Thalappavu (2008)

 ●  Malayalam ● 2 hrs 21 mins

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How betraying a friend or an acquaintance can ruin ones life is poignantly depicted in the Malayalam film Thalappavu made by actor-turned-director Madhupal. The movie is based on a real-life confession of a police constable (P. Ramachandran Nair) about gunning down a Naxalite (Arikkad Varghese) in a fake encounter as per the order of his superiors in 1970. The screenplay by Babu Janardhanan uses the stream of consciousness flow to show the mental state of the constable who feels deranged after the incident. Lal plays constable Raveendran Pillai whose family life is ruined after the killing of Joseph (Prithviraj Sukumaran), a revolutionary leader fighting for the rights of the hapless farmers of Wayanad. Raveendran Pillai is a misfit in the police force as he is not courageous or cruel as the others of his ilk. He is a family man to the hilt and dotes on his children. He befriends Joseph on the way while on duty. Joseph introduces him to the revolutionary ideas. Raveendran Pillai takes instant liking for Joseph and roams in the forests with Joseph during his free time.

Cast: Paul Michael, Prithviraj Sukumaran

Crew: Madhupal Kannambath (Director), Azhagappan Narayanan (Director of Photography), Alex Paul (Music Director)

Genres: Drama

Release Dates: 12 Sep 2008 (India)

Tagline: It is the hour of trial that makes men great, not the hour of triumph

Malayalam Name: തലപ്പാവ്

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as S. Raveendran Pillai
as Krishnaneva Saivar
Supporting Actor
as Rosamma
as Govinda Pillai
as Sivan Pillai
as Nalinakshan

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Background Music

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Malayalam
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Tracklist
Music Label: Manorama Music
04:31

Music Director: Alex Paul
Playback Singer: KS Chithra
04:24

Music Director: Alex Paul
Taglines:
It is the hour of trial that makes men great, not the hour of triumph