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Kaalapani
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Kaalapaani () is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film written by T. Damodaran and directed by Priyadarshan. Set in 1915, the film focuses on the lives of Indian independence activists incarcerated in the Cellular Jail (or Kālāpānī) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the British Raj. The ensemble cast includes Mohanlal, Prabhu, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Tinnu Anand, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Annu Kapoor, Alex Draper, Sankaradi, and Vineeth. The film was produced by Mohanlal for Pranavam Arts in association with R. Mohan's Shogun Films.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kaalapani is referenced by 214 other articles, and connects out to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Kerala State Film Awards and Amitabh Bachchan Corporation.
Vinony files it under 1990s historical drama films, 1990s prison films and 1996 films.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Film · TMDB
7.9Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Govardhan Menon
- Prabhu as Mukund Iyengar
- Amrish Puri as Mirza Khan
- Tabu as Parvathi
- Vineeth Radhakrishnan as G.S. Sethu
- Nedumudi Venu as Sreekandan Nair
Themes
- island
- prisoner
- escape
- bomb
- murder
- jail
- waiting wife
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Malayalam
- Director
- Priyadarshan
- Cast member
- Vineeth
- Composer
- Ilaiyaraaja
- Producer
- Mohanlal
- Cinematographer
- Santosh Sivan
- Narrative location
- Kerala
- Duration
- 178
- Performer
- Ilaiyaraaja
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- publication date
- 1996-04-06
- title
- കാലാപാനി
- distributed by
- Amitabh Bachchan Corporation
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Pre-production
- Filming
- Soundtrack
- Reception
- Accolades
- References
- External links
Kaalapaani () is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film written by T. Damodaran and directed by Priyadarshan. Set in 1915, the film focuses on the lives of Indian independence activists incarcerated in the Cellular Jail (or Kālāpānī) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the British Raj. The ensemble cast includes Mohanlal, Prabhu, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Tinnu Anand, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Annu Kapoor, Alex Draper, Sankaradi, and Vineeth. The film was produced by Mohanlal for Pranavam Arts in association with R. Mohan's Shogun Films.
The film is about the lives of prisoners in British India who are brought to Kālā Pānī. The name Kalapani is derived from the mode of imprisonment in British India. Ilaiyaraaja composed the music, the cinematography was by Santosh Sivan, and the editing by N. Gopalakrishnan. The film introduced Dolby Stereo into Malayalam cinema. It was made on a budget of 2.50 crore, making it the costliest Malayalam film made until then.
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