''Veyilmarangal'' () is a

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drama film written and directed by

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and produced by Baby Mathew Somatheeram. The film starring

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and

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has

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as cinematographer. It revolves around a

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family that moves to Himachal Pradesh from Kerala for betterment, but harsh conditions still pursue them. ''Veyilmarangal'' is the first Indian film to win an award in main competition for Golden Goblet in

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. The film was theatrically released on 28 February 2020.

Cast

* Sarita Kukku * Krishnan Balakrishnan *

* Master Govardhan * Ashok Kumar * Nariyapuram Venu * Melvin Williams

Release

The film was theatrically released on 28 February 2020.

Awards

*Outstanding Artistic Achievement award at

. *Best actor award for

at Singapore South Asian International Film Festival *NETPAC Award for Best Malayalam Film at

International Film Festival of Kerala The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...

* Jury Prize for Best Film at 8th Festival des cinémas indiens de Toulouse/Toulouse Indian Film Festival , France. * Best International Feature Film Award at Chongqing Pioneer Art Film Festival, China 2020

Festival selections

* 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival, China 22nd festival - Official Competition for Golden Goblet * Singapore South Asia Film Festival, 2019- Official Competition * Asia Pacific screen awards, Australia 2019- In Competition * 25th Kolkata International Film Festival 2019 – In Indian film Competition * 14th JOGJA NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Indonesia 2019- Asian Perspective section * 18th

Dhaka International Film Festival Dhaka International Film Festival ( bn, ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব) is a biennial film festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1992, the festival was initially organized on a ...

, Bangladesh 2020- Asian Competition * 24th International Film Festival Kerala, 2019 – New Malayalam Cinema Competition * 50th International Film Festival of India, Goa, 2019 – Indian cinema section * Pune International Film Festival, India 2020 – Indian Cinema Section. *Aurangabad International Film Festival, India 2020 – Indian Competition. * Chennai Independent Film Festival, India 2020 – Opening Film * Toulouse Indian Film Festival, France, April 2020. * Chongqing Pioneer Art Film Festival, China 2020.

References

External links

* {{imdbtitle, tt10428284 Films directed by Dr. Biju 2019 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian drama films 2019 drama films Films about social issues in India Films set in Kerala Films shot in Kollam Films set in Himachal Pradesh