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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
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| director      = [[Amal Neerad]]
| director      = [[Amal Neerad]]
| producers      = Amal Neerad<br />Fahadh Faasil
| producer      = Amal Neerad<br />Fahadh Faasil
| writer        = Gopan Chithambaran<br />'''Dialogues''':<br />[[Syam Pushkaran]]
| writer        = Gopan Chithambaram
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[[William Shakespeare]]
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Fahadh Faasil]]|[[Lal (actor)|Lal]]|[[Jayasurya]]|[[Isha Sharvani]]}}
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Fahadh Faasil]]|[[Lal]]|[[Jayasurya]]}}
| narrator      = [[T. G. Ravi]]
| narrator      = [[T. G. Ravi]]
| music          = Yakzan Gary Pereira<br />[[Neha Nair]]
| music          = [[Neha Nair|Yakzan-Neha]]
| cinematography = Amal Neerad
| cinematography = Amal Neerad
| editing        = [[Praveen Prabhakar]]
| editing        = Praveen Prabhakar
| studio        = [[Amal Neerad Productions]]<br />[[Fahadh Faasil]] and Friends
| studio        = [[Amal Neerad Productions]]<br />[[Fahadh Faasil]]
| distributors  = [[August Cinema]]<br />A & A Release
| distributor    = August Cinema<br />A & A Release
| released      = {{Film date|2014|11|07|India|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|2014|11|07|India|df=y}}
| runtime        = 160 minutes
| runtime        = 160 minutes
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'''''Iyobinte Pusthakam''''' ({{translation|The Book of Iyob}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[period film|period]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Amal Neerad]]. It stars [[Fahadh Faasil]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] and [[Jayasurya]] with [[Isha Sharvani]], [[Jinu Joseph]], [[Chemban Vinod Jose]], [[Vinayakan]], [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]], [[Sreejith Ravi]], [[T.G Ravi]], [[Amith Chakalakkal]], [[John Vijay]], [[Soubin Shahir]] and [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] in the supporting roles. [[Aashiq Abu]] makes a [[cameo appearance]] as [[P.J. Antony]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Fahadh-will-now-woo-Isha-Sharvani/articleshow/30795697.cms |title=Fahadh will now woo Isha Sharvani – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=21 February 2014 |access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref> Faasil and Neerad co-produced the film. The movie was scripted by Gopan Chithambaran with dialogues written by [[Syam Pushkaran]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/fahad-turns-producer-malayalam-news-104074 |title=Fahad Turns Producer – Malayalam Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz.com |date=27 February 2014 |access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref>
'''''Iyobinte Pusthakam''''' ({{translation|[[Book of Job]]}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Historical Drama|period]] [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Amal Neerad]] and written by Gopan Chithambaran, with dialogues written by [[Syam Pushkaran]]. The film stars [[Fahadh Faasil]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Jayasurya]] and [[Isha Sharvani]] with [[Jinu Joseph]], [[Chemban Vinod Jose]], [[Vinayakan]] and [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] in supporting roles. [[Aashiq Abu]] makes a [[cameo appearance]] as [[Amala Paul]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2014 |title=Fahadh will now woo Isha Sharvani – The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Fahadh-will-now-woo-Isha-Sharvani/articleshow/30795697.cms |access-date=18 April 2014 |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>


The film is a period drama set in the mid-20th century in [[Munnar]], [[Western Ghats]]. It follows the life of Iyob and the sibling rivalry between his sons Aloshy, Ivan and Dimitri who are named after the characters from [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]]'s ''[[The Brothers Karamazov]]''.<ref>Padmakumar K, "Iyobinte Pusthakam: Karamazov rejigged". ''[[Malayala Manorama]]''. 11 November 2014 [http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/iyobinte-pusthakam-malayalam-movie-review-fahad-faasil-lal-isha-sharvani.html]</ref>
The film is a period drama set in the mid-20th century in [[Munnar]], [[Western Ghats]]. It follows the life of a ruthless businessman named Iyob and the sibling rivalry among his sons Aloshy, Ivan and Dimitri, who are named after the characters from [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]]'s ''[[The Brothers Karamazov]]''.<ref>Padmakumar K, "Iyobinte Pusthakam: Karamazov rejigged". ''[[Malayala Manorama]]''. 11 November 2014 [http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/iyobinte-pusthakam-malayalam-movie-review-fahad-faasil-lal-isha-sharvani.html]</ref>


