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{{Infobox film
| name = Notebook
| image = Notebook (film).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = [[Rosshan Andrrews]]
| producer = [[P. V. Gangadharan]]
| writer = [[Bobby–Sanjay|Bobby-Sanjay]]
| starring = [[Maria Roy]]<br/>[[Roma Asrani]]<br/>[[Parvathy Thiruvothu]]<br/>[[Skanda Ashok]]
| music = [[Mejo Joseph]]
| cinematography = R. Diwakaran
| editing = Ranjan Abraham
| distributor = Kalpaka Films
| studio = Grihalakshmi Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|12|15}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget = {{INR}}23.75 crore<ref name="budget"/>
| gross =
}}
'''''Notebook''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] film directed by [[Rosshan Andrrews]] and written by [[Bobby–Sanjay|Bobby-Sanjay]]. It is about three students at a [[boarding school]] and how they face up to challenges in their lives. The film stars [[Maria Roy]], [[Roma Asrani]], [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]], and [[Skanda Ashok]]; [[Suresh Gopi]] made a cameo appearance.<ref name="snapshots"/> The film dealt with the subject of teenage pregnancy.
The film was released on 15 December 2006. It received positive reviews and was also a commercial success at the box office. The film won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam]].

==Plot==
The story begins with a [[New Year's Eve]] celebration at Lord's Academy in [[Ooty]] while three girls: Sera Elizabeth, Pooja Krishna, and Sridevi plant a [[sapling]] to symbolize their friendship even after they graduate from the school. Three years later the trio is in [[11th grade]] and the sapling they planted has grown into a tree [[Venus (god)|Venus]] (named after the Goddess of Love).

The girls come from different family backgrounds — Sarah from a broken home, with separated parents yet maintaining a bold character; Sridevi, a [[Brahmin]] girl who is very much kind and sensitive in nature from a happy, close-knit family, with her parents doting on her, and Pooja, the ambitious one who is the school head girl, and is a single parented child staying with her mother in Ooty. Sridevi falls in love with a schoolmate, Sooraj Menon. Though hesitant at first, Sarah and Pooja approve their relationship after being convinced of Sooraj's sincerity.

During an excursion to [[Goa]], Sreedevi and Sooraj [[human sexual activity|make love]], and eventually she becomes [[pregnant]], much to the shock of Sarah and Pooja, and moreover herself. They keep the news to themselves, fearing the sorrow and wrath of Sridevi's parents; even Sooraj is kept in the dark, for fear that the news may leak out and he will simply leave the school. They decide to go for an [[abortion]] at a [[hospital]] near their school at Pooja's suggestion. During the Founder's Day celebrations at the school, the trio sneak out of the campus, and reach the hospital. Sarah convinces the [[gynecologist]] to conduct the abortion by telling several lies, including that Sridevi had been [[raped]]. During the procedure, Sridevi suffers excessive [[blood loss]] and dies. Sarah and Pooja flee the hospital in terror and return to school.

The next day they are summoned to the principal's office, where the police have arrived and the gynaecologist, brought as a part of the [[enquiry]], identifies Sarah. Sarah confesses that the rape story was a lie and Sridevi actually had sex with somebody she loves, but she maintains she doesn't know who that is. Pooja, concerned about her future, distances herself from the whole episode, saying she knew nothing about it, leaving Sarah betrayed and angry. Concerned about the reputation of the school, the principal presses the cops for not registering a case, and dismisses Sarah from the school, announcing in assembly that Sridevi died in a car accident when she and Sarah sneaked out to watch a movie during school hours, and that Sarah is responsible for it. Sooraj learns the truth about Sridevi's demise, but her parents do not pursue the case. Pooja, now remorseful of her denial, tries to apologize to Sarah, but meets with hostility. Pooja loses her mental stability, unable to take the pressure of having lost both her best friends — one to death and the other to her own betrayal. Sarah's father Brigadier Alexander arrives and takes her to [[New Delhi]] for further studies, inspiring her to move on with life.

Six years later, at Sarah's graduation at medical college, a letter arrives, addressed from Sridevi, informing her that Pooja was in a mental asylum for 6 years, and she needs Sarah's company. It is also learnt that one of their classmates Firoz is now a famous music director. Sarah immediately returns to Ooty with Alexander to meet Pooja, who has been looked after for the last six years by her mother with Sooraj's help. They realize how much they missed each other and cycle to their school that very night to see Venus (the tree they had planted during their school days), as Sridevi's spirit is seen watching them.

==Cast==
[[Image:notebook cast.jpg|right|thumb|From left: [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]], [[Skanda Ashok]], [[Roma (actress)|Roma Asrani]] and [[Mariya Roy]] (below) in a promotional still]]
*[[Maria Roy]] as Sreedevi, a relatively silent girl. She is the truce maker when they disagree on any issue.
*[[Roma Asrani]] as Sarah Elizabeth. Coming from a broken family. She is always ready to help anyone. (voice-over by [[Sreeja Ravi|Sreeja]])
*[[Parvathy Thiruvothu]] as Pooja Krishnan, a smart student and very practical mind.
*[[Skanda Ashok]] as Sooraj Menon, Sreedevi's lover ([[voiceover]] by [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]])
*[[Aishwarya (actress)|Aishwarya]] as Elizabeth, Sarah's mother (Cameo)
*[[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] as Pooja's mother
*[[Prem Prakash]] as Swaminathan, Sreedevi's father
*[[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]] as Sridevi's mother
*[[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] as a doctor
*[[Aarthi (actress)|Arathi]] as Swapna
*[[Mejo Joseph]] as Feroz, a student
*[[Suresh Gopi]] as [[Brigadier]] Alexander, [[Indian Army]] [[officer]]; Sarah's father (extended cameo appearance)
* Harith CNV as Student
* Aparna Nair as TV Journalist
* Vani Kishore

