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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Ponthan Mada		\| name = Ponthan Mada
	\| image =		\| image = Ponthan Mada.jpg
	~~\| image_size =~~
	\| caption =		\| caption = Poster
	\| director = [[T. V. Chandran]]		\| director = [[T. V. Chandran]]
	\| producer = T. Ravindranath		\| producer = T. Ravindranath
	\| story = [[C. V. Sreeraman]]		\| story = [[C. V. Sreeraman]]
	\| screenplay = T. V. Chandran		\| screenplay = T. V. Chandran
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = {{ubl\|[[Mammootty]]\|[[Naseeruddin Shah]]\|[[Sreejaya Nair\|Sreejaya]]\|[[Laboni Sarkar]]\|[[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]]\|[[Maniyanpilla Raju]]}}		\| starring = {{ubl\|[[Mammootty]]\|[[Naseeruddin Shah]]\|[[Sreejaya Nair\|Sreejaya]]\|[[Laboni Sarkar]]\|[[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]]\|[[Maniyanpilla Raju]]}}
	\| music = [[Johnson (composer)\|Johnson]]		\| music = [[Johnson (composer)\|Johnson]]
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	\| editing = Venugopal		\| editing = Venugopal
	\| distributor = Mac Release		\| distributor = Mac Release
	\| released = 10 ~~March 1994~~		\| released = {{Film date\|1994\|03\|10\|df=yes}}
	\| runtime =		\| runtime = 119 min
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Malayalam		\| language = Malayalam
	\| budget =		\| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
	\| gross =		\| gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
	}}		}}

	'''''Ponthan Mada''''' is a 1994 Indian [[Malayalam\|Malayalam-language]] film written and directed by [[T. V. Chandran]]. The film stars [[Mammootty]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]]. It is based on two short stories, ''Ponthan Mada'' and ''Sheema Thampuran'' by [[C. V. Sreeraman]]. The film won four awards at the [[National Film Awards]] including the [[National Film Award for Best Actor\|Best Actor]] award for Mammotty. It also won the [[Kerala State Film Awards\|Kerala State Film Award]] for the best second film.		'''''Ponthan Mada''''' is a 1994 Indian [[Malayalam\|Malayalam-language]] film written and directed by [[T. V. Chandran]]. The film stars [[Mammootty]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]]. It is based on two short stories, ''Ponthan Mada'' and ''Sheema Thampuran'' by [[C. V. Sreeraman]]. The film won four awards at the [[National Film Awards]] including the [[National Film Award for Best Actor\|Best Actor]] award for Mammotty. It also won the [[Kerala State Film Awards\|Kerala State Film Award]] for the best second film. This is the only [[Malayalam language\|Malayalam-language]] film of Naseeruddin Shah.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/throwback-tuesday-when-mammootty-became-the-lead-character-in-tv-chandrans-ponthan-mada/articleshow/87866089.cms\|title=Throwback Tuesday: When Mammootty became the lead character in TV Chandran's 'Ponthan Mada'\|work=The Times of India\|date=23 November 2021}}</ref> The film was a commercial success.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725213203/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/94ff8a4a35a9b8876525698d002642a9/46344d1a8344a1f9652572df003429af/$FILE/A0190307.pdf "Malayalam cinema faces a threat"]. ''[[The Statesman (India)\|The Statesman]]''. 24 September 1994. Archived from [http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/94ff8a4a35a9b8876525698d002642a9/46344d1a8344a1f9652572df003429af/%24FILE/A0190307.pdf the original] on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Set in the 1940s [[British Raj\|British India]], the film is about the extraordinary, uncanny and touching relationship between the so-called low-caste Ponthan Mada ~~(Mammootty)~~ and his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran ~~(Naseeruddin Shah)~~, who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the [[Irish Republican Army]]. Crossing the class boundaries, the two communicate through Thampuran's window with Mada hanging from an areca palm tree.		Set in the 1940s [[British Raj\|British India]], the film is about the extraordinary, uncanny and touching relationship between the so-called low-caste Ponthan Mada and his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran, who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the [[Irish Republican Army]]. Crossing the class boundaries, the two communicate through Thampuran's window with Mada hanging from an areca palm tree.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Mammootty]]		* [[Mammootty]] as Mada
	* [[Naseeruddin Shah]]		* [[Sreejaya Nair]] as Reshmi
	*[[Laboni Sarkar]]		* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Sheema Thampuran
	* [[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]]		*[[Laboni Sarkar]] as Karthu / Kathreena
	* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]]		* [[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Landlord
	* [[~~Sreejaya Nair~~]]		* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Gopala Kammal
	* [[Zeenath]]		* [[V. K. Sreeraman]] as Gopi
			* [[P. K. Abraham]] as Reshmi's Father
			* [[Mahesh (Malayalam actor)\|Mahesh]] as Rameshan
			* [[Zeenath]] as Cheriyamma
	* [[Mavelikkara Ponnamma]]		* [[Mavelikkara Ponnamma]]
			* [[Salu Kuttanadu]] as Karuvang Iriyachan
	*Premachandran		*Premachandran
			* [[Lakshmi Krishnamoorthy]] as Thampuran's Mother

