Pookkaalam (transl. Flowering season) is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Ganesh Raj. The film stars Vijayaraghavan in the lead role as a 100-year-old man and K. P. A. C. Leela as his pair.[3][4][5][6][7] Principal photography started on 13 April 2022. The filming wrapped up on 14 December after 37 days of shoot.[8] The film was released on 8 April 2023.[2][9] It was featured at the 54th IFFI Indian panorama section.[10] The film received highly positive responses[11] but had a moderate performance at box-office.[12]
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| Directed by | Ganesh Raj |
| Screenplay by | Ganesh Raj |
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| Cinematography | Anend C. Chandran |
| Edited by | Midhun Murali |
| Music by | Sachin Warrier[1] |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Summary
Pookkaalam is the story of the lives of Ittoop and Kochu Thresiamma and the people surrounding them.
Cast
- Vijayaraghavan as Ittoop
- Basil Joseph as Advocate Jikkumon
- Vineeth Sreenivasan as Judge Ravi
- K. P. A. C. Leela as Maya Thattakathu Kochu Thresiamma, Ittoop's wife
- Nandini Gopalakrishnan as young Kochu Thresiamma
- Roshan Mathew as Johnnymon, Ittoop's eldest son
- Sarasa Balussery as Alamma, Ittoop's eldest daughter
- Suhasini Maniratnam as Clara, Ittoop's second daughter
- Radha Gomaty as Rosamma, Ittoop's third daughter
- Ganga Meera as Elsamma, Ittoop's youngest daughter
- Jagadish as Puthanveetil Kochousepp
- Johny Antony as Advocate Narayanan Pillai
- Annu Antony as Elsi, Elsamma's daughter
- Arun Kurian as Susheel, Elsi's fiance
- Abu Salim as Venu, Elsamma's husband
- V. Suresh Thampanoor as Xavier
- Sarath Sabha as Father Gabriel, Elsamma's son
- Amal Raj and Kamal Raj as Michael and Angelo
- Kavya and Navya as Dinsy and Donna
- Arun Ajikumar as Guinness
- Kanakalatha as Susheel's mother
- Harish Pengan as Kochouseph's son
Cameo appearances
- Kochu Preman as the sexton
- Ranjini Haridas as the astrologer
- Shebin Benson as K. C. Unnikrishnan
- Gilu Joseph as Narayanan Pillai's wife
- Honey Rose as herself
Production
After his debut film Aanandam, director Ganesh Raj took 4 years to complete the script of Pookkaalam,[8] and he penned a note as "Pookkaalam... The season of growth, change, and Love" along with the first look poster.[13] This film was bankrolled by Vinod Shornur for CNC Cinemas in association with Thomas Thiruvalla's Thomas Thiruvalla Films.[14][15][16] Sachin Warrier was signed to provide the music and background score of the film.[17][18] Actress Honey Rose also plays a cameo role.[19]
References
External links
- Pookkaalam at IMDb
