Akam (film)
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Directed by | Shalini Usha Nair |
Produced by | Box Office Cinema |
Screenplay by | Shalini Usha Nair |
Based on | Yakshi by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
Starring | Fahad Fazil Anumol |
Music by | Deepak Raghu Murari Vasudevan |
Cinematography | Christopher John Smith |
Edited by | Arunima Shankar |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Akam (English:Inside)is a 2013 Indian psychological thriller Malayalam film written and directed by Shalini Usha Nair. The film is a contemporary retelling of Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's classic psycho-thriller novel Yakshi (1967). The story is about Srini (Fahad Fazil), a young architect, who starts suspecting that his beautiful wife Ragini (Anumol) is a yakshi.
The film was shot in and around Trivandrum and its surrounding suburbs.[1] It premiered at the 8th Dubai International Film Festival in December 2011.[2] It was also screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival and International Film Festival of Kerala. The film released in theatres on 26 April 2013.
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Plot
Srinivasan is a young architect. He is happy when he gets a good job and a beautiful girlfriend, Tara. But then an accident disfigures him. Tara leaves him and Srinivasan, now sans his confidence, withdraws into his shell. Then he meets the beautiful Ragini who is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. They get married, but after a while, he doubts the true identity of this woman. He doubts that this woman is inhuman. From there the story develops.
Cast
- Fahadh Faasil as Srini
- Anumol as Ragini[3]
- Prakash Bare
- Shelly Kishore
- Sajitha Madathil
Critical reception
Veeyen from Nowrunning.com says: "Somber and extremely suspenseful, the illusory texture of its narrative turns out to be of a class of its own."[4]
Film festival screenings
The film was screened at the following festivals:
- December 2011: Dubai International Film Festival[2]
- December 2011: International Film Festival of Kerala
- June 2012: Shanghai International Film Festival (World Panorama section)[1]
See also
- Yakshi, a 1968 film adaptation of the novel
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Saraswathy Nagarajan (25 May 2012). "Shanghai beckons". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Akam premieres at Dubai film fest". Screen India. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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External links
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- 2011 films
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- 2010s Malayalam-language films
- Indian films
- 2010s psychological thriller films
- Indian thriller films
- Films based on thriller novels
- Films based on Indian novels
- Works by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan