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Peruvazhiyambalam
Peruvazhiyambalam
	Bharath Gopi, Ashokan and K. P. A. C. Lalitha in Peruvazhiyambalam
Directed by	Padmarajan
Screenplay by	Padmarajan
Based on	Peruvazhiyambalam; by Padmarajan
Starring	Ashokan; Bharath Gopi; Jose Prakash; K. P. A. C. Azeez; K. P. A. C. Lalitha; Ramesh; Geetha
Cinematography	Kannan Narayanan
Edited by	Ravi
Music by	M. G. Radhakrishnan
Release date	6 August 1979;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

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Peruvazhiyambalam is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language socialogical drama film written and directed by P. Padmarajan, based on his novel of the same name. The film was Padmarajan's directorial debut and the acting debut of Ashokan, who played the central character, Raman. The film is an incisive examination of how violence or totalitarianism works in our society; it dealt with disturbing questions relating to masculinity and how people adore and dread it at the same time.

The Hindu described this film as one of the finest films in Malayalam.^[1] It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. The film was included in IBN Live's list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

Fifteen-year-old Raman (Ashokan) lives alone with his older sister Bhagyam, their parents having died several years prior. The town bully Prabhakaran Pillai (K. P. A. C. Azeez) is killed by Raman. He escapes from murder charges by hiding from the police with the help of a teashop owner (Bharath Gopi) and a prostitute (K.P.A.C. Lalitha) "Peruvazhiyambalam". Cine Malayalam. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.</ref>

Cast

Ashokan as Raman/Mani
Bharath Gopi as Viswambharan (Teashop owner)
Jose Prakash as Paramu Nair
K. P. A. C. Azeez as Prabhakaran Pillai
Ramesh
Geetha
Santhakumari
K P A C Lalitha as Kunnumpurath Devayani, the prostitute
Suresh
Scandan as childhood Raman

Awards

National Film Awards

Best Feature Film in Malayalam

Kerala State Film Awards^[5]

References

^ "Storyteller beyond compare"
^ ""100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time"". IBN Live. 26 April 2013.
^ ""'Mayabazar' is India's greatest film ever: IBNLive poll"". IBN Live. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015.
^ "IBNLive Poll: Vote for India's greatest film of all time". IBN Live. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
^ "State Film Awards". Kerala Government. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

External links

Peruvazhiyambalam at IMDb

[1] "Storyteller beyond compare"

[IBN1-2] ""100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time"". IBN Live. 26 April 2013.

[IBN2-3] ""'Mayabazar' is India's greatest film ever: IBNLive poll"". IBN Live. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015.

[IBN3-4] "IBNLive Poll: Vote for India's greatest film of all time". IBN Live. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

[5] "State Film Awards". Kerala Government. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

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-'''''Peruvazhiyambalam''''' is a 1979 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language drama film written and directed by [[P. Padmarajan]], based on his [[Peruvazhiyambalam (novel)|novel of the same name]]. The film was Padmarajan's directorial debut and the acting debut of [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]], who played the central character, Raman. The film is an incisive examination of how violence or totalitarianism works in our society; it dealt with disturbing questions relating to masculinity and how people adore and dread it at the same time.
+'''''Peruvazhiyambalam''''' is a 1979 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language  socialogical drama film written and directed by [[P. Padmarajan]], based on his [[Peruvazhiyambalam (novel)|novel of the same name]]. The film was Padmarajan's directorial debut and the acting debut of [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]], who played the central character, Raman. The film is an incisive examination of how violence or totalitarianism works in our society; it dealt with disturbing questions relating to masculinity and how people adore and dread it at the same time.
 ''[[The Hindu]]'' described this film as one of the finest films in Malayalam.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article83514.ece "Storyteller beyond compare"]</ref> It won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]. The film was included in [[IBN Live]]'s list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time.<ref name=IBN1>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200-80.html |title="100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time" |work=[[IBN Live]]|date=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref name=IBN2>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mayabazar-is-indias-greatest-film-ever-ibnlive-poll/391184-8-66.html |title="'Mayabazar' is India's greatest film ever: IBNLive poll"|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6W5lwHhfU?url=http://web.archive.org/web/20150204142913/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mayabazar-is-indias-greatest-film-ever-ibnlive-poll/391184-8-66.html |archive-date=4 February 2015 |work=[[IBN Live]] |date=12 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=IBN3>[http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ibnlive-poll-vote-for-indias-greatest-film-of-all-time/387871-8.html "IBNLive Poll: Vote for India's greatest film of all time"]. [[IBN Live]]. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.</ref>