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'''''Akam''''' (English: ''Inside'') is an [[ | '''''Akam''''' (English: ''Inside'') is an Indian Malayalam language [[Thriller film|thriller]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film written and directed by Shalini Usha Nair. The film is a contemporary retelling of [[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]'s classic [[Psychological thriller|psycho-thriller]] novel ''[[Yakshi (novel)|Yakshi]]'' (1967). The story is about Srini ([[Fahadh Faasil]]), a young architect, who starts suspecting that his beautiful wife Ragini ([[Anumol]]) is a [[yakshi]]. | ||
The film was shot in and around [[Trivandrum]] and its surrounding suburbs.<ref name=SIFF>Saraswathy Nagarajan (25 May 2012). [ | The film was shot in and around [[Trivandrum]] and its surrounding suburbs.<ref name=SIFF>Saraswathy Nagarajan (25 May 2012). [https://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3455752.ece "Shanghai beckons"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref> It premiered at the 8th [[Dubai International Film Festival]] in December 2011.<ref name=DIFF>[http://www.screenindia.com/news/akam-premieres-at-dubai-film-fest/893469/ "Akam premieres at Dubai film fest"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120911101245/http://www.screenindia.com/news/akam-premieres-at-dubai-film-fest/893469/ |date=11 September 2012 }}. ''[[Screen India]]''. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.</ref> It was also screened at the [[Shanghai International Film Festival]] and [[International Film Festival of Kerala]]. The film released in theatres on 26 April 2013. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Srinivasan is a young architect. He is happy when he gets a good job and a beautiful girlfriend, Tara. But then an accident disfigures him. Tara leaves him and Srinivasan, now sans his confidence, withdraws into his shell. Then he meets the beautiful Ragini who is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. They get married, but after a while, he doubts the true identity of this woman. He doubts that this woman is human. From there the story develops. | Srinivasan is a young architect. He is happy when he gets a good job and a beautiful girlfriend, Tara. But then an accident disfigures him. Tara leaves him and Srinivasan, now sans his confidence, withdraws into his shell. Then he meets the beautiful Ragini who is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. They get married, but after a while, he doubts the true identity of this woman. He doubts that this woman is not human. From there the story develops. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
Veeyen from Nowrunning.com says: "Somber and extremely suspenseful, the illusory texture of its narrative turns out to be of a class of its own."<ref>{{cite web|author=Veeyen|title=Akam Review by Veeyen|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10039/malayalam/akam/4209/review.htm|publisher=Nowrunning.com}}</ref> | Veeyen from Nowrunning.com says: "Somber and extremely suspenseful, the illusory texture of its narrative turns out to be of a class of its own."<ref>{{cite web|author=Veeyen|title=Akam Review by Veeyen|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10039/malayalam/akam/4209/review.htm|publisher=Nowrunning.com|access-date=17 September 2013|archive-date=3 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903060046/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10039/malayalam/akam/4209/review.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Akam Movie Review |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/akam/movie-review/19765011.cms |access-date=2023-07-21 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> | ||
==Film festival screenings== | ==Film festival screenings== | ||
The film was screened at the following festivals: | The film was screened at the following festivals: | ||
* December 2011: [[Dubai International Film Festival]]<ref name=DIFF/> | * December 2011: [[Dubai International Film Festival]]<ref name=DIFF/> | ||
* December 2011: [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] | * December 2011: [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] | ||
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[[Category:2011 films]] | [[Category:2011 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2011 Malayalam-language films]] | ||
[[Category:2011 psychological thriller films]] | [[Category:2011 psychological thriller films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]] | [[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:19, 4 March 2026
| Akam | |
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 Theatrical Release Poster | |
| Directed by | Shalini Usha Nair |
| Produced by | Box Office Cinema |
| Screenplay by | Shalini Usha Nair |
| Based on | Yakshi by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
| Starring | Fahadh Faasil Anumol |
| Music by | Deepak Raghu Murari Vasudevan |
| Cinematography | Christopher John Smith |
| Edited by | Arunima Shankar |
Production company | Box Office Cinema |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Akam (English: Inside) is an Indian Malayalam language thriller drama film written and directed by Shalini Usha Nair. The film is a contemporary retelling of Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's classic psycho-thriller novel Yakshi (1967). The story is about Srini (Fahadh Faasil), a young architect, who starts suspecting that his beautiful wife Ragini (Anumol) is a yakshi.
The film was shot in and around Trivandrum and its surrounding suburbs.[1] It premiered at the 8th Dubai International Film Festival in December 2011.[2] It was also screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival and International Film Festival of Kerala. The film released in theatres on 26 April 2013.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Srinivasan is a young architect. He is happy when he gets a good job and a beautiful girlfriend, Tara. But then an accident disfigures him. Tara leaves him and Srinivasan, now sans his confidence, withdraws into his shell. Then he meets the beautiful Ragini who is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. They get married, but after a while, he doubts the true identity of this woman. He doubts that this woman is not human. From there the story develops.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Fahadh Faasil as Srini
- Anumol as Ragini[3]
- Prakash Bare
- Shelly Kishore
- Sajitha Madathil
Critical reception[edit | edit source]
Veeyen from Nowrunning.com says: "Somber and extremely suspenseful, the illusory texture of its narrative turns out to be of a class of its own."[4][5]
Film festival screenings[edit | edit source]
The film was screened at the following festivals:
- December 2011: Dubai International Film Festival[2]
- December 2011: International Film Festival of Kerala
- June 2012: Shanghai International Film Festival (World Panorama section)[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Yakshi, a 1968 film adaptation of the novel
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Saraswathy Nagarajan (25 May 2012). "Shanghai beckons". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Akam premieres at Dubai film fest" Archived 11 September 2012 at Archive.today. Screen India. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട യക്ഷി". Kerala Kaumudi (in Malayalam). 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Veeyen. "Akam Review by Veeyen". Nowrunning.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "Akam Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
External links[edit | edit source]
- www
.akamthefilm .com - Akam on IMDb
- Lure of the enigma (Khaleej Times)