101 Chodyangal (English: 101 Questions) is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by Sidhartha Siva. At the 60th National Film Awards, the film won the awards for Best Debut Film of a Director and Best Child Artist for Minon.[2][3][4] It also won the Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize) at the 18th International Film Festival of Kerala.
| 101 Chodyangal | |
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| Directed by | Sidhartha Siva[1] |
| Written by | Sidhartha Siva |
| Produced by | Thomas Kottakkakam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Prabhath E K |
| Edited by | Bibin Paul Samuel |
| Music by | Bijibal |
Production company | Seventh Paradise |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
The story is set in Kaviyoor, Tiruvalla, the director's hometown in Kerala, which inspired the film. The plot revolves around a school assignment given to a class V student to frame 101 questions.[5]
The film was slated to release in theatres in April 2013.
Plot
editA Class V student is given an assignment to frame 101 questions. The film is about the efforts he has to put in to create those questions. At this point, his father, a factory employee, loses his job. The two parallel streams converge at the end.
Cast
edit- Indrajith Sukumaran as Mukundan
- Minon as Anilkumar Bokaro
- Lena as Sati
- Nishanth Sagar as Radhakrishnan
- Sudheesh as Vijayan
- Baby Diya as Anagha
- Rachana Narayanankutty as Deepa
- Murugan as Sivanandan
- Manikandan Pattambi
References
edit- ^ "101 Chodyangal (2013) | 101 Chodyangal Malayalam Movie | Movie Reviews, Showtimes". Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "'Paan Singh Tomar' Wins Best Feature Honor at India's National Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Mumbai. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ AS, Sashidhar (18 March 2013). "60th National Awards winners list". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "My hometown was the inspiration for 101 Chodyangal: Siddharth". The Times of India. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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