''Pakarnnattam '' ( ml, പകർന്നാട്ടം) is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by

Jayaraj Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair, professionally credited as Jayaraj, is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He has won many awards, including Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Golden ...

, starring

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam,Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasiona ...

and Jayaraj's wife Sabitha Jayaraj in the lead roles. The film is based on political violences and fight against

Endosulfan Endosulfan is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide that is being phased out globally. It became a highly controversial agrichemical due to its acute toxicity, potential for bioaccumulation, and role as an endocrine disruptor. ...

menace in

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, Kerala.

Plot

The film explores the practice that makes martyrs of the local political activists who are willing to sacrifice their life for ideologies. The film is also a poignant love story of a Meera (Sabitha Jayaraj) and her relentless fight against her own family and society for the man she love. Meera falls in love with Thomas (

), who becomes an accused in a political murder and is sent to jail. Although Thomas is innocent, he accepts the verdict against him for his political party. Along with Meera's battle to save Thomas, the film also makes a statement on the tragedy caused by the pesticide

, in

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. Thomas is an activist who fights for the rights of the victims of Endosulfan.

Cast

as Thomas *

Sabitha Jayaraj Sabitha Jayaraj is an Indian costume designer and actress, who works in Malayalam cinema. Career Sabitha started off her career as a costume designer in the Malayalam film industry in the 90s. She worked as a designer in 9 Malayalam featu ...

as Meera * Bhasi Thiruvalla as Adv. Kaimal * Vijay Victor as Sudhi * Satish Poduval as Raghavan * Nedumbram Gopi as Meera's father *

Madampu Kunjukuttan Madampu Sankaran Namboothiri (23 June 1941 − 11 May 2021), popularly known as Madampu Kunjukuttan, was a Malayalam actor, author and screenplay writer. Background and personal life Kunjukuttan was born in Kiralur village of Thrissur Dist ...

as Meera's uncle * Vijayan Peringode as Meera's uncle * Eliamma as Thomas's mother

Accolades

Pakarnnattam was screened in the ''Malayalam Cinema Today'' section in the 16th

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(IFFK), 2011.

References

2010s Malayalam-language films Environmental films Films about communism Indian political films {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub