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'''''Bhayanakam''''' (English: '''''Fearsome''''') is a 2018 [[Malayalam|Malayalam–language]] Indian period drama film directed by [[Jayaraj]], produced by Sureshkumar Muttath, and stars writer-turned-actor [[Renji Panicker]] and [[Asha Sarath]]. The film is an adaptation of two chapters from [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai|Takazhy Sivasankara Pillai]]'s epic Malayalam novel ''[[Kayar|Coir]]'' (1978).<ref>P.K. Ajith Kumar (14 April 2018). [http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/jayaraj-basking-in-hat-trick-glory/article23534718.ece "Jayaraj basking in hat-trick glory"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref> The production design for the film was carried out by artist K. M. V. Namboothiri.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bhayanakam-review-this-postman-delivers/article24484666.ece | title= ‘Bhayanakam’ review: This postman delivers | date=21 July 2018 | newspaper=The Hindu | first=P.K. Ajith | last=Kumar | accessdate=15 March 2019 }}</ref> The film is the sixth movie in director Jayaraj's "Navarasa Series".<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/bhayanakam/movie-review/64764122.cms]</ref>
'''''Bhayanakam''''' (English: '''''Fearsome''''') is a 2018 Indian [[Malayalam|Malayalam–language]] [[period drama]] [[war film]] directed by [[Jayaraj]], produced by Sureshkumar Muttath, and stars writer-turned-actor [[Renji Panicker]] and [[Asha Sarath]]. The film is an adaptation of two chapters from [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai|Takazhy Sivasankara Pillai]]'s epic Malayalam novel ''[[Kayar|Coir]]'' (1978).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/jayaraj-basking-in-hat-trick-glory/article23534718.ece |title=Jayaraj basking in hat-trick glory |first=P. K. |last=Ajith Kumar |date=14 April 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> The production design for the film was carried out by artist K. M. V. Namboothiri.<ref name="autogenerated2" /> The film is the sixth movie in director Jayaraj's "Navarasa Series".<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/bhayanakam/movie-review/64764122.cms Bhayanakam Movie Review {4/5}: A stunningly crafted poetic story of a postman and a land that is stricken by the fear of death<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


The story is set in [[Kuttanad]] and its backwaters in central Kerala during the [[World War II]] and revolves around a postman, who delivers [[money order]]s at homes of those who have joined the army. When the war intensifies, he starts bringing in telegrams declaring people dead and he slowly becomes an omen of death.<ref name=Scroll1>Anubha George (14 April 2018). [https://scroll.in/reel/875621/the-ultimate-fear-is-the-fear-of-war-national-film-award-winner-jayaraj-on-bhayanakam "‘The ultimate fear is the fear of war: National Film Award winner Jayaraj on 'Bhayanakam'"]. Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref>  The film was praised by the critics for acting performance of the lead (Panicker), the production design, and cinematography.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bhayanakam-review-this-postman-delivers/article24484666.ece]</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/bhayanakam/movie-review/64764122.cms]</ref> ''The Times of India'', giving a rating of four starts out of five, called the film "a stunningly crafted poetic story of a postman and a land that is stricken by the fear of death".<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/bhayanakam/movie-review/64764122.cms]</ref>
The story is set in [[Kuttanad]] and its backwaters in central Kerala during the [[World War II]] and revolves around a postman, who delivers [[money order]]s at homes of those who have joined the army. When the war intensifies, he starts bringing in telegrams declaring people dead and he slowly becomes an omen of death.<ref name=Scroll1>Anubha George (14 April 2018). [https://scroll.in/reel/875621/the-ultimate-fear-is-the-fear-of-war-national-film-award-winner-jayaraj-on-bhayanakam "‘The ultimate fear is the fear of war: National Film Award winner Jayaraj on 'Bhayanakam'"]. Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref>  The film was praised by the critics for acting performance of the lead (Panicker), the production design, and cinematography.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bhayanakam-review-this-postman-delivers/article24484666.ece |title='Bhayanakam' review: This postman delivers |first=P. K. |last=Ajith Kumar |date=21 July 2018 |orig-date=21 July 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1" /> ''The Times of India'', giving a rating of four starts out of five, called the film "a stunningly crafted poetic story of a postman and a land that is stricken by the fear of death".<ref name=autogenerated1 />


