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	'''''Pakal''''' is a 2006 [[Malayalam film]] directed by [[M. A. Nishad]], starring [[Prithviraj Sukumaran\|Prithviraj]] and [[Jyothirmayi]] in the lead role.		'''''Pakal''''' is a 2006 [[Malayalam film]] directed by [[M. A. Nishad]], starring [[Prithviraj Sukumaran\|Prithviraj]] and [[Jyothirmayi]] in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/pakal/20061212.htm\|title=Pakal has good intentions\|work=Rediff}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3467/malayalam/pakal/967/review.htm\|title = Pakal Review \| Pakal Malayalam Movie Review by Unni Nair\|date = 5 December 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/pakal-review-malayalam-movie-8923\|title=Pakal review. Pakal Malayalam movie review, story, rating}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	''Pakal'' takes us into the world of farmers, of the high ranges of Wayanad District of Kerala, who are forced to commit suicide following financial problems. The story has a lot of potential with a relevant political issue and there are some political comments too—like hints at the failure of the government machinery and religious institutions, which ought to come to the aid of the peasants. The film opens with the protagonist Nandakumar ~~([[Prithviraj Sukumaran\|Prithviraj]])~~, who is a reporter of the television channel ''Kerala Today'', being sent to ''Pannakamkudi '' to do a regular series on the plight of the farmers of the area. He alights on the mission with his cameraman Abu ~~(Sudheesh)~~ to the high ranges, delivering daily reports in the prime time news about the crop failure, low prices for agricultural products, inability to repay loans issued by banks and cut-throat interest rates charged by private financiers, which eventually force the peasants to commit mass suicides.		''Pakal'' takes us into the world of farmers, of the high ranges of Wayanad District of Kerala, who are forced to commit suicide following financial problems. The story has a lot of potential with a relevant political issue and there are some political comments too—like hints at the failure of the government machinery and religious institutions, which ought to come to the aid of the peasants. The film opens with the protagonist Nandakumar, who is a reporter of the television channel ''Kerala Today'', being sent to ''Pannakamkudi '' to do a regular series on the plight of the farmers of the area. He alights on the mission with his cameraman Abu to the high ranges, delivering daily reports in the prime time news about the crop failure, low prices for agricultural products, inability to repay loans issued by banks and cut-throat interest rates charged by private financiers, which eventually force the peasants to commit mass suicides.

	Nandakumar and his crew meet 87-year-old Kochuthekkethil Kunjappan ~~([[Thilakan]])~~ in the verandah of the village office. He is one of the early settlers of the region and has been demonstrating before the village office since 14 years seeking justice from the authorities who seize his farmland, branding him a millionaire. And from the directives of the old man and the local priest Abraham Thekkilakkaadan, they meet Thenginthottathil Joseph ~~([[T G Ravi]])~~ and his family members, who are in the grip of severe financial problems and on the brink of desperation and even suicide. Joseph's eldest daughter Merlin ~~(Sreeja Chandran)~~ works for a private exporting company and his second daughter Celine ~~([[Jyothirmayi]])~~ is a medical student who is currently pursuing her final year house surgeonship. The family and the villagers pin all their hopes on Celine, who will be the first doctor from the village. Joseph who had to borrow loans from four different banks for his daughter's educational expenses finds it hard to settle the accounts.		Nandakumar and his crew meet 87-year-old Kochuthekkethil Kunjappan in the verandah of the village office. He is one of the early settlers of the region and has been demonstrating before the village office since 14 years seeking justice from the authorities who seize his farmland, branding him a millionaire. And from the directives of the old man and the local priest Abraham Thekkilakkaadan, they meet Thenginthottathil Joseph and his family members, who are in the grip of severe financial problems and on the brink of desperation and even suicide. Joseph's eldest daughter Merlin works for a private exporting company and his second daughter Celine is a medical student who is currently pursuing her final year house surgeonship. The family and the villagers pin all their hopes on Celine, who will be the first doctor from the village. Joseph who had to borrow loans from four different banks for his daughter's educational expenses finds it hard to settle the accounts.

	Slowly the media team becomes a part of the village, and their serialized investigative reports on Kerala Today, start to cause many people in the government circles and the local heartless money lender Ummachan ~~([[Jagadish]])~~, lose their sleep. The crew faces many hardships in the village as many even manhandle the team. The media management goes a step further and asks Nandakumar to stop reporting on the issue and to return to the city. But he turns down the request and continues there. But as days pass by, the villagers’ plights become more hapless as many more suicides follow, including that of Merlin and Joseph. What follows in the film is how Nandakumar, with the support of Celine and other villagers, ~~finds~~ ways to rescue the ~~villages~~ from the chaos ~~that~~ they face.		Slowly the media team becomes a part of the village, and their serialized investigative reports on Kerala Today, start to cause many people in the government circles and the local heartless money lender Ummachan, to lose their sleep. The crew faces many hardships in the village as many even manhandle the team. The media management goes a step further and asks Nandakumar to stop reporting on the issue and to return to the city. But he turns down the request and continues there. But as days pass, the villagers’ plights become more hapless as many more suicides follow, including that of Merlin and Joseph. What follows in the film is how Nandakumar, with the support of Celine and other villagers, find ways to rescue the villagers from the chaos they face.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* [[Kanakalatha]]		* [[Kanakalatha]]
	* Maya Viswanath		* Maya Viswanath
	* Lishoy		* [[Lishoy]]
	* Anoop		* Anoop
	* Ibrahim Vengara		* Ibrahim Vengara
	* Althara		* Althara
	*[[Jijoy Rajagopal]]		*[[Jijoy Rajagopal]]

