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Ponthan Mada
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Wikipedia article
'Ponthan Mada' is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by T. V. Chandran. The film stars Mammootty and Naseeruddin Shah. It is based on two short stories, 'Ponthan Mada' and 'Sheema Thampuran' by C. V. Sreeraman. The film won four awards at the National Film Awards including the Best Actor award for Mammotty. It also won the Kerala State Film Award for the best second film. This is the only Malayalam-language film of Naseeruddin Shah.
Plot
Set in the 1940s British India, the film is about the extraordinary, uncanny and touching relationship between the so-called low-caste Ponthan Mada (Mammootty) and his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran (Naseeruddin Shah), who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the Irish Republican Army. Crossing the class boundaries, the two communicate through Thampuran's window with Mada hanging from an areca palm tree.
Cast
* Mammootty as Ponthan Mada
* Naseeruddin Shah as Sheema Thampuran
*Laboni Sarkar
* Janardhanan
* Maniyanpilla Raju
* Sreejaya Nair
* Zeenath
* Mavelikkara Ponnamma
*Premachandran
Soundtrack
ONV Kurup penned the lyrics.
*"Madam Kondu Adimaranke" - K. S. Chitra
Awards
The film has won the following awards since its release:
'1993 National Film Awards (India)'
* Golden Lotus Award - Best Director - T. V. Chandran
* Silver Lotus Award - Best Actor - Mammootty
* Silver Lotus Award - Best Music Director - Johnson
* Silver Lotus Award - Best Cinematography - Venu
'1994 Kerala State Film Awards (India)'
* Won - Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film - Second Best Film
'Other awards'
* Muttathu Varkey Award (2016) - T. V. Chandran (for screenplay)
References
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