			==Soundtrack==
			ONV Kurup penned the lyrics.

			*"Madam Kondu Adimaranke" - K. S. Chitra

	==Awards==		==Awards==
	The film has won the following awards since its release:		The film has won the following awards since its release:

	'''~~1994~~ [[National Film Awards]] ([[India]])'''		'''[[41st National Film Awards\|1993]] [[National Film Awards]] ([[India]])'''
	* ~~Won -~~ [[National Film ~~Awards~~\|Golden Lotus Award]] - Best Director - [[T. V. Chandran]]		* [[National Film Award for Best Direction\|Golden Lotus Award - Best Director]] - [[T. V. Chandran]]
	* ~~Won -~~ [[National Film ~~Awards~~\|Silver Lotus Award]] - Best Actor - [[Mammootty]]		* [[National Film Award for Best Actor\|Silver Lotus Award - Best Actor]] - [[Mammootty]]
	* ~~Won -~~ [[National Film ~~Awards~~\|Silver Lotus Award]] - Best Music Director - [[Johnson (composer)\|Johnson]]		* [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction\|Silver Lotus Award - Best Music Director]] - [[Johnson (composer)\|Johnson]]
	* ~~Won -~~ [[National Film ~~Awards~~\|Silver Lotus Award]] - Best Cinematography - [[Venu (cinematographer)\|Venu]]		* [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography\|Silver Lotus Award - Best Cinematography]] - [[Venu (cinematographer)\|Venu]]

	'''1994 [[Kerala State Film Awards]] ([[India]])'''		'''1994 [[Kerala State Film Awards]] ([[India]])'''
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	'''Other awards'''		'''Other awards'''
	* [[Muttathu Varkey Award]] (2016) - T. V. Chandran (for screenplay)<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/muttathu-varkey-award-for-tv-chandran/article18289268.ece\|title=Muttathu Varkey Award for T.V. Chandran\|date=29 April 2017\|newspaper=The Hindu\|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>		* [[Muttathu Varkey Award]] (2016) - T. V. Chandran (for screenplay)<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/muttathu-varkey-award-for-tv-chandran/article18289268.ece\|title=Muttathu Varkey Award for T.V. Chandran\|date=29 April 2017\|newspaper=The Hindu\|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>

	~~==Trivia==~~
	~~This is the only [[Malayalam language\|Malayalam-language]] film of [[Naseeruddin Shah]].~~

	==References==		==References==
	~~<references />~~		{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{~~imdb~~ title\|id=0248317\|title=Ponthan Mada}}		*{{IMDb title\|id=0248317\|title=Ponthan Mada}}

