film review("celluloid"-malayalam)

Presentation by,SREEPOOJA.S.P.

INTRODUCTION

MALAYALAM FILM

DIRECTED BY KAMAL

STARRING…..

PRITHVIRAJ

(J.C. DANIEL)

MAMTA MOHANDAS

(JANET)

CHANDNI

(ROSIE)

SREENIVASAN

(CHELANGATT GOPALAKRISHNAN)

SREEJITH RAVI

(SUNDARARAJ)

NEDUMUDI VENU

(SUBRAMANIAM)

NANDU MADHAV

(Dadasaheb Phalke)

SIDDIQUE

Ramakrishna Iyer (I. A. S)

CHEMBIL ASOKAN

(PAULOSE)

SRUTHI DILEEP

(LANA)

RAMESH PISHARODY

(PILLAI)

THALAIVASAL VIJAY

(MUDALIAR)

Life story of J.C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema

Daniel's life, making of his film Vigathakumaran and the tragic story of Vigathakumaran's heroine P. K. Rosie.

based on the novel Nashta Naayika by Vinu Abraham and -Life of J. C. Daniel, a biography of J. C. Daniel written by Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan

 Bagged seven Kerala State Film Awards including for Best Film and Best Actor (Prithviraj)

National Film Awards•Best Feature Film in MalayalamKerala State Film Awards•Best Film•Best Actor - Prithviraj Sukumaran•Best Music Director - M. Jayachandran•Best Female Singer - Sithara•Best Art Director - Suresh Kollam•Best Costume Designer - S. B. Satheesh•Special Jury Mention - G. Sreeram, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi

Plot

J. C. Daniel (Prithviraj) and his love for cinema.Celluloid tells the tale of J. C. Daniel(Prithviraj) his love for cinema. Get the equipment required to make a movie Writing numerous lettersVisiting places Meeting Dada Saheb Phalke.Getting a female artiste to act in his movie was a tough task. Entry of Rosamma-lead role in J. C. Daniel's 'motion picture' Vigathakumaran.

He sells everything to make his dream a reality.

Finally Vigathakumaran is screened at Capitol Theatre, a ‘Cinemapura', the upper cast members of the audience creates a ruckus over Rosie.

Leaves town never to be seen again.

Years later, the shrivelled, poverty ridden Daniel, with only his wife Janet is leading a life far removed from what he had envisaged.

Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan's interest in Daniel's life

Prithviraj was selected to play the lead role in this film.

Samvrutha Sunil Janet, the wife of J.C. Daniel.

But later Mamta Mohandas replaced her.

Chandni, a singer who shot to fame through the reality show Josco Indian Voice, was selected to play the role of P. K. Rosie, Malayalam cinema's first heroine.

Sreenivasan enacts the role of Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan.

The film was shot at Thiruvananthapuram and Mysore.

PRODUC TION

SOUND TRACK

MUSIC DIRECTOR : M. JayachandranEnundodee", a song rentered by Sithara.LYRICS :

No.

Title Lyrics Singer(s)

1. "Enundodi" Engandiyoor Chandrasekharan

Sithara

2. "Katte Katte" Rafeeq Ahammed

G. Sreeram, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi

Directed by KamalProduced by Kamal

Ubaid

Written by KamalBased on Life of J. C. Daniel

by Chelangatt GopalakrishnanNashta Naayika by Vinu Abraham

Cinematography VenuEditing by K. RajagopalStudio Prime Time CinemaDistributed by Murali FilmsRelease date(s) February 15, 2013Running time 129 minutesCountry IndiaLanguage MalayalamBudget 3.6 crore (US$660,000)

Box office 8.8 crore(US$1.6 million)

Why I liked the film??

Passionate Romance LifeComedyTouchingProvocatingReal heartrendingFascinate us in multiple ways.Outstanding performance by Prithviraj

MESSAGE

Let’s shed some tears for our Father of Malayalam Films for the cruelty the society and the fate had done to him.

Forgetting such great personalities who have given contributions to malayalam film industry is such a painful one.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!