Kadavu (film)

Kadavu
(The Ferry)
Kadavu; (The Ferry)
Directed by	M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Produced by	M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Screenplay by	M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Based on	Kadathuthoni; by S. K. Pottekkatt
Starring	Santhosh Antony; Balan K. Nair; Monisha
Music by	Rajeev Taranath
Cinematography	Venu
Edited by	B. Lenin
Production; company	Novel Films
Release date	1991;
Running time	104 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Kadavu (Malayalam: കടവ്) (English: The Ferry Slip) is a 1991 Indian Malayalam film scripted, directed and produced by M. T. Vasudevan Nair based on S. K. Pottekkatt's story Kadathuthoni. The film won numerous awards at state, national and international levels, including awards at the Singapore International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival.^[1] Film critic Kozhikodan included the film on his list of the 10 best Malayalam movies of all time.^[2]

Synopsis[edit]

Deserted by his mother, teenaged Raju is adopted by Beeranikka, a Muslim ferryman. Raju soon starts accompanying Beeranikka in ferrying people. One day, he meets a young girl who is returning to her native town Kozhikode after the death of her mother. The girl invites Raju to Kozhikode where she would be staying with her father and uncle. Not interested in leaving the ferrying job, Raju rejects the invitation. A few days later, he finds himself in possession of an ornament which he thinks belongs to the girl. He travels to Kozhikode to return the ornament and finds the girl after many days of search. The girl does not recognise Raju and says the ornament does not belong to her. Disheartened, Raju returns to the ferry.

Cast[edit]

Santhosh Antony as Raju. The lead character Raju was portrayed by Santhosh Antony. A native of Koodaranhi in Kozhikode district, this was Santhosh's only film.
Balan K. Nair as Beeran
Monisha as Devi
Sreedevi Unni as Amina
Murali as Rahman
Thilakan as Krishnettan
Ravi Vallathol as Maash
Nedumudi Venu as the anchorite
Jagathy Sreekumar as the hawker
Savithri Sreedharan
R. K. Nair as the goon
Kunjandi as Taxi driver
Bhagya Roopa as the girl
Biyon as Appu

Awards[edit]

International awards

Special Jury Award at Singapore International Film Festival^[1]
Asia Future Prize at Tokyo International Film Festival^[1]

National Film Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 M. G. Radhakrishnan (15 February 1996). "Winner all the way". India Today. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
↑ Kozhikodan (2001). മലയാള സിനിമയിലെ എക്കാലത്തെയും മികച്ച പത്ത് ചിത്രങ്ങൾ [Malayala Cinemayile Ekkalatheyum Mikacha Pathu Chithrangal: 10 Best Films of All Time in Malayalam Cinema]. Calicut, India: Poorna Publications.

External links[edit]

Kadavu on IMDb
Kadavu at the Malayalam Movie Database

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[Master-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 M. G. Radhakrishnan (15 February 1996). "Winner all the way". India Today. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

[2] Kozhikodan (2001). മലയാള സിനിമയിലെ എക്കാലത്തെയും മികച്ച പത്ത് ചിത്രങ്ങൾ [Malayala Cinemayile Ekkalatheyum Mikacha Pathu Chithrangal: 10 Best Films of All Time in Malayalam Cinema]. Calicut, India: Poorna Publications.

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