[[Principal photography]] commenced in March 2014 at [[Vagamon]] in [[Idukki district|Idukki]] [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Iyobinte-pustakam-starts-shoot/articleshow/33656963.cms |title=Iyobinte pustakam starts shoot – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=12 April 2014 |access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref> ''Iyobinte Pusthakam'' was released on 7 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Padmapriyas-classic-looks-land-her-another-period-film/articleshow/33702651.cms |title=Padmapriya's 'classic' looks land her another period film – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=14 April 2014 |access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref> The film met with rave reviews from critics and was a box-office success.<ref>VIJAY GEORGE "The game changer" ''[[The Hindu]]'' 20 November 2014 [http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/fahadh-faasil-interview/article6614751.ece]</ref> It received five [[2014 Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Film Awards]] and three [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]].
[[Principal photography]] commenced in March 2014 at [[Vagamon]] in [[Idukki district|Idukki]] [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2014 |title=Iyobinte pustakam starts shoot – The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Iyobinte-pustakam-starts-shoot/articleshow/33656963.cms |access-date=18 April 2014 |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> ''Iyobinte Pusthakam'' was released on 7 November 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2014 |title=Padmapriya's 'classic' looks land her another period film – The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Padmapriyas-classic-looks-land-her-another-period-film/articleshow/33702651.cms |access-date=18 April 2014 |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> The film was highly critically acclaimed and was a box-office success.<ref>VIJAY GEORGE "The game changer" ''[[The Hindu]]'' 20 November 2014 [http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/fahadh-faasil-interview/article6614751.ece]</ref> It received five [[2014 Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Film Awards]] and three [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
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The film starts with the message "The aged aren't always wise, nor do the elderly always understand justice" ([[Book of Job|Job]] 32:9). The story is narrated by a communist leader, and is set in 1900 in [[Munnar]] during the [[British Raj]]. Harrison is a British businessman who comes to Munnar to cultivate tea. He finds an able boy amidst his workers and names him 'Iyob'. Harrison holds Iyob close and helps him marry Annamma. Harrison's wife leaves him and returns to [[England]]; later he sees Kazhali and becomes interested in her. When Harrison finds out Kazhali's relation with Thacho, one of his servants, he orders Iyob to kill Thacho. Iyob corners Thacho and is about to kill him when Thacho jumps off the cliff and dies. Afterwards, Harrison takes Kazhali as his mistress and she becomes pregnant. During the First World War, Harrison's business is affected and he leaves for Britain but dies on the way to [[Kochi|Cochin]], not even setting sail. Knowing this, Iyob throws Kazhali out of the house, simultaneously beating her, and takes over all assets of Harrison by using the power of attorney given by Harrison.


The film starts with the message "The aged aren't always wise, nor do the elderly always understand justice" ([[Job (biblical figure)|Job]] 32:9). The story is narrated by the communist leader, and is set in 1900 in [[Munnar]] in the [[British Raj]]. Harrison is a British businessman who comes to Munnar to cultivate tea. He finds an able boy amidst his workers and names him 'Iyob'. Harrison holds Iyob close and helps him marry Annamma. Harrison's wife leaves him and returns to England; later he sees Kazhali and becomes interested in her. When Harrison finds out Kazhali's relation with Thacho, one of his servants, he orders Iyob to kill Thacho. Iyob corners Thacho and is about to kill him when Thacho jumps off the cliff and dies. Afterwards, Harrison takes Kazhali as his mistress and she becomes pregnant. During the First World War, Harrison's business is affected and he leaves for Britain but dies on the way to Cochin, not even setting sail. Knowing this, Iyob throws Kazhali out of the house, simultaneously beating her, and takes over all assets of Harrison by using the power of attorney given by Harrison.
Annamma, without her husband's knowledge, meets Kazhali, who now has a daughter, Martha, regularly talking with her, and she also takes her youngest son, Aloshy. Aloshy and Martha become good friends and fall in love right from their childhood. However, Annamma falls ill and dies. She is greatly mourned by all, including Kazhali and her daughter, Martha; both look on the funeral from afar.