	{{T. V. Chandran}}		{{T. V. Chandran}}
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	\| starring = [[Mammootty]]~~<br/>~~[[Naseeruddin Shah]]~~<br/>~~[[Sreejaya Nair\|Sreejaya]]~~<br/ >~~[[Laboni Sarkar]]~~<br/>~~[[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]]~~<br/>~~[[Maniyanpilla Raju]]		\| starring = {{ubl\|[[Mammootty]]\|[[Naseeruddin Shah]]\|[[Sreejaya Nair\|Sreejaya]]\|[[Laboni Sarkar]]\|[[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]]\|[[Maniyanpilla Raju]]}}
	\| music = [[Johnson (composer)\|Johnson]]		\| music = [[Johnson (composer)\|Johnson]]
	\| cinematography = [[Venu (cinematographer)\|Venu]]		\| cinematography = [[Venu (cinematographer)\|Venu]]
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	'''''Ponthan Mada''''' is a 1994 Indian [[Malayalam\|Malayalam-language]] film written and directed by [[T. V. Chandran]]. The film stars [[Mammootty]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]]. It is based on two short stories, ''Ponthan Mada'' and ''Sheema Thampuran'' by [[C. V. Sreeraman]].		'''''Ponthan Mada''''' is a 1994 Indian [[Malayalam\|Malayalam-language]] film written and directed by [[T. V. Chandran]]. The film stars [[Mammootty]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]]. It is based on two short stories, ''Ponthan Mada'' and ''Sheema Thampuran'' by [[C. V. Sreeraman]]. The film won four awards at the [[National Film Awards]] including the [[National Film Award for Best Actor\|Best Actor]] award for Mammotty. It also won the [[Kerala State Film Awards\|Kerala State Film Award]] for the best second film.

	==Plot==		==Plot==

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| director = [[T. V. Chandran]]
| producer = T. Ravindranath
| story = [[C. V. Sreeraman]]
| screenplay = T. V. Chandran
| narrator =
| starring = [[Mammootty]] [[Naseeruddin Shah]] [[Sreejaya Nair|Sreejaya]] [[Laboni Sarkar]] [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] [[Maniyanpilla Raju]]
| music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| cinematography = [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]
| editing = Venugopal
| distributor = Mac Release
| released = 10 March 1994
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| country = India
| language = Malayalam
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'''''Ponthan Mada''''' is a 1994 Indian [[Malayalam|Malayalam-language]] film written and directed by [[T. V. Chandran]]. The film stars [[Mammootty]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]]. It is based on two short stories, ''Ponthan Mada'' and ''Sheema Thampuran'' by [[C. V. Sreeraman]].

==Plot==
Set in the 1940s [[British Raj|British India]], the film is about the extraordinary, uncanny and touching relationship between the so-called low-caste Ponthan Mada (Mammootty) and his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran (Naseeruddin Shah), who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the [[Irish Republican Army]]. Crossing the class boundaries, the two communicate through Thampuran's window with Mada hanging from an areca palm tree.

==Cast==
* [[Mammootty]]
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]]
*[[Laboni Sarkar]]
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]
* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]]
* [[Sreejaya Nair]]
* [[Zeenath]]
* [[Mavelikkara Ponnamma]]
*Premachandran

==Awards==
The film has won the following awards since its release:

'''1994 [[National Film Awards]] ([[India]])'''
* Won - [[National Film Awards|Golden Lotus Award]] - Best Director - [[T. V. Chandran]]
* Won - [[National Film Awards|Silver Lotus Award]] - Best Actor - [[Mammootty]]
* Won - [[National Film Awards|Silver Lotus Award]] - Best Music Director - [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
* Won - [[National Film Awards|Silver Lotus Award]] - Best Cinematography - [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]

'''1994 [[Kerala State Film Awards]] ([[India]])'''
* Won - [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film]] - Second Best Film

'''Other awards'''
* [[Muttathu Varkey Award]] (2016) - T. V. Chandran (for screenplay)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/muttathu-varkey-award-for-tv-chandran/article18289268.ece|title=Muttathu Varkey Award for T.V. Chandran|date=29 April 2017|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>

==Trivia==
This is the only [[Malayalam language|Malayalam-language]] film of [[Naseeruddin Shah]].

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0248317|title=Ponthan Mada}}

{{T. V. Chandran}}

[[Category:1994 films]]
[[Category:1994 drama films]]
[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. V. Chandran]]
[[Category:Films whose director won the Best Director National Film Award]]
[[Category:Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography National Film Award]]
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Actor National Award-winning performance]]
[[Category:Films set in the British Raj]]

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