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{{about|the 1979 film|the novel|Peruvazhiyambalam (novel) | {{about|the 1979 film|the novel it is based on|Peruvazhiyambalam (novel)}} | ||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Peruvazhiyambalam | | name = Peruvazhiyambalam | ||
| image = Peruvazhiyambalam.jpg | | image = Peruvazhiyambalam.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = [[Bharat Gopy]], [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]] and [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] in a still from the film | ||
| director = [[Padmarajan]] | | director = [[Padmarajan]] | ||
| | | writer = Padmarajan | ||
| based_on = {{based on|[[Peruvazhiyambalam (novel)|''Peruvazhiyambalam'']]|Padmarajan}} | |||
| based_on = {{based on|[[Peruvazhiyambalam (novel)|''Peruvazhiyambalam'']]| | | starring = [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]]<br />[[Bharat Gopy]]<br />[[Jose Prakash]]<br />[[K. P. A. C. Azeez]]<br />[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]<br />Ramesh<br />[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] | ||
| starring = [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]]<br />[[ | | cinematography = Kannan Narayanan | ||
| | |||
| editing = Ravi | | editing = Ravi | ||
| | | music = [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]] | ||
| | | studio = Prakash MovieTone | ||
| released = {{Film date|1979|8|6|df=y}} | | released = {{Film date|1979|8|6|df=y}} | ||
| country = | | country = India | ||
| language = | | language = Malayalam | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Peruvazhiyambalam''''' is a 1979 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language | '''''Peruvazhiyambalam''''' ({{translation|High Road Temple}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[crime drama film]] written and directed by [[P. Padmarajan]], based on his [[Peruvazhiyambalam (novel)|novel of the same name]]. The film was Padmarajan's directorial debut and the acting debut of [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]], who played the central character, Raman. It was one of the last black-and-white Malayalam films.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2020 |title=How Padmarajan's 'Peruvazhiyambalam' is forerunner to Malayalam's angry-young-men films |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-padmarajan-s-peruvazhiyambalam-forerunner-malayalam-s-angry-young-men-films-115404 |access-date=6 July 2021 |website=[[The News Minute]] |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709191932/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-padmarajan-s-peruvazhiyambalam-forerunner-malayalam-s-angry-young-men-films-115404 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=28 January 2018 |title=Peruvazhiyambalam: 1979 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/peruvazhiyambalam-1979/article22548029.ece |access-date=30 August 2022 |archive-date=30 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830074908/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/peruvazhiyambalam-1979/article22548029.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
''[[The Hindu]]'' described this film as one of the finest films in Malayalam.<ref>[ | ''[[The Hindu]]'' described this film as one of the finest films in Malayalam.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venkiteswaran |first=C. S. |date=21 January 2010 |title=Storyteller beyond compare |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Storyteller-beyond-compare/article16838827.ece |access-date=30 August 2022 |archive-date=31 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331220252/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Storyteller-beyond-compare/article16838827.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> It won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]. The film was included in [[IBN Live]]'s list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2013 |title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200-80.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425235144/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200-80.html |archive-date=25 April 2013 |access-date=24 May 2013 |website=[[IBN Live]]}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
Fifteen-year-old Raman | {{more plot|date=August 2022}} | ||
Fifteen-year-old Raman lives alone with his older sister Bhagyam, their parents having died several years prior. The town bully Prabhakaran Pillai is killed by Raman. He escapes from murder charges by hiding from the police with the help of a teashop owner Viswambharan and a prostitute. | |||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
*[[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]] as Raman/Mani | *[[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]] as Raman/Mani | ||
*[[ | *[[Bharat Gopy]] as Viswambharan | ||
*[[Jose Prakash]] as Paramu Nair | *[[Jose Prakash]] as Paramu Nair | ||