Annama, without her husband's knowledge, meets Kazhali, who now has a daughter, Martha, regularly talking with her, and she also takes her youngest son, Aloshy. Aloshy and Martha become good friends. However, Annama falls ill and dies. She is greatly mourned by all, including Kazhali and her daughter, Martha; both look on the funeral from afar.
Iyob has three sons Dimitri, Ivan and Aloshy. Dimitri and Ivan are ruthless like Iyob whereas Aloshy is kind and compassionate like his mother. His two closest friends are Chemban and Martha. Chemban's parents are killed in their house by a fire set by Aloshy's family because of their illness. Aloshy leaves the house as a child after seeing his brothers rape and kill a girl who was a servant there. He runs away to Cochin and stays there. After some years Aloshy joins the [[Royal Indian Navy]] as an officer where he took part in many battles. After the [[Royal Indian Navy mutiny]] of 1946 he returns to his father and brothers in Munnar, but is upset by the wrongdoings of his father and brothers. He reunites with both Martha and Chemban, rescuing the latter and his wife from a beating by his brothers' henchmen. Chemban and his family leave to be safe. Martha and Aloshy become close again after they escape from a rampaging elephant. They fall in love.


Iyob has three sons Dmitri, Ivan and Aloshy . Dmitri and Ivan are ruthless like Iyob whereas Aloshy is kind and compassionate like his mother. His two closest friends are Chemban and Martha. Chemban's parents are killed in their house by a fire set by Aloshy's family because of their illness. Aloshy leaves the house as a child after seeing his brothers rape and kill a girl who was a servant there. He runs away to Cochin and stays there. After some years Aloshy joins the [[Royal Navy]]. After the [[Royal Indian Navy mutiny]] of 1946 he returns to his father and brothers in Munnar, but is upset by the wrongdoings of his father and brothers. He reunites with both Martha and Chemban, rescuing the latter and his wife from a beating by his brothers' henchmen. Chemban and his family leave to be safe. Martha and Aloshy become close again after they escape from a rampaging elephant. They fall in love.
Iyob finds out Aloshy was dismissed from the navy because he defected and became a part of the [[Indian independence movement]]. In a fit of anger, he orders Aloshy to leave. Aloshy meets Martha and says he will come back for her. He leaves for Cochin, but on his way he is attacked by Dimitri and Ivan who try to kill him, but Aloshy survives and is found by his childhood friend Chemban. At this time Iyob's health deteriorates and his sons overpower him making pacts with Angoor Rowther, a rich Tamil merchant despite opposition by Iyob. Dimitri and Ivan find out Aloshy is alive with Martha. They try multiple attempts to kill him, but Aloshy defeats them and kills their henchmen, thereby making their attempts fail.


Iyob finds out Aloshy was dismissed from the navy because he defected and became a part of the [[Indian independence movement]]. In a fit of anger, he orders Aloshy to leave. Aloshy meets Martha and says he will come back for her. He leaves for Cochin, but on his way he is attacked by Dmitri and Ivan who try to kill him, but Aloshy survives and is found by his childhood friend Chemban. At this time Iyob's health deteriorates and his sons overpower him making pacts with Angoor Rawther, a rich Tamil merchant despite opposition by Iyob. Dmitri and Ivan find out Aloshy is alive with Martha.
One night, Ivan went to Dimitri's room for blocking him from beating his wife Rahel. In a fit of anger, Dimitri asks Ivan why has he entered his room without his permission. Then he understood that Ivan had spent nights with Rahel in his absence. Rahel then hits Dimitri on his head with a metallic flower vase. Ivan kills Dimitri with the vase after taking it from Rahel. This is witnessed by Iyob, who realises everyone has been cheating him. It is revealed that Rahel is daughter of Thacho whom Iyob killed and she is taking revenge using Ivan. She also tries to kill him by poisoning his food.


