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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]] | | starring = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Thilakan]]|[[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]]}} | ||
| music = '''Songs:'''<br | | 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 | | studio = Rubens Media International | ||
| distributor = | | distributor = | ||
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|08|10}} | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|08|10}} | ||
| runtime = | | runtime = | ||
| country = India | | country = [[India]] | ||
| language = Malayalam | | language = [[Malayalam]] | ||
| budget = {{INR}} | | budget = {{INR|35 lakhs}}<ref name="interview"/> | ||
| gross = | | gross = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''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 | 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 | * [[Bindu Panicker]] | ||
* Roslin as | * Roslin as Velayudhan's mother | ||
* Shobha Mohan as Mother | * Shobha Mohan as Mother Superior | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||