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''Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil'' is a 2014
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 ...
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political drama A political drama can describe a play, film or TV program that has a political component, whether reflecting the author's political opinion, or describing a politician or series of political events. Dramatists who have written political dramas in ...
film directed by Anil V Nagendran, who is also the producer, writer and lyricist. The film stars
Samuthirakani Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. He won the N ...
and Tamil actress Thamarai in the lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast of
Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. Peopl ...
,
Sudheesh Sudheesh (born 7 December 1972) is an Indian actor and director from Calicut who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He won Kerala State Film Awards for Best Character Actor in 2021. Personal life Sudheesh is the only son of T. S ...
,
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, Rithesh, and Baiju VK.


Plot

The film revolves around the political unrest in a village and the rise of three communist leaders from the pre-Independence era in
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, E. M. S. Namboodiripad, and
A. K. Gopalan Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan (1 October 1904 – 22 March 1977), popularly known as A. K. Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist politician. He was one of 16 Communist Party of India members elected to the first Lok Sabha in 1952. Later he bec ...
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Cast

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Samuthirakani Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. He won the N ...
as
P. Krishna Pillai P. Krishna Pillai (19 August 1906 at Vaikom, Kottayam District, Kottayam – 19 August 1948 at Muhamma, Alappuzha District, Alleppey) was a Communism, communist revolutionary from Kerala, India. He was one of the founding leaders of the Co ...
*Baiju VK as
A. K. Gopalan Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan (1 October 1904 – 22 March 1977), popularly known as A. K. Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist politician. He was one of 16 Communist Party of India members elected to the first Lok Sabha in 1952. Later he bec ...
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Sudheesh Sudheesh (born 7 December 1972) is an Indian actor and director from Calicut who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He won Kerala State Film Awards for Best Character Actor in 2021. Personal life Sudheesh is the only son of T. S ...
as E. M. S. Namboodiripad *Thamarai *
Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. Peopl ...
as a journalist * Siddique *
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as Chirutha *Rithesh as Rairu Nambiar *
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as Madhaviyamma * P. K. Medini * Devan *
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Unnikrishnan Namboothiri Korom Pulleri Vadhayarillathu Unnikrishnan Namboothiri (19 October 1923 20 January 2021) was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. He mainly handled comedy roles and grandfather roles. His role as Dileep's grand father in the Malayalam movie K ...
* Prem Kumar * Shari as Theyi *
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as Mathangi *
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as Antharjanam *
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* Devika Nambiar


Production

After making audio biographies about
left-wing politics Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political%20ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically in ...
about E. M. S. Namboodiripad,
A. K. Gopalan Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan (1 October 1904 – 22 March 1977), popularly known as A. K. Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist politician. He was one of 16 Communist Party of India members elected to the first Lok Sabha in 1952. Later he bec ...
and
P. Krishna Pillai P. Krishna Pillai (19 August 1906 at Vaikom, Kottayam District, Kottayam – 19 August 1948 at Muhamma, Alappuzha District, Alleppey) was a Communism, communist revolutionary from Kerala, India. He was one of the founding leaders of the Co ...
, Nagendran went on to work on a feature film about these politicians with
Sudheesh Sudheesh (born 7 December 1972) is an Indian actor and director from Calicut who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He won Kerala State Film Awards for Best Character Actor in 2021. Personal life Sudheesh is the only son of T. S ...
, Baiju, and
Samuthirakani Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. He won the N ...
reprising the roles of Namboodiripad, Gopalan, and Pillai, respectively. A 6 kilometer set was erected in
sooranad Sooranad North is a village in Kollam district in the south west Indian state of Kerala. It is believed that Sooranad was ruled by King SOORAN and hence the name. The village is part of Kunnathur Taluk, which lies in Kerala's Kollam Distric ...
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and all signals of the modern day including light posts and electrical lines were removed. Three-thousand actors have acted in the film, many of which are labourers who were trained to act. Cinematographer Kaviyarasu debuts in Mollywood with this film. Real footage from the
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was included in the film.


Soundtrack

Eight composers have composed the film songs and twenty singers have sung the songs. This film is the last film that V. Dakshinamoorthy composed music for. Activist P. K. Medini composed and sang a song in addition to acting in the film. Anchal Udayakumar composed the background score for the film.


Release

The film originally released in March. The film received a complaint from the election commission that the film supported left-wing politics. The film was re-released in April.


Awards and nominations


References

{{reflist 2010s political drama films 2014 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian political drama films Films shot in Kannur Films shot in Kozhikode Films shot in Kollam Films scored by V. Dakshinamoorthy Films scored by A. R. Reihana 2014 drama films