One night, Ivan went to Dimitri's room for blocking him from beating his wife Rahel. In a fit of anger, Dimitri asks Ivan why has he entered his room without his permission. Then he understood that Ivan had spent nights with Rahel in his absence. Rahel then hits Dimitri hard on his head with a metallic flower vase. Ivan overpowers and kills Dimitri with the vase after taking it from Rahel. This is witnessed by Iyob, who realises everyone has been cheating him. It is revealed that Rahel is daughter of Thacho whom Iyob killed and she is taking revenge using Ivan. She also tries to kill him by poisoning his food.{{verify|date=May 2021}} Iyob escapes from home and ends up under Aloshy's shelter. Iyob reveals that all the assets of Harrison belongs to Kazhali and he was cheating them the whole time. Aloshy is arrested by the police but is liberated by the narrator who was against Ivan and Angoor Rawther. Ivan knowing that all the assets will be lost, decides to kill Aloshy, but he despises Rahel when he come to know about her real intention. Rahel makes a deal with Angoor Rawther to kill everyone in his way including Ivan and all the assets and Rahel will be his. Iyob and Martha try to escape through the forest, but Iyob is shot down by Angoor Rawther. Aloshy finds Martha sinking into a [[swamp]] and tries to help her. Ivan and Angoor Rawther come towards them, when Angoor tries to shoot Ivan he runs out of bullets and Aloshy stabs Angoor with a [[ramrod]] and Ivan shoots Angoor's associate, when Ivan tries to kill Aloshy he is killed by Chemban and Aloshy kills Angoor. Desperate of the situation Rahel shoots herself. Afterwards, Aloshy and Martha are seen leaving Munnar.
Iyob escapes from home and ends up under Aloshy's shelter. Iyob reveals that all the assets of Harrison belongs to Kazhali and he was cheating them the whole time. Aloshy is arrested by the police but is liberated by the narrator who was against Ivan and Angoor. Aloshy then cuts off the policeman's finger. Ivan knowing that all the assets will be lost, decides to kill Aloshy, but he despises Rahel when he come to know about her real intention. Rahel makes a deal with Angoor to kill everyone in his way including Ivan and all the assets and Rahel will be his. Iyob and Martha try to escape through the forest, but Iyob is shot down by Angoor. Aloshy finds Martha sinking into a [[swamp]] and tries to help her. Ivan and Angoor come towards them, when Angoor tries to shoot Ivan he runs out of bullets and Aloshy stabs Angoor with a [[ramrod]] and Ivan shoots Angoor's associate, when Ivan tries to kill Aloshy he is killed by Chemban and Aloshy kills Angoor. Declaring her independence, Rahel commits [[suicide]] by [[shooting]]. Afterwards, Aloshy and Martha leaves Munnar.


