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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. | ||
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| Ponthan Mada | |
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| Directed by | T. V. Chandran |
| Produced by | T. Ravindranath |
| Screenplay by | T. V. Chandran |
| Story by | C. V. Sreeraman |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Johnson |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | Venugopal |
| Distributed by | Mac Release |
Release date | 10 March 1994 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Ponthan Mada is a 1994 Indian 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 Best Actor award for Mammotty. It also won the Kerala State Film Award for the best second film.
Plot
Set in the 1940s 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
- 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 - Golden Lotus Award - Best Director - T. V. Chandran
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Actor - Mammootty
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Music Director - Johnson
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Cinematography - 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)[1]
Trivia
This is the only Malayalam-language film of Naseeruddin Shah.
References
- ↑ "Muttathu Varkey Award for T.V. Chandran". The Hindu. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
External links
- Ponthan Mada at IMDb
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