*[[Sukumari]] as Paramu Nair's wife | *[[Sukumari]] as Paramu Nair's wife | ||
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*[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha|K P A C Lalitha]] as Kunnumpurath Devayani, the prostitute | *[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha|K P A C Lalitha]] as Kunnumpurath Devayani, the prostitute | ||
*[[Krishnankutty Nair|Krishnan Kutty Nair]] as Vaidhyan | *[[Krishnankutty Nair|Krishnan Kutty Nair]] as Vaidhyan | ||
*Valsala Premdevdas | *Valsala Premdevdas | ||
*Chandrika | *Chandrika | ||
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*Madhavikutty | *Madhavikutty | ||
== | == Accolades == | ||
;[[National Film Awards]] | ;[[National Film Awards]] | ||
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]] | * [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]] | ||
;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]<ref>{{ | ;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Film Awards |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=26 September 2015 |website=Kerala Government}}</ref> | ||
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]] | * [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]] | ||
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Story|Best Story]] | * [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Story|Best Story]] – [[Padmarajan]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* {{ | * {{IMDb title|0216971}} | ||
{{Padmarajan}} | {{Padmarajan}} | ||
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Malayalam}} | {{National Film Award Best Feature Film Malayalam}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1979 Malayalam-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian films]] | [[Category:1979 Indian films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1979 crime drama films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1979 directorial debut films]] | ||
[[Category:1979 films]] | |||
[[Category:Best Malayalam Feature Film National Film Award winners]] | |||
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]] | |||
[[Category:Films directed by Padmarajan]] | |||
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Padmarajan]] | [[Category:Films with screenplays by Padmarajan]] | ||
[[Category:Indian crime drama films]] | [[Category:Indian crime drama films]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:28, 4 March 2026
| Peruvazhiyambalam | |
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| Directed by | Padmarajan |
| Written by | Padmarajan |
| Based on | Peruvazhiyambalam by Padmarajan |
| Starring | Ashokan Bharat Gopy Jose Prakash K. P. A. C. Azeez K. P. A. C. Lalitha Ramesh Geetha |
| Music by | M. G. Radhakrishnan |
| Cinematography | Kannan Narayanan |
| Edited by | Ravi |
Production company | Prakash MovieTone |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Peruvazhiyambalam (transl. High Road Temple) is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film written and directed by P. Padmarajan, based on his novel of the same name. The film was Padmarajan's directorial debut and the acting debut of Ashokan, who played the central character, Raman. It was one of the last black-and-white Malayalam films.[1][2]
The Hindu described this film as one of the finest films in Malayalam.[3] It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. The film was included in IBN Live's list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time.[4]
Plot[edit | edit source]
 | This article needs an improved plot summary. (August 2022) |
Fifteen-year-old Raman lives alone with his older sister Bhagyam, their parents having died several years prior. The town bully Prabhakaran Pillai is killed by Raman. He escapes from murder charges by hiding from the police with the help of a teashop owner Viswambharan and a prostitute.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Ashokan as Raman/Mani
- Bharat Gopy as Viswambharan
- Jose Prakash as Paramu Nair
- Sukumari as Paramu Nair's wife
- K. P. A. C. Azeez as Prabhakaran Pillai
- Santhakumari as Prabhakaran Pillai's wife
- K P A C Lalitha as Kunnumpurath Devayani, the prostitute
- Krishnan Kutty Nair as Vaidhyan
- Valsala Premdevdas
- Chandrika
- Santhosh Kumar
- Muthukulam K.G.
- Giri
- George Joseph
- A.N. Nair
- V.T. Thomas
- Rathi
- Bobby
- Madhavikutty
Accolades[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "How Padmarajan's 'Peruvazhiyambalam' is forerunner to Malayalam's angry-young-men films". The News Minute. 5 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ↑ Vijayakumar, B. (28 January 2018). "Peruvazhiyambalam: 1979". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ Venkiteswaran, C. S. (21 January 2010). "Storyteller beyond compare". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time". IBN Live. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "State Film Awards". Kerala Government. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.