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2023-09-13 20:14:06

Thursday Sep 14, 2023 Mahakavi Azhakath Padmanabhakurup’s southern ancestral home, the location of Shaji N Karun’s Kutisrank movie

In early 2009, actor Mammootty along with director Shaji N Karun came to the home of great poet Azhakath Padmanabhakurup in the south of Chavara to play the role of a tramp in the Kollam movie ‘Kuttisrank’. Mammootty played three characters namely Chavittunatakakaran, Tadiyaruppukaran and Kutisrank (boat driver). Most of it was shot in the south. ‘Kuttisrank’s story addresses the past. The southern part was the perfect place to film it. Shaji N Karun’s words are the words of Shaji N Karun, who needed the rich surroundings of the country, the family houses, the church, as well as water and water. A native of Kandachira, he pointed out that Kollam is the place where many movies that have been noted at the national and international level were born, and all of them will be recorded in history today if not tomorrow, and Kollam Mahotsavam should be the venue for that. This is the district that has contributed many talents in all fields of cinema. Kollam, the birthplace of Jayan, Malayalam’s first superhero, is devoid of parallel films. At a time when no one was ready, K Ravindrananathan Nair’s thatthakam, who produced films including ‘Achani’ and formed General Pictures Company for distribution, collected good films. Most of the films of famous directors like Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Aravindan etc. were born in this soil. This is the land that gave birth to talents like G Devarajan, Ravindran, poet and lyricist ONV, Oscar award winner Rasul Pookutty, Bharat award winners Balachandra Menon, Murali, Sureshgopi, Urvashi, Kalaranjni, Kalpana, P Balachandran, KB Ganesh Kumar and others. Actor and MLA M Mukesh’s father O Madhavan, mother Vijayakumari and sister Sandhya Rajendran gave life to many characters in theater and cinema. Rajeev Anchal, the director of ‘Guru’, who was considered for Oscar, Vidhu Vincent, who directed Manhole and Standup, and Anil V Nagendran, who directed ‘Vasantathi Kanalvahikal’, are the pride of Kollam. Umesh Omanakuttan, who wrote the story for Manhole and Stand Up, hails from Edayakkad. Director Lenin Rajendran also made his debut in Kollam. By Classmates James Albert is a native of Thangassery. Ottakal Parakkadav in Thenmala was the location of many old movies. Chinnakada is the location of Kesavadev’s Oda movie. Balachandran Chullikad made his debut with Pokuveil directed by Aravindan and the locations are Shastamkota Lake and DB College. Adoor directed movies like Elipatthayam, Mukhamukham, Anantaram and Pyneum etc. location in Kollam, Shastamkota, Pattakadav and Thevalakara. Euk Yugasandhya directed by Madhu was shot at Shastamkota Venga Tharavat. Lenin Rajendran was shot in Chill Chitumala. Katapuzha became the stage for KG George’s Kolams. The location of Adoor’s flag-raising is Poruvahiya Peruviruthi hill. Premnaseer’s first love and Madhu’s Mazhakar were shot in Uliakov and Thikurishi’s Harishchandra Polayathod was shot in Chudukati. ‘Vasantath Kanalvahikal’, starring Samudrat Kani as P Krishnapillai, was shot in Sooranad Thek, Katangayam, Pataram and Pavumba. Last year’s films Jaya Jaya Jaya Jayahe and Teacher were completely set in the backdrop of Kollam. Documentary director KB Selvamani points out that Kollam is yet to become a major location for mainstream films and a study of Kollam’s film history is essential. Read on deshabhimani.com