The film won three awards—[[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] (Jayaraj) and [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Nikhil S. Praveen]])—at the 2018 [[National Film Awards]].<ref name="National">Elizabeth Thomas (14 April 2018).[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/140418/jayaraj-does-it-again.html "Jayaraj does it again"]. ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]''. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref> The film also won [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] ([[M. K. Arjunan]]) and Best Colourist at the 2018 [[Kerala State Film Award]]s.<ref name="arjunan">[http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/mar/09/kerala-state-awards-the-master-composer-is-rewarded-after-50-years-1784224.html "Kerala State Awards: The master composer is rewarded... after 50 years!"]. ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref><ref>Deepa Soman (8 March 2018). [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-have-never-bothered-much-about-awards-m-k-arjunan-best-composer-bhayanakam/articleshow/63216960.cms "I have never bothered much about awards: M K Arjunan, Best composer (Bhayanakam)"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref>
The film won three awards—[[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] (Jayaraj) and [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Nikhil S. Praveen]])—at the 2018 [[National Film Awards]].<ref name="National">Elizabeth Thomas (14 April 2018).[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/140418/jayaraj-does-it-again.html "Jayaraj does it again"]. ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]''. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref> The film also won [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] ([[M. K. Arjunan]]) and Best Colourist at the 2018 [[Kerala State Film Award]]s.<ref name="arjunan">[http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/mar/09/kerala-state-awards-the-master-composer-is-rewarded-after-50-years-1784224.html "Kerala State Awards: The master composer is rewarded... after 50 years!"]. ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref><ref>Deepa Soman (8 March 2018). [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-have-never-bothered-much-about-awards-m-k-arjunan-best-composer-bhayanakam/articleshow/63216960.cms "I have never bothered much about awards: M K Arjunan, Best composer (Bhayanakam)"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Renji Panicker]] as the postman — handicapped in World War I. "A role in which Renji Panicker comes up with probably the finest performance of his recently launched acting career", wrote the ''Hindu'' newspaper.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bhayanakam-review-this-postman-delivers/article24484666.ece]</ref>
* [[Renji Panicker]] as the postman — handicapped in World War I. "A role in which Renji Panicker comes up with probably the finest performance of his recently launched acting career", wrote the ''Hindu'' newspaper.<ref name=autogenerated2 />
* [[Asha Sarath]] as Gouri Kunjamma, in whose house the postman lives and whose two sons are in the Army.
* [[Asha Sarath]] as Gouri Kunjamma, in whose house the postman lives and whose two sons are in the Army.
* Gireesh Sopanam
* Gireesh Sopanam
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==Awards==
==Awards==
;[[65th National Film Awards|National Film Awards 2018]]<ref name="National"/>
;[[65th National Film Awards|National Film Awards 2018]]<ref name="National"/>
* [[National Film Award for Best Director]] - Jayaraj
* [[National Film Award for Best Director]] – Jayaraj
* [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|National Film Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]] - Jayaraj
* [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|National Film Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]] – Jayaraj
* [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] - Nikhil S. Praveen
* [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] – Nikhil S. Praveen


;[[Kerala State Film Awards]] 2018<ref name="arjunan"/>
;[[Kerala State Film Awards]] 2018<ref name="arjunan"/>
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] - M. K. Arjunan
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – M. K. Arjunan


;[[Beijing International Film Festival]] 2019<ref name="beijing">{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-film-bhayanakam-wins-best-cinematography-award-beijing-international-film-festival-5686532/|title=Malayalam film Bhayanakam wins best cinematography award at Beijing International Film Festival|date=21 April 2019|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref>
;[[Beijing International Film Festival]] 2019<ref name="beijing">{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-film-bhayanakam-wins-best-cinematography-award-beijing-international-film-festival-5686532/|title=Malayalam film Bhayanakam wins best cinematography award at Beijing International Film Festival|date=21 April 2019|publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref>
* Best Cinematography - Nikhil S. Praveen
* Best Cinematography – Nikhil S. Praveen


