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| Kanyaka Talkies | |
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| Directed by | K R Manoj |
| Written by | Ranjini Krishnan P. V. Shajikumar K R Manoj |
| Produced by | Tropical Cinema |
| Starring | Murali Gopy Lena Alencier Ley Lopez Indrans Maniyan Pilla Raju Sudheer Karmana |
| Cinematography | Shehnad Jalaal |
| Edited by | Mahesh Narayanan |
| Music by | Rajivan Ayyappan |
| Production companies | Tropical Cinema Work in Progress |
| Distributed by | Tropical Cinema Mainstreamers |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kanyaka Talkies (English translation: Virgin Talkies) is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language film co-written and directed by K R Manoj in his feature directorial debut. It is based on a story by P. V. Shajikumar.
The film premiered at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival and has subsequently been screened as the opening film of the Indian Panorama at the 44th International Film Festival of India, in October 2013. It has since screened at all major Indian film festivals including IFFK, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Pune. Kanyaka Talkies received the International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) for Best Malayalam Film at the 18th International Film Festival of Kerala for its succinct and poignant dealing of the politics of Cinema, human desire and religion. Forbes India magazine selected it as one of the five must watch Indian movies in 2014. US premiere of Kanyaka Talkies was at 2014 NYIFF,where it won the award for Best Screenplay,and European premiere was at LIFF. East Asian premiere of the film was at HKIFF 2015. HKIFF described Kanyaka Talkies as 'a new and exciting embodiment of independent South Asian cinema'. The film has won three awards at 44th Kerala State Film Awards.
Plot
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Cast
- Murali Gopy as Father Michael Plathottathil
- Lena as Ancy
- Alencier Ley Lopez as Yakoob
- Indrans as Philippose
- Maniyan Pilla Raju as Sadanandan
- Sudheer Karamana as Raveendran
- Parvathi T as Mariya
- Krishnan Balakrishnan as Reji
- Sunil Sukhada as Viswambharan
- N. L. Balakrishnan as Pappachan
- Nandhu as JPK
Festivals and awards
- Selected to the competition section of the 15th Mumbai Film Festival 2013
- Selected as the opening film of Indian Panorama at the 44th International Film Festival of India 2013
- Won International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) for The Best Malayalam Film at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2013
- Selected to the Competition section of Bengaluru International Film Festival 2013
- Selected to the Competition section of the Pune International Film Festival 2014
- Won the awards for Best Debut Director, Best Sound Design and Second Best Actress at 44th Kerala State Film Awards 2013
- Won the Award for Best Screenplay at New York Indian Film Festival 2014
- Selected to the Competition section of the London Indian Film Festival 2014.
- Selected to the Competition section of the SAARC Film Festival 2014,Colombo.
- Selected to the Global Vision section of Hong Kong International Film Festival 2015
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "London Indian Film Festival: Kanyaka Talkies (Virgin Talkies)". Ica.org.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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