==Production==
The [[filming]] was primarily held at Lawrence School, [[Lovedale (India)|Lovedale]], [[Ooty]]. The director Roshan Andrews says "Although it cost a fortune to shoot there, it turned out to be perfect. I had visited many schools in [[Kerala]], but couldn't find what I wanted." The other filming locations were the Medical College Ground and the [[Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode|Indian Institute of Management]] in Kozhikode. The [[casting (performing arts)|casting]] of the film was done through open calls. According to the director, the cast was selected from 5000 applicants. The film was produced by Grihalakshmi Films, a production house known for family dramas. The budget of the film was {{INR}}18 million.<ref name="snapshots">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/15/stories/2006091500070200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105095440/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/15/stories/2006091500070200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 January 2007 |title=On Location : Snapshots of school life |date=15 September 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2009-01-26}}</ref>

==Music==
All the songs composed by debutant [[Mejo Joseph]].
* "Hrudayavum" – [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], [[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan|Jyotsna]]
* "Changathikoottam" – [[Rimi Tomy]], [[Sayanora Philip]], [[Afsal]], [[Vidhu Prathap]]
* "Iniyum" – [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Manjari (Indian singer)|Manjari]]
* "As We All Know" – Donan, Ramya, Swapna, Vinaita

==Release==
The film was released on 15 December 2006.

==Reception==
===Critical response===
Reviewer from [[Sify]], while complementing Andrews for taking up a taboo subject and casting newcomers, found the film unimpressive as a whole, and gave the verdict as "Ho-hum, just average".<ref name="malayalam1">{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=14359913&cid=2408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328130054/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=14359913&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 March 2008 |title=Interview: Roshan Andrews |publisher=Sify.com |date=20 January 2007 |access-date=2009-01-26}}</ref> The Varnachitram.com review was generally positive, calling it an "interesting movie." However the reviewer felt that "[i]t takes the whole of the first half to reach the first plot point." He goes on to state that "[t]he line in the story would have read "Boy and Girl fall in love", but stretching it to the entire first half was, lets say a stretch."<ref name="varnachitram2007">{{Cite web|url=http://varnachitram.com/2007/04/25/review-notebook/ |title=Review: Notebook |publisher=varnachitram |access-date=2009-01-26}}</ref> The reviewer lauded the direction and screenplay when the major theme of the film is dealt with. He also credited the director for "extracting great performances out of newcomers."<ref name="varnachitram2007"/> The OneIndia.com review, though at first comments that "[t]here are times when you might feel as if the director is very obsessed with periods and pregnancy than the story itself", later adds that "the film's real theme seems to be something very relevant in today's changing times—the need for a strong family and support base."<ref name="entertainment1">{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/reviews/notebook-review-220107.html |title=Notebook Review |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=30 October 2007 |access-date=2009-01-26}}</ref>

[[Rediff.com]] review was generally negative. The reviewer felt that "[t]he single biggest handicap this film suffers from is the fact that none of the characters are real, believable." However, he adds that "[t]he bright spot is that the bunch of newcomers put in some exuberance into the otherwise turgid film."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://varnachitram.com/2006/12/29/review-roundup-notebook/ |title=Review Roundup: Notebook |publisher=varnachitram |access-date=2009-01-26}}</ref> There was almost universal praise for the music of the film by debutant Mejo Joseph, who also plays a part in the film, and for the cinematography by C. Diwakar.<ref name="varnachitram2007"/><ref name="entertainment1"/>
In an interviews the director Roshan Andrews revealed that "[s]even of Malayalam's best known directors—Priyadarshan, Sathyan Anthikad, Sibi Malayil, Joshy, Jayaraj, Lal Jose and I. V. Sasi—saw the film and personally called [him] up and said it was not only good but was touching."<ref name="malayalam1"/>

===Box office===
The film was made on a budget of {{INR}}23.75 crore.<ref name="budget">{{cite news |last=ജയചന്ദ്രൻ |first=എൻ. |title='ഉദയനാണ് താരം, ബജറ്റ് 23.75 കോടി'; നടൻ റോഷൻ ആന്റപ്പന്‍; അഭിമുഖം |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/12/21/chat-with-actor-director-rosshan-andrrews.html |access-date=22 December 2019 |work=[[Manorama Online]] |date=21 December 2019 |language=ml}}</ref> The film had a slow start at the box-office, but collections gradually picked up. It gained a distributor's share of {{INR}}13.8 million from 35 screens in the first week.<ref name="malayalam1"/> The film completed 150 days theatrical run.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shrijith |first1=Sajin |title=I don't seek script inputs from actors: Rosshan Andrrews |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/dec/25/i-dont-seek-script-inputs-from-actors-rosshan-andrrews-2080479.html |access-date=30 December 2019 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=25 December 2019}}</ref>

===Accolades===
;[[Kerala State Film Awards|2006 Kerala State Film Awards]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]] – [[Rosshan Andrrews]] and [[P. V. Gangadharan]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Costume Designer|Best Costume Designer]] – B. Sai

;[[Filmfare Awards South|2006 Filmfare Awards South]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam|Best Film]] – P. V. Gangadharan
* Best Supporting Actress – [[Roma Asrani]]

'''[[Asianet Film Awards|2006 Asianet Film Awards]]'''
* Best New Face of the Year (Male) – [[Skanda Ashok]]
* Best New Face of the Year (Female) – Roma Asrani

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0924260|title=Notebook}}

{{Rosshan Andrrews}}

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