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* Bhayanakam Review - ''Malayala Manorama'' [https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2018/07/20/bhayanakam-review-revisiting-a-classic-in-style.html]
* Bhayanakam Review – ''Malayala Manorama'' [https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2018/07/20/bhayanakam-review-revisiting-a-classic-in-style.html]


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Bhayanakam
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Directed byJayaraj
Produced bySureshkumar Muttath
Screenplay byJayaraj
Based on
Coir (1978)
by
  • Takazhy Sivasankara Pillai
StarringRenji Panicker
Asha Sarath
Music byAmbi & Bindu Subramaniam
Vaisakh Somnath (background score)
M. K. Arjunan (music)
CinematographyNikhil S. Praveen
Edited byJinu Sobha
Afsal A. M
Release date
  • 20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) (India)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Bhayanakam (English: Fearsome) is a 2018 Indian Malayalam–language period drama war film directed by Jayaraj, produced by Sureshkumar Muttath, and stars writer-turned-actor Renji Panicker and Asha Sarath. The film is an adaptation of two chapters from Takazhy Sivasankara Pillai's epic Malayalam novel Coir (1978).[1] The production design for the film was carried out by artist K. M. V. Namboothiri.[2] The film is the sixth movie in director Jayaraj's "Navarasa Series".[3]

The story is set in Kuttanad and its backwaters in central Kerala during the World War II and revolves around a postman, who delivers money orders at homes of those who have joined the army. When the war intensifies, he starts bringing in telegrams declaring people dead and he slowly becomes an omen of death.[4] The film was praised by the critics for acting performance of the lead (Panicker), the production design, and cinematography.[2][3] The Times of India, giving a rating of four starts out of five, called the film "a stunningly crafted poetic story of a postman and a land that is stricken by the fear of death".[3]

The film won three awards—Best Direction, Best Adapted Screenplay (Jayaraj) and Best Cinematography (Nikhil S. Praveen)—at the 2018 National Film Awards.[5] The film also won Best Music Director (M. K. Arjunan) and Best Colourist at the 2018 Kerala State Film Awards.[6][7]

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Renji Panicker as the postman — handicapped in World War I. "A role in which Renji Panicker comes up with probably the finest performance of his recently launched acting career", wrote the Hindu newspaper.[2]
  • Asha Sarath as Gouri Kunjamma, in whose house the postman lives and whose two sons are in the Army.
  • Gireesh Sopanam
  • Vavachan
  • Kumarakaom Vasudevan
  • Sabitha Jayaraj
  • Vaishnavi Venugopal

Awards[edit | edit source]

National Film Awards 2018[5]
Kerala State Film Awards 2018[6]
Beijing International Film Festival 2019[8]
  • Best Cinematography – Nikhil S. Praveen

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Ajith Kumar, P. K. (14 April 2018). "Jayaraj basking in hat-trick glory". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ajith Kumar, P. K. (21 July 2018) [21 July 2018]. "'Bhayanakam' review: This postman delivers". The Hindu.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bhayanakam Movie Review {4/5}: A stunningly crafted poetic story of a postman and a land that is stricken by the fear of death
  4. ↑ Anubha George (14 April 2018). "‘The ultimate fear is the fear of war: National Film Award winner Jayaraj on 'Bhayanakam'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Elizabeth Thomas (14 April 2018)."Jayaraj does it again". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Kerala State Awards: The master composer is rewarded... after 50 years!". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Deepa Soman (8 March 2018). "I have never bothered much about awards: M K Arjunan, Best composer (Bhayanakam)". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Malayalam film Bhayanakam wins best cinematography award at Beijing International Film Festival". The Indian Express. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

External links[edit | edit source]

  • Bhayanakam Review – Malayala Manorama [1]
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