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{{Infobox film
| name = Bioscope
| image = Bioscope_film.jpg
| caption = Film DVD cover
| alt =
| director = [[K. M. Madhusudhanan]]
| producer = [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
| writer = K. M. Madhusudhanan
| starring = Walter Wagner<br>Nedumbaram Gopi<br>Bharathan Najrakkal<br>Mekha Rajan
| music = [[Chandran Veyattummal]]
| cinematography = [[M. J. Radhakrishnan]]
| editing = [[Beena Paul]]
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008}}
| runtime = 94 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Bioscope''''' is a 2008 Malayalam film produced by [[National Film Development Corporation of India]] (NFDC) and was directed by [[K. M. Madhusudhanan]].The music is composed by [[Chandran Veyattummal]], while the cinematography is by [[M. J. Radhakrishnan]].

The film won a [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury award]] at the [[56th National Film Awards]] and also won 5 awards in the 2008 [[Kerala State Film Awards]].<ref name="'Antaheen' best movie at 56th National Film Awards">{{cite web|title='Antaheen' best movie at 56th National Film Awards|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-01-23/news/28443412_1_hindi-film-film-on-social-issues-aparna-sen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225075810/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-01-23/news/28443412_1_hindi-film-film-on-social-issues-aparna-sen|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 December 2013|publisher=The Economic Times|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref><ref name="Kerala State film awards for 2008">{{cite web|title=Kerala State film awards for 2008|url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/downloads/filmawards2008.pdf|publisher=government of Kerala|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402033153/http://www.kerala.gov.in/downloads/filmawards2008.pdf|archivedate=2 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Bioscope wins awards">{{cite web|title=Bioscope wins awards|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/40179.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726154016/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/40179.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 July 2008|work=Indiaglitz|accessdate=22 July 2008}}</ref>

==Plot==
''Bioscope'', set in the early years of the twentieth century, is a story of history entering the paths of memories and dreams. The story of villagers, made mute by colonialism and slavery, entering the garden of a new vision through a new machine, bioscope. The protagonist Diwakaran's new journey starts with his acquisition of a bioscope. The Frenchman DuPont, who does bioscope shows on the coasts of Tamil Nadu, is the architect of his new journey. Diwakaran was stunned by early forms of cinema images. His relationship with DuPont and the bioscope starts with his astonishment when he first sees moving images. It turns into a story of inseparable friendship. Divakaran purchases the machine from DuPont and intends to entertain his village folks with his films, but ultimately falls prey to superstitions and suspicions about the instrument.

==Production==
The film is based on the book ''Bioscope'' written by [[K. M. Madhusudhanan]]. The book is based on the real-life story of Varunni Joseph, who ran [[Bioscope show|bioscope]] shows in Kerala in 1907. The director plans to make a sequel. "''Bioscope'' is the first part of a trilogy. The second part is titled ''Kannadi Kottaka'' (Mirror Cinema Hall) and is set in contemporary Kerala. It is about a movie house and three people who are connected to it," says Madhusudhanan.

==Cast==
* Walter Wagner as Dupont
* Murugan as Diwakaran
* Ramgopal Bajaj as Kaimal
* Nedumbaram Gopi as Murugan Nair
* Bharathan Najrakkal as Kumaran
* T. V. Gangadharan as Inspector
* Mekha Rajan as Nalini
* Kuttiyedathi Vilasini as Ammini
* Nilamboor ayesha as Malu
* Anusha Mohan as mute girl

==Awards and accolades==
* [[56th National Film Awards]]
:: [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury award]]

* 2008 [[Kerala State Film Awards]]
::[[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention|Kerala State Film Award (Special Mention)]] - K. M. Madhusudhanan
::[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]] - [[Beena Paul]]
::[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography|Best Cinematographer]] - M. J. Radhakrishnan
::[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music|Best Background Music]] - [[Chandran Veyattummal]]
::[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Processing Lab|Best Processing Lab]] - [[Chithranjali Studio]]

* NETPAC Jury Award (Indian Competition section) - [[Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema|OSIAN]]'s Cinefan Asian & Arab Film Festival, 2008 <ref name="10th Osian š ž s-Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema: The Grand Finale">{{cite web|title=10th Osian š ž s-Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema: The Grand Finale|url=http://dearcinema.com/article/10th-osianaa%C2%A2a%C2%A2aesa%C2%ACa%C2%A2aeza%C2%A2s-cinefan-festival-of-asian-and-arab-cinema-the-grand-finale/1043|publisher=DearCinema|accessdate=20 July 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121100233/http://dearcinema.com/article/10th-osianaa%C2%A2a%C2%A2aesa%C2%ACa%C2%A2aeza%C2%A2s-cinefan-festival-of-asian-and-arab-cinema-the-grand-finale/1043|archivedate=21 January 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* SAIFF 2008, New York - Best Cinematography <ref name="SAIFF 2008 - AWARD CATEGORIES">{{cite web|title=SAIFF 2008 - AWARD CATEGORIES|url=http://www.saiff.org/2008/index.php?p=awards}}</ref>
* [[International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg#2008|International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg]], 2008 - Special mention of the International Jury

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120325153121/http://www.bioscopethefilm.com/06_Awards_FestivalSelections.html Bioscope film - Official page]

{{National Film Award Special Jury Award feature film}}

[[Category:2008 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Chandran Veyattummal]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1900s]]
[[Category:Special Jury Award (feature film) National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:2000s biographical films]]

Bioscope (2008 film) - Revision history

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