Kaliyattam
- Alternative title
- Play of God, The
- Synopsis
- Feature film based on Othello. Set against the background of the Theyyam festival in North Kerala. Kannan Perumalayn and Thamara, the daughter of the village head, fall in love and elope, Thamara defying her father and community in doing so. Paniyan is envious and suggests to Kannan that Thamar is having an affair with his assistant, Kanthan. Torn between anger and grief at what he believes to be Thamara’s betrayal, Kannan takes his own life.
- Country
- India
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1998
- Duration
- 135 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy found (2006).
Credits
- Director
- Jayaraaj
- Producer
- K. Radhakrishnan
- Cinematographer
- M.J. Radhakrishnan
- Screenplay
- Balram
- Music
- Gautum Mukherjee; Kaithapram
- Cast
Suresh Gopi Kannan Perumalayan (Othello) Manju Warrier Thamara (Desdemona) Lal Paniyan (Iago)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Language is Malayalam.
- General
- The director also made KANNAKI (1982) with very loose connections to Antony and Cleopatra.
- Awards
- 45th Indian National Film Awards - Best Director.
49th Berlin Internationale Filmfestspeile - nominated for Internationales Forum des Jungen Films. - Reviews
- `Shakespearing the Orient: Western Gaze and the Technology’ by T. Muraleedharan in Deep Focus ( March 2002) pp 31-38. The article, in English, looks particularly at KALIYATTAM and KANNAKI (2002).
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Kaliyattam". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36892 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)