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Production company | Forum For Better Films |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
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Crossroad is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language anthology film comprising 10 stories.[1] It is a portmanteau movie celebrating womanhood and tells the story of ten women. The movie encompasses ten featurette films of fifteen minutes each. The movie showcases each vibrant and variant facet of a Woman and tells the story from her perspective.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Pakshikalude Manam: Mythili portrays a bird photographer whose life motto is to see (and seemingly photograph) a rare bird called Aphrodite. The bird has feathers colored like a rainbow and the photographer goes to the forest to see it, against her husband's wish. Will she be able to see the bird forms the crux of the story.
List of short films[edit | edit source]
| Short film | Director | Cinematographer | Writer | Music director |
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| Oru Raathriyude Kooli | Madhupal | Pratap P. Nair | P. F. Mathew | Bijibal |
| Kaaval | Neemom Pushparaj | Alagappan N. | Salin Mankuzhy | Ramesh Narayan |
| Pakshikalude Maanam | Nayana Sooryan | Gowtham Lenin | Nayana Sooryan | Ajay Thilak |
| Mounam | Babu Thiruvalla | M. J. Radhakrishnan | Babu Thiruvalla | Bijibal |
| Badar | Ashok R. Nath | Sunil Prem | Rajesh K. R. | Viswajith |
| Mudra | Alberrt Antoni | Sadat | Alberrt Antoni | Jayan V. Pisharody |
| Lake House | Sasi Paravoor | K. G. Jayan | Sasi Paravoor | M. Jayachandran |
| Kodeshyan | Pradeep Nair | Nikhil S. Praveen | Jayaraj | Sooraj S. Kurup |
| Chrerivu | Avira Rebecca | M. J. Radhakrishnan | Nelson Alex | Bijibal |
| Pinpe Nadappaval | Lenin Rajendran | Madhu Ambat | Lenin Rajendran | Anitha Shaiq |
Cast[edit | edit source]
Oru Raathriyude Kooli[edit | edit source]
- Padmapriya Janakiraman as Seema
- V. K. Baiju as a villager
- Suryakanth Udayakumar as The man met with accident
Kaaval[edit | edit source]
- Priyanka Nair as Devi
- Roslin as Devi's neighbour
- Shibu Laban as Sabu, the meter reader
- Pranav Nair as Devi's child
- Pradeesh Nair as Devi's husband
- Neemom Pushparaj as a person in the shop
Pakshikalude Maanam[edit | edit source]
- Mythili as the bird photographer
- Vijay Babu as the Husband, Joe
- Gangadhara Menon as the birdwatcher
- Sidhartha Siva as Tommy, the resort owner
- Chethan Jayalal as informer
Mounam[edit | edit source]
- Manasa Radhakrishnan as Sally
- Seema G. Nair as Mariyamma, Sally's Mother
- Anu Mohan as Jomon, Sally's love interest
Badar[edit | edit source]
- Mamta Mohandas as Badarunneesa
- Babu Annur as Madhavan Nair
- Kochu Preman as Ulahannan, Madhavan's friend
- Kailash as Unni, Madhavan's son
Mudra[edit | edit source]
- Isha Talwar as Gaya Parameshwaran
- Anjali Nair as Padmavathi
- Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Gaya's personal assistant
Lake House[edit | edit source]
- Richa Panai as Aimy
- Rahul Madhav as Aimy's husband
- Shobha Mohan as Aimy's mother in law
Kodeshyan[edit | edit source]
- Punnasserry Kanchana as Thresyama
- Chinnu Kuruvilla as Kunjumol, Thresyama's daughter
Chrerivu[edit | edit source]
- Srinda Arhaan as the passenger in the taxi
- Manoj K. Jayan as the taxi driver
Pinpe Nadappaval[edit | edit source]
- Anjana Chandran as the wife
- Joy Mathew as the drama director
- Sagar as the husband
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The film features original songs composed by Amrutha Suresh and Abhirami Suresh, Anitha Shaiq and M. Jayachandran.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Veerangana" | Avira Rebecca | Amrutha Suresh, Abhirami Suresh | Amrutha Suresh, Abhirami Suresh | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Melakey" | Rafeeq Ahamed | Shweta Mohan | Shweta Mohan | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Oru Vela" | M. R. Jayageetha | M. Jayachandran | M. Jayachandran | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Makane" | Jayan C. Nair | M. Jayachandran | M. Jayachandran | 2:15 |
| 5. | "Nama Sametham – Dimthana" | M. R. Jayageetha | M. Jayachandran, Abhirami Ajai | M. Jayachandran, Abhirami Ajai | 1:58 |
Release[edit | edit source]
Critical reception[edit | edit source]
The Times of India rated 3 out of 5 stars.[2] Sify rated 3.5 out of 5 stars.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Crossroad teaser: This Malayalam anthology film celebrates femininity, watch video". The Indian Express. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ "Crossroad Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Crossroad by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Crossroad review: An unimpressive attempt". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017.
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