Vaanaprastham (The Last Dance) (1999)
A beautiful Movie from Shaji Karun.This movie is a beautiful mix of great acting, technical excellence combined with good/realistic story that shows the indian society in its complexity, beauty and ugliness (Alternate Movies). The story is woven between reality and fiction using Kathakali, the traditional dance from of Kerala, as a medium using episodes of Mahabharatha .
One of the most notable thing is the performance of Mohanlal who plays the central character, for which he got recognization at the national level. He handled Kathakali, which needs years and years of training , with ease. Look for the last scene in this movie, especially the movement of 'Mookuthi' (Nose-stud),where he perform as Poothana in Poothana Moksham play.
Synopsis: Southern India, 1930's, Kunhikuttan is the son of a low caste woman, Baghi, a servant to Namboothiri, the Lord of the manor. She suspects that Namboothiri is Kunhikuttan's father, but she refuses to reveal the truth to her son. At age 10, Kunhikuttan begins the long and arduous apprenticeship of Kathakali, a revered ancient art that combines pantomime, opera, and dance. After some years, Kunhikuttan's talent is widely recognized. The pain of now knowing his father and being forced by Namboothiri into an unhappy marriage, is seen in the power of his enigmatic performances. One night, the beautiful Subhadra comes to see Kunhikuttan dance the legendary saga, the Mahabarata. Married into the closed world of high society, Subhadra can no longer distinguish between reality and fiction. She becomes consumed by her passion for the hero of the Mahabarata, and falls in love, not with Kunhikuttan, but with Arjuna, whom he embodies on stage
Details
Directed by Shaji N. Karun
Produced by Mohanlal,Pierre Assouline,Suresh Balaji,Guy Marignane
Written by Shaji N. Karun,Reghunath Paleri,Pierre Assouline (story)
Starring Mohanlal, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Mattanoor Shankara Marar, Kukku Parameshwaram, Venmani Haridas, Kalamandalam Gopi,Venmani Vishnu
Music by Zakir Hussain
Cinematography Santosh Sivan,Renato Berta
Editing by A. Sreekar Prasad
Awards
The film has been nominated for the following awards since its release:
1999 AFI Fest (USA)
Nominated - Grand Jury Prize - Shaji N. Karun
The film has won the following awards since its release:
2000 Istanbul International Film Festival (Turkey)
Won - Special Prize of the Jury - Shaji N. Karun
2000 Bombay International Film Festival (India)
Won - FIPRESCI Prize - Shaji N. Karun
2000 National Film Awards (India)
Won - Golden Lotus Award - Best Film - Vanaprastham - Shaji N. Karun
Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Actor - Mohanlal
Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Editing - A. Sreekar Prasad, Joseph Guinvarch
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Synopsis: Southern India, 1930's, Kunhikuttan is the son of a low caste woman, Baghi, a servant to Namboothiri, the Lord of the manor. She suspects that Namboothiri is Kunhikuttan's father, but she refuses to reveal the truth to her son. At age 10, Kunhikuttan begins the long and arduous apprenticeship of Kathakali, a revered ancient art that combines pantomime, opera, and dance. After some years, Kunhikuttan's talent is widely recognized. The pain of now knowing his father and being forced by Namboothiri into an unhappy marriage, is seen in the power of his enigmatic performances. One night, the beautiful Subhadra comes to see Kunhikuttan dance the legendary saga, the Mahabarata. Married into the closed world of high society, Subhadra can no longer distinguish between reality and fiction. She becomes consumed by her passion for the hero of the Mahabarata, and falls in love, not with Kunhikuttan, but with Arjuna, whom he embodies on stage
Details
Directed by Shaji N. Karun
Produced by Mohanlal,Pierre Assouline,Suresh Balaji,Guy Marignane
Written by Shaji N. Karun,Reghunath Paleri,Pierre Assouline (story)
Starring Mohanlal, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Mattanoor Shankara Marar, Kukku Parameshwaram, Venmani Haridas, Kalamandalam Gopi,Venmani Vishnu
Music by Zakir Hussain
Cinematography Santosh Sivan,Renato Berta
Editing by A. Sreekar Prasad
Awards
The film has been nominated for the following awards since its release:
1999 AFI Fest (USA)
Nominated - Grand Jury Prize - Shaji N. Karun
The film has won the following awards since its release:
2000 Istanbul International Film Festival (Turkey)
Won - Special Prize of the Jury - Shaji N. Karun
2000 Bombay International Film Festival (India)
Won - FIPRESCI Prize - Shaji N. Karun
2000 National Film Awards (India)
Won - Golden Lotus Award - Best Film - Vanaprastham - Shaji N. Karun
Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Actor - Mohanlal
Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Editing - A. Sreekar Prasad, Joseph Guinvarch
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