At the end of the film the narrator is arrested by the police and he remarks that people like Aloshy would make the life of people much prosperous than it is now.
At the end of the film the narrator is arrested by the police as it was the time when [[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency]] was declared in [[India]] by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Indira Gandhi]] and all the communist leaders were taken into preventive custody. He remarks that people like Aloshy would make the life of people much prosperous than it is now.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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{{cast listing|
* [[Fahadh Faasil]] as Aloshy Gomber
* [[Fahadh Faasil]] as Aloshy Gomber, former [[Royal Indian Navy|navy]] officer
** [[Shebin Benson]] as teenager Aloshy
*** [[Nebish Benson]] as young Aloshy
* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as Iyob
* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as Iyob
** [[Vishnu Unnikrishnan]] as young Iyob
* [[Jayasurya]] as Angoor Rawther
* [[Jayasurya]] as Angoor Rawther
* [[Isha Sharvani]] as Martha
* [[Isha Sharvani]] as Martha
* [[Jinu Joseph]] as Ivan
* [[Jinu Joseph]] as Ivan
**David John as young Ivan
* [[Chemban Vinod Jose]] as Dimitri
* [[Chemban Vinod Jose]] as Dimitri
**Vishnu Govindan as young Dimitri
* [[Vinayakan]] as Chemban
* [[Vinayakan]] as Chemban
** [[Chethan Jayalal]] as young Chemban
* [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] as Rahel
* [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] as Rahel
* [[John Vijay]] as Ganapathy Iyer
* [[John Vijay]] as Ganapathy Iyer
* [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] as Kazhali
* [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] as Kazhali
* [[T. G. Ravi|TG Ravi]] as The Communist Leader ([[Older people|Older]])
* [[T. G. Ravi|TG Ravi]] as The Communist Leader
* [[Sreejith Ravi]] as The Communist Leader([[Youth|Younger]])
** [[Sreejith Ravi]] as The Communist Leader (Younger)
* [[Sal Yusuf]] as Harrison
* [[Sal Yusuf]] as Harrison
* Rita Mathen as Harrison's English wife
* Rita Mathen as Harrison's first wife
* [[Soubin Shahir]] as Narayana (Ivan's henchman)
* [[Soubin Shahir]] as Narayana, Ivan's henchman
* [[Amith Chakalakkal]] as Nizam Rawther
* [[Amith Chakalakkal]] as Nizam Rawther, Angoor's brother
* [[Pauly Valsan]] as Thresya
* [[Pauly Valsan]] as Thresya
* [[Dileesh Pothan]] as Paily,  Tea Shop [[Owner]]
* Saritha Sunil as Cheeru
* Saritha Sunil as Cheeru
* [[Hima Shankar]] as Migrant
* [[Hima Shankar]] as Migrant
* Surjith Gopinath as Laser
* [[Surjith Gopinath]] as Laser
* Professor Aliyar as office comrade
* Professor Aliyar as office comrade
* [[Anil Murali]] as Mathuppilla Police
* [[Anil Murali]] as Mathuppilla Police
* Chethanlal as young Chemban
* [[Amala Paul]] as a [[African Dance|Tribal Dancer]] ([[Cameo appearance]])
* [[Amala Paul]] as a [[African Dance|Tribal Dancer]] ([[Cameo appearance]])
* [[Reenu Mathews]] as Annamma (guest appearance)
* [[Reenu Mathews]] as Annamma, Aloshy, Ivan and Dimitri's mother and Iyob's wife (guest appearance)
* [[Aashiq Abu]] as [[P. J. Antony]] ([[Cameo appearance]])
* [[Aashiq Abu]] as [[P. J. Antony]], former [[Royal Indian Navy|navy]] officer and Aloshy's close friend ([[Cameo appearance]])
* [[Dileesh Pothan]] as the Tea Shop [[Owner]] ([[Cameo appearance]])
}}
* [[Shebin Benson]] as teen Aloshy
=== Family Tree of Iyob's family ===
* [[Vishnu Unnikrishnan]] as Young Iyob
{{Tree chart/start|align=center}}
* Nebish Benson as young Aloshy
{{Tree chart| | | | | | | |||||| }}
{{colend}}
{{Tree chart| | |||||IYOB|v|ANNAMMA | |IYOB=Iyob|ANNAMMA=Annamma|}}
{{Tree chart| |,|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| | | }}
{{Tree chart|DIMITRI|-|RAHEL| |IVAN | |ALOSHY|-|MARTHA|DIMITRI=Dimitri|RAHEL=Rahel|IVAN=Ivan|ALOSHY=Aloshy Gomber|MARTHA=Martha}}
{{Tree chart/end}}


