory of impending

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, helps him see things clearly. Jayan realises the truth besmeared by blood, murder and revenge.

Cast

as Tailor Bhaskaran (Bhasi) * Master Nithin as Jayan *

as Tharakan * Priyanka as Bhasakarans Wife *

as Nambiar, Jayan's father *

Mamukkoya Mamukkoya (born 5 July 1946) is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema, and has also appeared in French film ''Flammens of Paradise''. He has mostly appeared in comedic roles. His unique usage of the Mappila dialect and style ma ...

as Police constable * Kukku Parameswaran *

as Barber Naanu *

M. G. Soman M. G. Soman (28 September 1941 – 12 December 1997) was an Indian actor and former Indian Air Force officer who appeared in Malayalam films. He was one among the leading star actors doing hero roles in Malayalam Cinema during the late 1970s an ...

as Chattampi Velayudhan *

Bindu Panicker Bindu Panicker is an Indian actress who has more than 200 films to her credit. She has played both comedy and character roles in Malayalam cinema. She won the Kerala State Film Award for the best supporting actress in 2001 for Soothradharan. S ...

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as Tea Shoper * Sreejaya

Awards

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of seve ...

- T. V. Chandran and Salam Karassery *

Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist The Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist is an award, begun in 1969, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India for the best performance by a child actor in the Malayalam cinema. Until 1997, the awards were managed dire ...

- Master Nithin *

Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award) The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

- T. V. Chandran

References

External links

* {{National Film Award Best Feature Film Malayalam 1990s Malayalam-language films 1995 drama films 1995 films Films directed by T. V. Chandran Best Malayalam Feature Film National Film Award winners Indian political drama films