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Perumazhakkalam (transl. The season of downpour) is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Kamal and written by T. A. Razzaq. It stars Kavya Madhavan, Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Vineeth, and Biju Menon. The film's music was composed by M. Jayachandran. The film was produced by Salim Padiyath through Rasikar Films and distributed by Valiyaveettil Movies.
In 2004, the film won five Kerala State Film Awards and the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. Perumazhakkalam was released on November 12 coinciding with Diwali. The movie was remade in Hindi in 2006 as Dor by Nagesh Kukunoor.




Plot


Akbar is happily married to Raziya. He goes to Saudi Arabia for employment and befriends Raghu Rama Iyer and John Kuruvilla. The three become good friends. Akbar loans some money to another Indian named Haneefa, who is working with them. Haneefa absconds with the money, and all efforts to get back the money go in vain. During a fight with Haneefa, Akbar hits him but misses and accidentally kills Raghu. He is now given the death penalty by a Saudi court . The only way for him to escape the penalty is to obtain a letter from Raghu's wife, Ganga, that she pardons him.
Raziya and her father, Abdu, travel to Palakkad to meet Ganga to plead for mercy and obtain the letter from her. They stay in Abdu's old friend Kunjikannan's house. Ganga's in-laws refuse to let her meet Ganga but Raziya persists. She finally meets Ganga when the latter is visiting the temple, but Ganga refuses to meet her and leaves the scene. Raziya is finally thrown out from the community compound by Raghu's relatives.
Ganga finally realizes that she must pardon Akbar. However, Raziya has left for her home by then. Realizing that pardoning Akbar could lead to ostracisation by her community, Ganga travels to Raziya's hometown and meets her, signs the letter of pardon. When she returns home, she is thrown out by her in-laws and the community.
Akbar returns after serving a three-year sentence and the family visits Ganga who now sells snacks for a living. The children of the families bond with each other oblivious to the relationship between their parents.




Cast






Awards and Honours


National Film Award
National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
Kerala State Film Award
Best Actress: Kavya Madhavan
Best Story : T. A. Razzaq
Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director: M. Jayachandran
Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Recordist : N. Harikumar
Special Mention : Mamukkoya
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam : M. Jayachandran
Asianet Film Awards
Best Director: Kamal
Best Actress : Meera Jasmine
Best Screenplay: T A Razak
Best Music Director M Jayachandran
Best Male Playback Singer: M Jayachandran
Special Jury Award: Kavya Madhavan
It was screened at the competition section of International Film Festival of Kerala.




Soundtrack



All songs were composed by M. Jayachandran. and lyrics are penned by Kaithapram and Rafeeque Ahammed.




Reception


Shobha Warrier of Rediff wrote, "It is an emotional film, and very sensitively made. For Kamal, who had been making blockbusters for the last few years, this is an important film as a filmmaker."




References






External links


Perumazhakkalam at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Dor (film)
• Salim Kumar
• Perumazhakkalam
• Kamal (director)
• Kavya Madhavan
• M. Jayachandran
• Dor (film)
• Meera Jasmine
• Sujatha Mohan
• T. A. Razzaq
• Mamukkoya
• Salim Kumar