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
'''''Iyobinte Pusthakam''''' opened to highly positive reviews from critics. The film was praised for its cinematography, performances and background score. Padmapriya was lauded for her stunning act by many critics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2014/iyobinte-pusthakam-a-tale-of-love-lust-and-vengeance-164050.html |title=Iyobinte Pusthakam: A Tale Of Love, Lust And Vengeance |date=12 November 2014 |access-date=12 November 2014 |publisher=filmibeat.com |last=Akhila Menon }}</ref> Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated it 3.5/5, the best rating for any film of the year, and stated, "In 'Iyobinte Pusthakam', Amal Neerad inventively puts together all the elements of a much known tale and recreates it magnificently into a poignant and resounding work. It's a film that takes its time to set itself up and get going, and shot on an epic scale is compellingly appealing and wonderful to behold. At once a contemplative and strapping work of art, 'Iyobinte Pusthakam' is the best Malayalam film as yet, to have hit the screens this year!" He added, "The elaborate canvas on which Amal Neerad sets up his period drama 'Iyobinte Pusthakam' is blatantly gory and ravaged by the frenzied cries of the browbeaten. In this beguiling terrain of degradation and violence, none is what it seems and truth lies veiled behind a haze."<ref>{{cite web |title=Iyobinte Pusthakam Review |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/15071/malayalam/iyobinte-pusthakam/4879/review.htm |work=NowRunning |author=Veeyen |date=10 November 2014}}</ref>
''Iyobinte Pusthakam'' received positive reviews from the critics and audiences alike where direction, cinematography, colour grading, cast performances (especially Fahadh Faasil, Lal and Jayasurya), musical score and story received praise.
 
Menaka of Bioscope rated it "Must-Watch", calling it "a well-conceived and executed story of rivalry, hatred, vengeance, love, comradeship, cunning and killing". She appreciated the performances of the actors Fahadh Faasil, Jayasurya and Chemban Vinod Jose and commended the direction and cinematography of Amal Neerad.


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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| total_length = 23:15
| total_length = 23:15
| lyrics_credits =
| title1 = Maane
| title1 = Maane
| lyrics1 = [[Rafeeq Ahammed]]
| lyrics1 = [[Rafeeq Ahammed]]
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* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography|Best Cinematography]]: Amal Neerad
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography|Best Cinematography]]: Amal Neerad
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist|Best Makeup Artist]]: Manoj Angamali
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist|Best Makeup Artist]]: Manoj Angamali
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Recordist|Best Sound Design]]: Thapasnayak
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Recordist|Best Sound Design]]: Thapas Nayak
* [[Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award)|Special Jury Mention]]: Yakzan Gary Pereira & [[Neha Nair]] (music direction)
* [[Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award)|Special Jury Mention]]: Yakzan Gary Pereira & [[Neha Nair]] (music direction)


; [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Atlas-Film-Critics-Awards-Announced/2015/04/05/article2748511.ece |work=The New Indian Express |title=Atlas-Film Critics Awards Announced |date=5 April 2015}}</ref>
; [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2014|2014]] [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 2015 |title=Atlas-Film Critics Awards Announced |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Atlas-Film-Critics-Awards-Announced/2015/04/05/article2748511.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418030014/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Atlas-Film-Critics-Awards-Announced/2015/04/05/article2748511.ece |archive-date=18 April 2015 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
* Best Film: ''Iyobinte Pusthakam''
* [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]: ''Iyobinte Pusthakam''
* Best Director: Amal Neerad
* [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]]: Amal Neerad
* Best Costume Designer: Sameera Saneesh
* [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]]: Amal Neerad
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Costume Designer]]: [[Sameera Saneesh]]


; [[1st IIFA Utsavam|2016 Indian International Film Awards Utsavam]]
; [[1st IIFA Utsavam|2016 Indian International Film Awards Utsavam]]
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;[[Asianet Film Awards]]
;[[Asianet Film Awards]]
* Best Film: Amal Neerad, Fahadh Faasil
* Best Film: Amal Neerad, Fahadh Faasil
* Best Character Actress(Nominated): [[Padmapriya]]


