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| director      = [[Madhu Kaithapram]]
| director      = [[Madhu Kaithapram]]
| producer      = Antony Joseph
| producer      = Antony Joseph
| writer        = Alankode Leelakrishnan
| writer        = [[Alankode Leelakrishnan|Alankode Leelakrishnan]]
| narrator      =  
| narrator      =  
| starring      = [[Thilakan]]<br/>[[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]]
| starring      = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Thilakan]]|[[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]]}}
| music          = '''Songs:'''<br/>[[Kaithapram Viswanathan]]<br/>'''Lyrics:'''<br/>[[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]]<br/>'''Score:'''<br/>[[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| music          = {{Unbulleted_list|'''Songs:'''<br>[[Kaithapram Viswanathan]]|'''Lyrics:'''<br>[[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]]|'''Score:'''<br>[[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]}}
| cinematography = M. J. Radhakrishnan
| cinematography = M. J. Radhakrishnan
| editing        = Venugopal
| editing        = Venugopal
| studio        = Rubens Mediya International
| studio        = Rubens Media International
| distributor    =  
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| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|08|10}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|08|10}}
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| country        = India
| country        = [[India]]
| language      = Malayalam
| language      = [[Malayalam]]
| budget        = {{INR}} 35 lakhs<ref name="interview"/>
| budget        = {{INR|35 lakhs}}<ref name="interview"/>
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'''''Eakantham''''' ({{lang-en|Loneliness}}) is a 2006 [[Malayalam]] [[feature film]] directed by [[Madhu Kaithapram]], who made his debut.<ref name="interview">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080706175617/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/07/04/stories/2008070450640300.htm "Beginner's luck"]</ref> The film stars veteran actors [[Thilakan]] and [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]]. It tells the story of two brothers who suffer from isolation and loneliness in their old age. It received critical praise and won many awards including two [[National Film Awards]] and a [[Kerala State Film Award]].
 
'''''Eakantham''''' ({{lang-en|Loneliness}}) is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2006|2006]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[feature film]] directed by [[Madhu Kaithapram]], who made his debut.<ref name="interview">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080706175617/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/07/04/stories/2008070450640300.htm "Beginner's luck"]</ref> The film stars veteran actors [[Thilakan]] and [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]]. It tells the story of two brothers who suffer from isolation and loneliness in their old age. It received critical praise and won many awards including two [[National Film Awards]] and a [[Kerala State Film Award]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
Achutha Menon (Thilakan) and Ravunni Menon (Murali) are brothers who part ways when they are young. However, they mend fences when age catches up with them and become thick friends. Achutha Menon is shattered by the demise of his wife who had stood by him through thick and thin for the last 40 years. Ravunni Menon's woes are worse; after the death of his wife, his children neglect him. Ravunni Menon is also suffering from a terminal illness. The film ends on an emotional note.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080111053404/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/27/stories/2007032700050200.htm "Woes of old age"]</ref>
Achutha Menon ([[Thilakan]]) and Ravunni Menon ([[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]]) are brothers who part ways when they were young. However, they mend fences when age catches up with them and become thick friends. Achutha Menon is shattered by the demise of his wife who had stood by him through thick and thin for the last 40 years. Ravunni Menon's woes are worse; after the death of his wife, his children neglect him. Ravunni Menon is also suffering from a terminal illness. The film ends on an emotional note.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080111053404/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/27/stories/2007032700050200.htm "Woes of old age"]</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Madhupal]]
* [[Madhupal]]
* [[Meera Vasudev]] as Dr. Sophy
* [[Meera Vasudev]] as Dr. Sophy
* [[Bindu Panikkar]]
* [[Bindu Panicker]]
* Roslin as Velayudhen's mother
* Roslin as Velayudhan's mother
* Shobha Mohan as Mother SUperior
* Shobha Mohan as Mother Superior


==Awards==
==Awards==

Revision as of 12:32, 11 October 2021

Eakantham
File:Ekantham.jpg
Cover of the film's script
Directed byMadhu Kaithapram
Produced byAntony Joseph
Written byAlankode Leelakrishnan
Starring
Music by
CinematographyM. J. Radhakrishnan
Edited byVenugopal
Production
company
Rubens Media International
Release date
  • 10 August 2006 (2006-08-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹35 lakhs[1]

Eakantham (English: Loneliness) is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language feature film directed by Madhu Kaithapram, who made his debut.[1] The film stars veteran actors Thilakan and Murali. It tells the story of two brothers who suffer from isolation and loneliness in their old age. It received critical praise and won many awards including two National Film Awards and a Kerala State Film Award.

Plot

Achutha Menon (Thilakan) and Ravunni Menon (Murali) are brothers who part ways when they were young. However, they mend fences when age catches up with them and become thick friends. Achutha Menon is shattered by the demise of his wife who had stood by him through thick and thin for the last 40 years. Ravunni Menon's woes are worse; after the death of his wife, his children neglect him. Ravunni Menon is also suffering from a terminal illness. The film ends on an emotional note.[2]

Cast

Awards

National Film Awards (2007)[3]
Kerala State Film Awards (2006)[4]

Soundtrack

Music by Kaithapram Viswanath and Lyrics by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Beginner's luck"
  2. "Woes of old age"
  3. "54th National Film Awards, 2006" (PDF).
  4. "Kerala State Film Awards - 2006" Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links