Irakal
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| Directed by | K. G. George |
| Produced by | Sukumaran |
| Written by | K. G. George |
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| Music by | M. B. Sreenivasan |
| Cinematography | Venu |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Irakal (Malayalam: ഇരകള്, English: The Victims) is a 1985 Malayalam psychological thriller film written and directed by K. G. George and produced by the then prominent actor Sukumaran.[1][2][3] The film is an in-depth exploration of the psychology of violence. Ganesh Kumar plays the film's protagonist.
The film met with critical acclaim upon release, though not commercially successful. It received several accolades including the state awards of that year.
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Plot
A ruthless rubber baron, Mathukutty, disregards the prevailing moral standards and spawns criminal sons as well as a sexually wayward daughter, Annie. His son, Baby is a psychotic strangler using a nylon wire and is eventually shot dead by his repentant father.
Cast
- Ganesh Kumar as Baby
- Thilakan as Mathukutty
- Sukumaran as Sunny
- P.C. George as Koshy
- Ashokan as Raghavan
- Radha as Nirmala
- Srividya as Annie
- Innocent
- Nedumudi Venu as Andrews, Annie's husband
- Bharath Gopi as the priest
- Azeez as Ramakrishnan, the police inspector
- Venu Nagavally as Balan
- Chandran Nair
- Mohan Jose as unnoonni
- Kannur Sreelatha as Sunny's wife
- Shammi Thilakan as Baby's classmate
Awards
The film won two Kerala State Film Awards: for Second Best Film and Best Story (K. G. George).[4] Thilakan narrowly missed the National Film Award that year.[5]
References
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- ↑ http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm
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External links
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