Kadhaveedu
Kadhaveedu is a 2013 Indian Malayalam anthology film written and directed by Sohanlal, based on three stories penned by Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer, Madhavikutty, and M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The film stars Kunchacko Boban in the lead role, with Biju Menon, Rituparna Sengupta, Bhama, Manoj K. Jayan, Lal, Mallika, and Kalabhavan Shajon.[1]
| Kadhaveedu / House of Stories | |
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| Directed by | Sohanlal |
| Produced by | Job G. Oommen Bhavesh Patel |
| Screenplay by | Sohanlal |
| Story by | Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer Madhavikutty M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Starring | Kunchacko Boban Rituparna Sengupta Mallika Bhama Manoj K. Jayan Lal Biju Menon Kalabhavan Shajon |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
| Cinematography | T. D. Sreenivasan |
| Edited by | V. T. Sreejith |
Production company | Visual Dreams Productions B Positive Movie Creations |
| Distributed by | Kuttamath Films & Release |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
The film shares the beauty, shams and relevance of matrimony, presented from the perspective of its protagonist Raj Karthik (Kunchacko Boban), a filmmaker who seeks answers to a very personal question... The film delves into almost every aspect of marriage and married life. The love and the hate that seeps into matrimony, the disparities relating to individual tastes, the sense of loss that follows the death of a partner and much more is discussed in the film. The film pans realities inside the house and zooms in on the proximities as well as the distances that are part of every relationship, plus the tumbling and eventual ruin that sometimes is integral to matrimony.
Cast
- Kunchacko Boban as Raj Karthik
- Biju Menon as Balachandran
- Manoj K. Jayan as Ghadar
- Lal as Major Frederick Mukundan
- Rituparna Sengupta as Reeta
- Bhama as Jeena
- Mallika as Jameela
- Kalabhavan Shajon as Johny
Production
The film is an anthology with adaptations of stories written by renowned Malayalam fiction writers Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer, Madhavikutty, and M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The stories have been tweaked to fit in a modern setting and the script has been conceived by the director himself. Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta forayed into Malayalam cinema by playing an important role in the film.[2] She was suggested for the role by director Priyadarshan with whom she had worked in the film Bumm Bumm Bole.[3] "Director Sohanlal has been pursuing me for the role for a year now. But once I heard the role of Rita, I knew it had all the subtleties for a great performance. Plus, the script read more like poetry rather than a scene-by-scene film," says Rituparna.[4][5] Actress Bhama plays the female lead in MT's script, opposite Kunchacko Boban. She plays the role of a scribe.[3] Kadhaveedu is Sohanlal's second feature film.
Kadhaveedu was selected to The Ladakh International Film Festival as one of the Best 11 Indian films of 2013 and the screenplay of Kadhaveedu has been published by The State Institute of languages, Kerala.
Soundtrack
Songs were composed by M. Jayachandran, with lyrics written by Sohanlal and O. N. V. Kurup ("Aliveni Churulveni").
- "Kaattile poomanam" (Shweta Mohan)
- "Marakkanullathu" (K.S.Chitra)
- "Aliveni Churulveni" (Madhu Balakrishnan, Mridula Warrier)
References
- "Sohanlal's 'Kadha Veedu' fast progressing in Trivandrum". Entecity.com. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- "Rituparna Sengupta in 'Kadha Veedu'". Sify.com. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- Parvathy S Nayar (11 May 2013). "Bhamaa dismisses criticism; continues courting glam roles". The Times of India. Indiatimes.com. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- "Kadhaveedu on the Mollywood screens : What is got the movie from opening". The Cine News. November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- Sanjith Sidhardhan (7 February 2013). "Rituparna Sengupta to enter Mollywood with Kadhaveedu". The Times of India. Indiatimes.com. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
External links
Kadhaveedu on IMDb