==References==
==References==
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Iyobinte Pusthakam
File:Iyobinte Pusthakam poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAmal Neerad
Produced byAmal Neerad
Fahadh Faasil
Written byGopan Chithambaram
Dialogues bySyam Pushkaran
Gopan Chithambaram
Starring
Narrated byT. G. Ravi
Music byYakzan-Neha
CinematographyAmal Neerad
Edited byPraveen Prabhakar
Production
company
Distributed byAugust Cinema
A & A Release
Release date
  • 7 November 2014 (2014-11-07) (India)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Iyobinte Pusthakam (transl. Book of Job) is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language period action thriller film directed by Amal Neerad and written by Gopan Chithambaran, with dialogues written by Syam Pushkaran. The film stars Fahadh Faasil, Lal, Jayasurya and Isha Sharvani with Jinu Joseph, Chemban Vinod Jose, Vinayakan and Padmapriya in supporting roles. Aashiq Abu makes a cameo appearance as Amala Paul.[1]

The film is a period drama set in the mid-20th century in Munnar, Western Ghats. It follows the life of a ruthless businessman named Iyob and the sibling rivalry among his sons Aloshy, Ivan and Dimitri, who are named after the characters from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov.[2]

Principal photography commenced in March 2014 at Vagamon in Idukki Kerala, India.[3] Iyobinte Pusthakam was released on 7 November 2014.[4] The film was highly critically acclaimed and was a box-office success.[5] It received five Kerala State Film Awards and three Kerala Film Critics Association Awards.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film starts with the message "The aged aren't always wise, nor do the elderly always understand justice" (Job 32:9). The story is narrated by a communist leader, and is set in 1900 in Munnar during the British Raj. Harrison is a British businessman who comes to Munnar to cultivate tea. He finds an able boy amidst his workers and names him 'Iyob'. Harrison holds Iyob close and helps him marry Annamma. Harrison's wife leaves him and returns to England; later he sees Kazhali and becomes interested in her. When Harrison finds out Kazhali's relation with Thacho, one of his servants, he orders Iyob to kill Thacho. Iyob corners Thacho and is about to kill him when Thacho jumps off the cliff and dies. Afterwards, Harrison takes Kazhali as his mistress and she becomes pregnant. During the First World War, Harrison's business is affected and he leaves for Britain but dies on the way to Cochin, not even setting sail. Knowing this, Iyob throws Kazhali out of the house, simultaneously beating her, and takes over all assets of Harrison by using the power of attorney given by Harrison.

Annamma, without her husband's knowledge, meets Kazhali, who now has a daughter, Martha, regularly talking with her, and she also takes her youngest son, Aloshy. Aloshy and Martha become good friends and fall in love right from their childhood. However, Annamma falls ill and dies. She is greatly mourned by all, including Kazhali and her daughter, Martha; both look on the funeral from afar.

Iyob has three sons Dimitri, Ivan and Aloshy. Dimitri and Ivan are ruthless like Iyob whereas Aloshy is kind and compassionate like his mother. His two closest friends are Chemban and Martha. Chemban's parents are killed in their house by a fire set by Aloshy's family because of their illness. Aloshy leaves the house as a child after seeing his brothers rape and kill a girl who was a servant there. He runs away to Cochin and stays there. After some years Aloshy joins the Royal Indian Navy as an officer where he took part in many battles. After the Royal Indian Navy mutiny of 1946 he returns to his father and brothers in Munnar, but is upset by the wrongdoings of his father and brothers. He reunites with both Martha and Chemban, rescuing the latter and his wife from a beating by his brothers' henchmen. Chemban and his family leave to be safe. Martha and Aloshy become close again after they escape from a rampaging elephant. They fall in love.

Iyob finds out Aloshy was dismissed from the navy because he defected and became a part of the Indian independence movement. In a fit of anger, he orders Aloshy to leave. Aloshy meets Martha and says he will come back for her. He leaves for Cochin, but on his way he is attacked by Dimitri and Ivan who try to kill him, but Aloshy survives and is found by his childhood friend Chemban. At this time Iyob's health deteriorates and his sons overpower him making pacts with Angoor Rowther, a rich Tamil merchant despite opposition by Iyob. Dimitri and Ivan find out Aloshy is alive with Martha. They try multiple attempts to kill him, but Aloshy defeats them and kills their henchmen, thereby making their attempts fail.

