''Keralotsavam 2009'' is a 2009 Indian
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 ...
-language
action drama film
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as ...
directed by
Shankar and written by Satheesh K. Sivan and Suresh Menon. The film stars
Vinu Mohan
Vinu Mohan (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in the 2007 film '' Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actors K. Moh ...
,
Vishnupriya
Vishnupriya Devi () Bishnupriya Debi , was the daughter of Raj Pandit Sanatan Mishra and second wife of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. She is believed to be the reincarnation of the Goddess Satyabhama, the third queen consort of Krishna in Dwarka.
Life
...
,
Nedumudi Venu
Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in M ...
, and
Kalabhavan Mani
Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian actor and singer. Mani started his career as a Impersonator, mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan comedy troupe. He had ...
. ''Keralotsavam 2009'' deals with terrorism taking control of a youngster's dream to make it big in his life.
Plot
Padmanabhan Embranthiri is running an institution viz. 'Kalanikethan'. He is invited to perform the Kerala art forms on the stage of a cultural festival named ''Keralotsavam 2009''. His daughter Ganga was doing research in
Mohiniyattam
''Mohiniyattam'' is an Indian classical dance form originating from the state of Kerala. The dance gets its name from Mohini – the female enchantress avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu, who helps the devas prevail over the asuras using h ...
. So she was entrusted in doing all the arrangements of the programme.
Sandeep Subramanyam arrives there to perform
Kalaripayattu
Kalaripayattu (), also known simply as Kalari, is an Indian martial art that originated on the southwestern coast of India, in what is now Kerala, during the 3rd century BCE.
Etymology
Kalaripayattu is a martial art which developed out of co ...
. There he meets Ganga and falls in love. But he is a terrorist named Javed Ibrahim in disguise and his mission is to blast a bomb during the Keralotsavam event. The terrorist group aims to destroy the communal harmony and evoke a riot. Whether or not Sandeep aka Javed succeeds in the mission forms the climax of the movie.
Cast
Release
The film was originally scheduled to release on 4 December 2009 before being delayed to 11th.
Box office
The film was a
box-office bomb
A box-office bomb is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the combined production budget, marketing, and distribution costs exceed the revenue after release has te ...
.
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090613035311/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/2880/keralotsavam-2009.html
* http://www.metromatinee.com/movies/index.php?FilmID=3068-Keralotsavam%202009
* http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/dec/15/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-films-christmas.htm
External links
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2009 films
2000s Malayalam-language films
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