Kunthapura
Kunthapura (Malayalam: കുന്താപുര; English: Kunthapura) is a 2013 Bi-lingual Indian period drama film written and directed by Joe Eshwar.[1] National Award-winning actor Charu Hassan, State Award-winning actor Anu Hassan, Malayalam actors Biyon and Priya Lal, star with British actors Suzanne Roche, Victor Ptak, and Lawrence Larkin in the lead roles.
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Directed by | Joe Eshwar |
Produced by | Liverpool Film Society Dani Agustin Cinto John Steson Stephen P.C Jacob Sabu Mambaramban Roy Mathew Jobish Luka |
Written by | Joe Eshwar |
Starring | Biyon Priya Lal Charuhasan Anu Hasan |
Music by | Vimal TK |
Cinematography | Navas Ismail (India) Julieann O' Malley (UK) |
Edited by | Pradeep Emily |
Production company | Dani's Film Scholars |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Structured on the point of view of three individuals, Krishnappa Narasimha Shashtri, an old Indian freedom fighter, Gowri Iyer, an Indian journalist and Emma Hall, a British banker. The film is set in the 1920s of colonial India and revolves around the lives of three groups of people, the peasants from a village called 'Kunthapura', the freedom fighters of the princely state of Mysore and a group of archeologists commissioned to do an excavation in the village of Kunthapura. The film shot in India and England is due for release in 2013.[2]
Cast
- Charuhasan as Krishnappa Narasimha Shastri
- Biyon as Moorthy
- Priya Lal as Vasundhara Devi
- Anu Hasan
- Jubil Rajan P Dev
- Suzanne Roche
- Victor Ptak as Collin Hall
- Lawrence Larkin as Dr. Harding
- Master Mishal
Production
Filming took place in Liverpool, New Brighton, Lancashire ( England). Pollachi, (Tamil Nadu), Shravana Belagola, Mysore, Kanakapura, Srirangapatna ( Karnataka), Uzhavoor & Thodupuzha, Kerala.[3]
References
- https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.154763814603860.40311.129017047178537&type=3
- http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-09/news-interviews/30607293_1_flick-mollywood-mysore
- "സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യസമര കഥ പറയുന്ന കുന്താപുര". Janmabhumi Daily. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.