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{~~imdb~~ title\|1102295\|Pakal}}		* {{IMDb title\|1102295\|Pakal}}
	* [http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3467/malayalam/pakal/index.htm ''Pakal''] at Nowrunning.com
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090622052910/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/2123/pakal.html ''Pakal''] at [[Oneindia.in]]
	* [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/8923.html ''Pakal''] at Indiaglitz.com

	[[Category:~~2000s~~ Malayalam-language films]]		[[Category:2006 Malayalam-language films]]
	[[Category:2006 directorial debut films]]		[[Category:2006 directorial debut films]]
	[[Category:2006 films]]		[[Category:2006 films]]
	[[Category:~~Environmental films]]~~		[[Category:Films about environmental issues]]
	~~[[Category:Indian films~~]]
	[[Category:Films directed by M. A. Nishad]]		[[Category:Films directed by M. A. Nishad]]

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{{Infobox film
| name = Pakal
| image = Pakal(film).jpg
| caption = ''Pakal'' film poster
| alt =
| director = [[M. A. Nishad]]
| producer = Santhosh Mathai Biju John
| writer = Susmeth Chandroth
| starring = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] [[Jyothirmayi]] [[Thilakan]] [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] [[Shwetha Menon]] [[Jagadish]] [[Sudheesh]] [[T. G. Ravi]]
| music = G. Radhakrishnan
| cinematography = Vipin Mohan
| editing = P. C. Mohanan
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|11|24}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''Pakal''''' is a 2006 [[Malayalam film]] directed by [[M. A. Nishad]], starring [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] and [[Jyothirmayi]] in the lead role.

== Plot ==
''Pakal'' takes us into the world of farmers, of the high ranges of Wayanad District of Kerala, who are forced to commit suicide following financial problems. The story has a lot of potential with a relevant political issue and there are some political comments too—like hints at the failure of the government machinery and religious institutions, which ought to come to the aid of the peasants. The film opens with the protagonist Nandakumar ([[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]), who is a reporter of the television channel ''Kerala Today'', being sent to ''Pannakamkudi '' to do a regular series on the plight of the farmers of the area. He alights on the mission with his cameraman Abu (Sudheesh) to the high ranges, delivering daily reports in the prime time news about the crop failure, low prices for agricultural products, inability to repay loans issued by banks and cut-throat interest rates charged by private financiers, which eventually force the peasants to commit mass suicides.

Nandakumar and his crew meet 87-year-old Kochuthekkethil Kunjappan ([[Thilakan]]) in the verandah of the village office. He is one of the early settlers of the region and has been demonstrating before the village office since 14 years seeking justice from the authorities who seize his farmland, branding him a millionaire. And from the directives of the old man and the local priest Abraham Thekkilakkaadan, they meet Thenginthottathil Joseph ([[T G Ravi]]) and his family members, who are in the grip of severe financial problems and on the brink of desperation and even suicide. Joseph's eldest daughter Merlin (Sreeja Chandran) works for a private exporting company and his second daughter Celine ([[Jyothirmayi]]) is a medical student who is currently pursuing her final year house surgeonship. The family and the villagers pin all their hopes on Celine, who will be the first doctor from the village. Joseph who had to borrow loans from four different banks for his daughter's educational expenses finds it hard to settle the accounts.

Slowly the media team becomes a part of the village, and their serialized investigative reports on Kerala Today, start to cause many people in the government circles and the local heartless money lender Ummachan ([[Jagadish]]), lose their sleep. The crew faces many hardships in the village as many even manhandle the team. The media management goes a step further and asks Nandakumar to stop reporting on the issue and to return to the city. But he turns down the request and continues there. But as days pass by, the villagers’ plights become more hapless as many more suicides follow, including that of Merlin and Joseph. What follows in the film is how Nandakumar, with the support of Celine and other villagers, finds ways to rescue the villages from the chaos that they face.

==Cast==
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] as Nandakumar
* [[Jyothirmayi]] as Celine
* [[Sudheesh]] as Abu
* [[Thilakan]] as Kunjappan
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
* [[Jagadish]] as Ummachan
* [[T. G. Ravi]] as Joseph
* [[Shwetha Menon]] as Latha Mohankumar
* [[Sreeja Chandran]] as Merlin
* [[Seema G. Nair]] as Panchayat President
* [[Zeenath]]
* [[Kanakalatha]]
* Maya Viswanath
* Lishoy
* Anoop
* Ibrahim Vengara
* Althara
*[[Jijoy Rajagopal]]

==External links==
* {{imdb title|1102295|Pakal}}
* [http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3467/malayalam/pakal/index.htm ''Pakal''] at Nowrunning.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090622052910/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/2123/pakal.html ''Pakal''] at [[Oneindia.in]]
* [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/8923.html ''Pakal''] at Indiaglitz.com

[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2006 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:Environmental films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. A. Nishad]]