''Gramam'' (''Namma Gramam'') is an Indian bilingual film written, directed and produced by actor-producer

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. It was simultaneously made in

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and

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languages under the titles ''Gramam'' and ''Namma Gramam'', respectively. It stars Nishan, Samvrutha,

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, Sukumari Nair,

, Y. G. Mahendraa, Nalini and Fathima Babu. The film, which was well received by critics upon its screening at various film festivals, won two National Film Awards and two Kerala State Film Awards among other laurels. ''Gramam'' is the first part of a trilogy on the Palakkad Brahmin community. Set between 1937 and 1947, the film is about a child widow and how she fights societal conventions. The second and third parts of the trilogy will be respectively set between 1947-1962 and 1962–1975. The film got released in

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on 10 August 2012. Sukumari received the National award for Best Supporting actress in 2010 for her sensitive portrayal.

Awards

; National Film Awards * Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Supporting Actress - Sukumari * Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Costume Design - Indrans Jayan ; Kerala State Film Awards * Best Story -

* Best Male Playback Singer -

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;

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for Best Film -

* Best Editor- B. Lenin

Cast

as Rao Bahadur Mani Swami * Nishan as Kannan * Samvrutha as Thulasi * Sukumari as Amminiyamma/ Paatti *

as Govindankutty Maashu * Nalini as Kunju Ammaal *

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as Nechumu/Lakshmiyamma *

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as Thankam *

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair Kozhikode Narayanan Nair is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema, who has acted in more than 300 films. He entered the "Malayalam" movie industry (Mollywood) through a drama troupe. His first film was ''Aabhijathyam'' (1970), and he is also rem ...

as Panikkar Jolsyan *

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as Narayani *

Fathima Babu Fathima Babu is a South Indian actress, former newsreader and socialite based out of Chennai who hails from Puducherry. Born in a Muslim family, Fathima began her public career as a newsreader for more than 25 years with DD Podhigai, the Tamil ...

as Karthyayani * Y. G. Mahendra as Burma Ambi Swami * Maya Vishwanath as Bhargavi * Kripa as Vrinda *

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as Kuttan * Ravi Shankar * Abhilash

References

External links

* 2012 films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2010s Tamil-language films Indian drama films Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress National Film Award-winning performance Films that won the Best Costume Design National Film Award 2012 multilingual films Indian multilingual films Films shot in Palakkad 2012 directorial debut films 2012 drama films {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub