Thanks for A2A; Scripts of some good movies have been published by certain publishers like DC Books, some masterpieces of Padmajan, Renjith, M.T, sreenivasan, Lohitha das might be available and shall be in public domain, I only knows that much.
Thirakkatha | |
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Official poster feat. Srividya to whom the film is dedicated and Priyamani as Malavika. | |
Directed by | Ranjith |
Produced by | Ranjith Maha Subair |
Written by | Ranjith |
Screenplay by | Ranjith |
Story by | Ranjith |
Starring | Prithviraj Priyamani Anoop Menon Samvrutha Sunil Nishanth Sagar Ranjith Mallika Sukumaran Cochin Haneefa |
Music by | Sharreth |
Cinematography | M. J. Radhakrishnan |
Edited by | Vijay Shankar |
Distributed by | Varnachithra Big Screen |
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120 minutes | |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Thirakkatha (Malayalam: തിരക്കഥ, English: Screenplay) is a 2008Malayalamromantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith.
The film is a tribute to the yesteryear actresses who had been graceful, popular figures in cinema during their younger age with patronage and later got completely disregarded by the industry, media and the masses alike. Ranjith has drawn inspiration from the life of many actresses but especially from the romantic link-up of actress Srividya with actor Kamal Haasan. He has adopted a special narrative style for the film. The story shifts between the present and flash back through the perspective of different characters. The story is divided into three monologues which meet in the climax. The film has garnered positive reviews from the critics and audiences alike.
The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam (Ranjith and Maha Subair). And Priyamani won the Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress.
Plot summary[edit]
Akbar Ahmed (Prithviraj) is a film director. Friends call him 'Akky'. After his highly successful first film, he becomes the most wanted director in the Malayalam film industry. Akky and his girl friend Devayani (Samvrutha Sunil) along with a group of friends all share a passion for cinema. It was with them that Akbar directed and produced his first film, which went on to become a huge success. Akbar also runs a cafe called Casablanca named after the classic Hollywood film. For Akbar cinema is not a job, it is his passion. Akbar decides to choose a very different kind of story for his second film and he sets on a journey in search of it.
Akbar decides to base his second film on the life of yesteryear actress Malavika (Priyamani), who was once a very popular actress and whose present whereabouts are unknown. Akbar and his friends go tracking Malavika’s biography. Her husband was Ajaya Chandran (Anoop Menon). Currently Ajayachandran is the reigning super star of the industry. Akbar starts his search from film director Aby Kuruvila’s (Ranjith) house. Kuruvila’s son gives his father’s old letters and diaries to Akbar from which he starts learning about the whirlwind romance of Malavika and Ajayachandran which led to marriage. How differences between them led to a breakup and how this affected their careers along with Akbar's efforts to find Malavika form the major plot of the film. The film ends in a touching yet marvelous climax with a poetic narration.
Cast[edit]
- Priyamani as Malavika(Voice By Vimmi Mariam George)
- Anoop Menon as Ajayachandran
- Prithviraj as Akbar Ahammed
- Samvrutha Sunil as Devayani
- Ranjith as Director Aby Kuruvilla
- Praveena (Voice By MalaParvathi)
- Nishanth Sagar as Kevin
- Nandhu as Venu
- Siddharth Siva as Sathya
- Surabhi Lakshmi as Valarmathi
Reception[edit]
The film was received well with the audiences and critics alike. Some of the major reviews in the media were all praises for the film. Nowrunning.com opined that 'It is a charming film that's plainly life-affirming without being overly pretentious or markedly melodramatic'.[1] Paresh C Palicha at Rediff.com opined that 'It is exciting to see Ranjith bounce back to form with his best effort so far.'[2] Almost all reviewers were unanimous about the brilliant performances of the lead stars, especially of Priyamani, Anoop Menon and Prithviraj.
Accalodes[edit]
- National Film Awards 2008
- Kerala State Film Awards2008
- Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor -Anoop Menon
- Best Makeup - Ranjith Ambadi
- Filmfare Awards South2008
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam -Priyamani
- Best Film Malayalam
- Best Director - Ranjith
- Best Music Director - Sharath
- Best Female Playback Singer -K.S.Chithra
Music[edit]
The score and soundtrack of the movie were composed by Sharreth, who returned to the field after a long gap.
Thirakkatha | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 31:59 | |||
Label | Anak Audio | |||
Producer | Sharreth | |||
Sharreth chronology | ||||
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Track-List[3] | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Arikil Nee Illa' (Male) | Rafeeq Ahammed | Madhu Balakrishnan | 3:15 |
2. | 'Oduvil Oru' ((Female) (Won Best Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam)) | Rafeeq Ahammed | K. S. Chithra | 4:10 |
3. | 'Paalapoovithalil' | Rafeeq Ahammed | Shweta Mohan, Nishad | 4:29 |
4. | 'Manjuneeril' (Version 1) | Rafeeq Ahammed | Kalpana | 4:25 |
5. | 'Onnondonnu Chernu' | Rafeeq Ahammed | Ranjini Haridas, Shankar Mahadevan | 3:51 |
6. | 'Arikil Nee Illa' (Female) | Rafeeq Ahammed | Teenu Tellence | 3:15 |
7. | 'Oduvil Oru' (Male) | Rafeeq Ahammed | Sharreth | 4:09 |
8. | 'Manjuneeril' (Version 2) | Rafeeq Ahammed | Kalpana | 4:25 |
Total length: | 31:59 |
References[edit]
- ^'Thirakatha Review - Malayalam Movie Review by VN'. Nowrunning.com. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^'Review: Thirakkadha'. Rediff.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^'Thirakkatha (2008)'. Music India Online. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
External links[edit]
- Thirakkatha on IMDb
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The Malayalam script is used for writing the Malayalam language, the official language of the Indian state of Kerala, and a number of minority languages spoken in India. Until the 16th century Malayalam was written in the vattezhuthu script, a Brahmic script which developed alongside Grantha writing, from which the modern Malayalam script descended.
Malayalam is written from left to right. There are fifty-three letters, called akṣaras; thirty-seven of these represent full syllables consisting of a consonant and the vowel [a], and sixteen represent independent vowels. Independent vowel letters are only used where a vowel appears at the beginning of a word. Vowels which follow a consonant are written with a diacritic above, below, to the left or right of, or flanking either side of the consonant letter. So an unmarked letter k represents the syllable [ka], but the letter k written with the e diacritic (a spiral to the left) represents the syllable [ke]. There are two vowels for which the diacritics are quite complex; [u] and [u:] are normally written with a small circle or looped circle below the letter, but can be written with one of eight other diacritics when following particular consonants. The script also contains a subset of letters called cillakṣarams 'letter fragments' for representing sonorants followed by a pause, for example (but not necessarily) at the end of a word.
Spaces are often used between words, but it is not uncommon for writers to use spacing to indicate phonological pauses, rather than lexical boundaries.
When multiple consonants are used as a cluster within a word, that is, with no vowel between them, they are traditionally written with special conjunct letters. Malayalam is known for its large number of conjuncts, which are also used for writing geminate (long) consonants. Conjuncts take several forms; the most common are decomposable left-to-right ligatures, but some combinations stack vertically. Some conjuncts are not so easily decomposable as one or both letters change shape when in a cluster. The letters y, r and v are all written as diacritics when they follow a consonant. The letter l also takes a different form when it is the second member in a consonant cluster.
To reduce the complexity associated with writing these conjuncts, an orthography reform was implemented in the 1970s which recommended the replacement of a large number of irregular conjuncts with a predictable sequence of individual letters using a virama symbol to delete the vowel inherent in all but the last consonant in the sequence. Many vowel diacritics were also redesigned so they could be written as spacing letters next to the consonant they modify. However, these changes were implemented inconsistently so that modern writing uses a mixture of traditional and reformed letters, even within the same text.