| THALA | |
|---|---|
| Thala Official Poster Official Poster | |
| Directed by | Khais Millen |
| Produced by | Khais Millen
Roshan Mahamood Soji Khais Nihal Abdulkhader |
| Written by | Khais Millen |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Ankit Menon |
| Cinematography | Rajesh Rethnas |
| Edited by | Sarath Geetha Lal |
Production company | Better Earth Entertainments
Mania Movie Magix International |
| Distributed by | Mania Reels |
Running time | 110 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam[1] |
'Thala' (transl. The Head) is a 2021 Indian independent children’s film written and directed by Khais Millen[2]. It was produced by Better Earth Entertainment in association with Mania Movie Magix International. The film stars Surabhi Lakshmi[3] in the lead with more than 300 new faces.
Thala premiered at DIFF-Newyork and was nominated in several international film festivals including NIFF-New Delhi, SIFF Sweden, and Pan African Film Festival Nigeria. At 52nd Kerala State Film Awards[4], the film won Best Child Artist[5] (female).
Plot[edit | edit source]
Thala, an unusual Story of an abandoned human head (in Malayalam 'Thala' means 'Head') gotten by some slum kids. The film 'Thala' introduced 333 new faces to the cinema which selected and trained from slums.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Surabhi Lakshmi as Muthu
- Binoy Antony as Appu
- Shaalin Zoya as Manikutty
- Murugan Martin as Stalin
- Jinu Kuttikkatt as Kalaam
- Sreevidya Mullachery as Maala
- Sneha Anu as Mullu
- Akhil as Chakochi
- Arun Nayar as Ayyappan
- Roma S Lenin as Roma
- Roshan S Lenin as Roshan
- Aaromal Thirumurukan as Aaromal
- Harikrishnan Sanu as Ganesan
- Shah Muhammed as Sudheeran
Awards[edit | edit source]
| Year | Award/Festival | Category | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 52nd Kerala State Film Awards | Best Child Artist | Sneha Anu |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "അതിജീവനത്തിന്റെ കഥ പറയുന്ന തല !!!" – via Vellinakshatram.
- ↑ "രാജാജി നഗറിന് ഇത് സ്നേഹസമ്മാനം" – via Madhyamam.
- ↑ "A good role is worth the wait" – via The Hindu.
- ↑ "രാജാജി നഗറിലെ സൂപ്പർ സ്റ്റാർ" – via Deshabhimani.
- ↑ "52nd Kerala State Film Awards: Complete list of winners - Other categories" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.