Ponthan Mada

Ponthan Mada

Infobox Film
name = Ponthan Mada


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director = T. V. Chandran
producer =
writer = C. V. Sreeraman,
T. V. Chandran
narrator =
starring = Mammootty, Naseeruddin Shah,
music = Johnson
cinematography = Venu
editing = Venugopal
distributor =
released = 1994
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country = India
language = Malayalam
budget =
gross =
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imdb_id = 0248317

"Ponthan Mada" (1994) is an award-winning feature film directed by T. V. Chandran. The film is in Malayalam. It stars Mammootty. The film is based on two short stories, Ponthan Mada and Sheema Thampuran by C. V. Sreeraman. Set in 1940s, the film is about the irrational bonding of the low-caste Ponthan Mada with his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran, who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the Irish Republican Army. Crossing the class boundaries, the two communicate through Thampuran's window, with Mada hanging from a palm tree.

Awards

The film has won the following awards since its release:1994 National Film Awards (India)
* Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Actor - Mammootty

External links

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