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MARUPAKKAM
(The Other Side) - Tamil with English Subtitles |
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Credits: |
Direction & Screenplay: |
K. S. Sethumadhavan |
Music: |
L. Vaidyanathan |
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Cast |
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Shiv Kumar, Jaya Bharathi, Radha, Sekhar
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The Director: |
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One of the stalwarts of Malayalam cinema, K. S. Sethumadhavan has been consistently exploring human values in his films. Two of his better-known films are 'Adimakal' and 'Oppol'. A prolific filmmaker and a man of progressive ideas, Sethumadhavan has directed over 60 films in many languages, including Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Sinhalese. He has made several poignant works based on novels and stories by eminent writers such as Parappurathu (Panitheerathaveedu/Unfinished House), Malayattoor Ramakrishnan (Yakshi/Demon) and M T Vasudevan Nair. He has also won for three consecutive years (1970-72) the Best Director Award from the Kerala State Government. Not an especially flamboyant director, he has an unerring knack for capturing the hopes, dreams and disappointments that shape his protagonists' lives. As he puts it 'human behavior cannot be contained in codified rules'.
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Notes on the Film: |
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While most filmmakers play safe, opting for tales of vendetta or romance, debutant filmmaker Poomani dares to be different in this searing comment on child labour. The film works at two levels. At one level, it depicts the tragedy in the life of a rural family struggling to eke out a living. At a deeper level, the film is about human poverty and greed, the exploitation of a situation by interested parties, like the match factory owner. And above all, the pathetic exploitation of children, who are forced to work long hours in dismal surroundings. Starting their day before sunrise and ending it after sunset. A serious film for a discerning viewer. |
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Accolades: |
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National Awards |
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• Golden Lotus - Best Feature Film |
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• Silver Lotus - Best Screenplay |
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• Silver Lotus - Special Jury Awards - Jaya Bharathy |
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Indian Panorama Selection, International Film Festival of India |
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Festival Participation - 2 nd Prague International Film Festival |
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Synopsis: |
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Ambi returns home and is shocked to see his father unable to recognize his own son. His father, Vembu Iyer, a strong and uncompromising character known for his Vedic scholarship and sever orthodoxy is now reduced to the state of total silence, living in his own private universe of memories. Ambi learns that Vembu Iyer has retreated into silence ever since he heard about his son's unhappy marriage. Ambi is unable to understand why his father who was against his marriage to a Christian girl, has reacted in this way to his seperation from her. Gradually Vembu Iyer's self-guilt begins to surface and Ambi starts to unravel the story of Vembu Iyer's stepmother. |
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Available on VCD with English sub-titles for Rs. 149/- |
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