One night, Ivan went to Dimitri's room for blocking him from beating his wife Rahel. In a fit of anger, Dimitri asks Ivan why has he entered his room without his permission. Then he understood that Ivan had spent nights with Rahel in his absence. Rahel then hits Dimitri on his head with a metallic flower vase. Ivan kills Dimitri with the vase after taking it from Rahel. This is witnessed by Iyob, who realises everyone has been cheating him. It is revealed that Rahel is daughter of Thacho whom Iyob killed and she is taking revenge using Ivan. She also tries to kill him by poisoning his food.

Iyob escapes from home and ends up under Aloshy's shelter. Iyob reveals that all the assets of Harrison belongs to Kazhali and he was cheating them the whole time. Aloshy is arrested by the police but is liberated by the narrator who was against Ivan and Angoor. Aloshy then cuts off the policeman's finger. Ivan knowing that all the assets will be lost, decides to kill Aloshy, but he despises Rahel when he come to know about her real intention. Rahel makes a deal with Angoor to kill everyone in his way including Ivan and all the assets and Rahel will be his. Iyob and Martha try to escape through the forest, but Iyob is shot down by Angoor. Aloshy finds Martha sinking into a swamp and tries to help her. Ivan and Angoor come towards them, when Angoor tries to shoot Ivan he runs out of bullets and Aloshy stabs Angoor with a ramrod and Ivan shoots Angoor's associate, when Ivan tries to kill Aloshy he is killed by Chemban and Aloshy kills Angoor. Declaring her independence, Rahel commits suicide by shooting. Afterwards, Aloshy and Martha leaves Munnar.

At the end of the film the narrator is arrested by the police as it was the time when The Emergency was declared in India by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and all the communist leaders were taken into preventive custody. He remarks that people like Aloshy would make the life of people much prosperous than it is now.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Family Tree of Iyob's family[edit | edit source]

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

Iyobinte Pusthakam received positive reviews from the critics and audiences alike where direction, cinematography, colour grading, cast performances (especially Fahadh Faasil, Lal and Jayasurya), musical score and story received praise.

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Iyobinte Pusthakam
Soundtrack album by
Yakzan Gary Pereira & Neha Nair
Released24 October 2014 (2014-10-24)
Recorded2014
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length23:15
LabelMuzik 247
ProducerYakzan Gary Pereira
Iyobinte Pusthakam
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Maane"  Anil Ram, Neha S. Nair 5:24
2. "Raave"  Haricharan, Neha S. Nair 4:33
3. "Theeyattam"  Amala C, Walid Bensalim 4:34
4. "Aloshy (Theme Music)"  Neha S. Nair 2:47
5. "Angoor Ravuther (Theme Music)"  Neha S. Nair 1:13
6. "Chemban (Theme Music)"  Neha S. Nair 1:15
7. "Iyobinte Pusthakam (Theme Music)"  Neha S. Nair 1:07
8. "Marthas (Theme Music)"  Neha S. Nair 1:00
9. "Rahels (Theme Music)"  Usha Uthup 1:22
Total length:
 23:15

Accolades[edit | edit source]

2014 Kerala State Film Awards
2014 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards[6]
2016 Indian International Film Awards Utsavam
  • Best Performance in a Negative Role: Jayasurya
Asianet Film Awards
  • Best Film: Amal Neerad, Fahadh Faasil

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Fahadh will now woo Isha Sharvani – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Padmakumar K, "Iyobinte Pusthakam: Karamazov rejigged". Malayala Manorama. 11 November 2014 [1]
  3. ↑ "Iyobinte pustakam starts shoot – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Padmapriya's 'classic' looks land her another period film – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. ↑ VIJAY GEORGE "The game changer" The Hindu 20 November 2014 [2]
  6. ↑ "Atlas-Film Critics Awards Announced". The New Indian Express. 5 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015.

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