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Wikipedia article
'Oru Rathri Oru Pakal' (A night, a day) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam film written and directed by award-winning cinematographer Prathap Joseph, whose previous films as cinematographer include CR No: 89, Sexy Durga, and Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani?. Oru Rathri Oru Pakal, his fourth film as a cinematographer-director, is set and filmed in Shoranur and stars Yamuna Chungappalli and Mari in the lead roles. It references the social evil of honour killing.
Prathap Joseph's film is not to be confused with another Malayalam film with precisely the same title, directed by Thomas Benjamin and starring Joju George, Lena, Nadhiya Moidu, Shanthi Krishna, Renji Panicker and Anarkali Marikar. By a strange coincidence, both films started shooting at approximately the same time.
Team
Production
This indie film was produced by Minimal Cinema in association with House of Illusions, lead by Prathap Joseph and Dalton, respectively. Like the former's previous films, Oru Rathri Oru Pakal too was crowd funded.
*Co-producers: Balu Kunhata, Sadeesh Arangodan, Edwin Paul, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, Satish P Babu, and Sreelesh S Nair.
*Cinematographers: Prathap Joseph, Gireesh Raman, and Anand Pottekkat
*Associate cinematographers: Rahoof K Razak, Vyshak Unnikrishnan, and Sachin Sudhakar.
*Helicam operator: Anand Pottekkat
*Associate directors: Lennon Gopin, Archana Padmini, and Shuaib Chaliyam.
*Assistant directors: Rahoof K Razak, Vyshak Unnikrishnan, and Sachin Sudhakar
*Art director: Rahoof k Razak
*Sound designer: Shaiju M
*Still photographers: Vyshak Unnikrishnan and Gireesh Raman
Postproduction
*Editor: Anand Pottekkat*DI artist: John Antony
*Sound mixer: Shaiju M
*Background-music composer: Salim Nair
*End-song composer: Sarath Buho
Festival circuit
The film had its Indian premiere in Dec 2019 at the 3rd edition of the Kazhcha-Niv Independent Film Festival (KNIFF), the rebel festival that runs parallel to the International Film Festival of Kerala. Prior to the screenings, the filmmaker and seven others had moved the High Court against the latter festival for irregularities in the official selection process.
From KNIFF, the film travelled to the Kasargod International Film Festival. And then made it to the Open Screen, a revolutionary tiny theatre that screens low-budget indie films. The film has also been selected in the Panchajanyam International Film festival, the International Film Festival of Trichur, the Independent Film Festival of Chennai, the Yashwant International Film festival, the Orange City International Film Festival, and the Independent Film Festival of Melbourne.
Oru Rathri Oru Pakal and Dr. Biju's Veyilmarangal are the two Malayalam films nominated for the prestigious Pune International Film Festival.
References
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