''Gramam'' (''Namma Gramam'') is an Indian bilingual film written, directed and produced by actor-producer Mohan Sharma. It was simultaneously made in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

and Tamil languages under the titles ''Gramam'' and ''Namma Gramam'', respectively. It stars Nishan, Samvrutha, Nedumudi Venu, Sukumari Nair, Mohan Sharma, Y. G. Mahendraa, Nalini and Fathima Babu. The film, which was well received by critics upon its screening at various film festivals, won two

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and two Kerala State Film Awards among other laurels. ''Gramam'' is the first part of a trilogy on the Palakkad Brahmin community. Set between 1937 and 1947, the film is about a child widow and how she fights societal conventions. The second and third parts of the trilogy will be respectively set between 1947-1962 and 1962–1975. The film got released in

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on 10 August 2012. Sukumari received the National award for Best Supporting actress in 2010 for her sensitive portrayal.

Cast

Awards

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* Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Supporting Actress - Sukumari * Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Costume Design - Indrans Jayan ; Kerala State Film Awards * Best Story - Mohan Sharma * Best Male Playback Singer - Balamuralikrishna ;

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Cinema of Tamil Nadu, Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Governmen ...

* Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Film - Mohan Sharma * Best Editor- B. Lenin

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* 2012 films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films Indian drama films Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress National Film Award–winning performance Films that won the Best Costume Design National Film Award 2012 multilingual films Indian multilingual films Films shot in Palakkad 2012 directorial debut films 2012 drama films {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub