Evidam Swargamanu

Evidam Swargamanu (transl. It's heaven here) is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language family drama thriller film directed by Rosshan Andrrews and written by James Albert. It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the company Aashirvad Cinemas. The film stars Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Lalu Alex, Thilakan, and Lakshmi Rai. The music was composed by Gopi Sunder. It tells the story of Mathews, a farmer who has to fight the real estate mafia over selling his farm land which he refuses to give away.

Ividam Swargamanu
Poster
Directed byRosshan Andrrews
Produced byAntony Perumbavoor
Written byJames Albert
StarringMohanlal
Lakshmi Rai
Priyanka Nair
Sreenivasan
Lalu Alex
Thilakan
Shankar
Assim Jamal
Music byGopi Sunder
CinematographyR. Diwakaran
Edited byRanjan Abraham
Production
company
Distributed byMaxlab Cinemas and Entertainments
Release date
  • 25 December 2009 (2009-12-25)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Evidam Swargamanu was released on 25 December 2009. The film won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value.[1]

Plot

'Ividam Swargamanu' concerns the story of a hard-working farmer known as Mathews (Mohanlal) and his fight against a land mafia which tries to take over his farmland. Mathews and his father, Jeramias (Thilakan) are hard-working farmers, who have successfully built a farm, along with a cow shed which holds of huge number of cattle. His agricultural land is a matter of envy for many. Mathews has led a calm, silent and happy life along with his family, consisting of his father, mother Aleyamma (Kaviyoor Ponnamma) and her sister Rahelamma (Sukumari).

Problems start when Aluva Chandy (Lalu Alex), a powerful land dealer, eyes the farm of Mathews, who tries to convince him to sell the land to him, which Chandy wants for flipping to resell to a Mumbai-based businessman at a high profit. But Mathews is not ready to accept the demands by Chandy and files a complaint at the police station, against Chandy for intruding into his property. The police officer, instead, acts as an agent of Chandy, which puts Mathews into a helpless situation.

Chandy's fake promises, including the setting up of a model township, allures the people around to support Chandy. They try to convince Mathews to sell off the land, and his continued opposition makes him an enemy of the rest of the villagers. Several of his friends leave the village, by selling their land, but Mathews and his father are adamant to stay. Aluva Chandy fabricates several civil cases against Mathews and his farm, prompting the court to appoint a one-man committee to visit and submit and report. Advocate Sunitha (Lakshmi Rai), who visits the farm, finds it quite satisfactory and submits a report to the court. Her senior, on instruction from Chandy, dismisses her from his team. Several government departments now start raising up legal issues against the farm of Mathews, including financial irregularities and repayment of the loan, failing to which Jermias will be arrested.

Betsy (Priyanka), a reporter with a news channel, tries to bring out the hassles faced by Mathews, broadcast on her channel, but the channel authorities block her from doing so. Sunitha, now takes up the case of Mathews. She approaches the court on his behalf and gets an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") appointed to look into the illegal property dealings in the state. Advocate Prabalan (Sreenivasan), an efficient lawyer, is appointed as the amicus curiae. The rest of the story is how Mathews, with the help of Prabalan, exposes the corruption of several government agencies and wins back his land.

Cast

Production

The film was made on a budget of ₹4 crore.[2] The crew bought a land of 15acres to build the farm of protagonist including the cattles. Vegetable cultivation was initiated 6 months prior to production with instructions from agricultural department

Soundtrack

Though the movie did not feature any songs, a promotional album was released. The album features two songs composed by Mohan Sithara, with lyrics by Bichu Thirumala and Kaithapram.

Track #SongSinger(s)Lyrics
1 "Kurisinte Vazhiye" Dr. K. J. Yesudas Bichu Thirumala
2 "Velutha Muthe" M. G. Sreekumar Kaithapram

Release

The film which was released on 25 December 2009.

Reception

The film received positive reviews from the audience and critics and also did a good business at the box office.

Awards
Kerala State Film Awards
Asianet Film Awards
Amrita Mathrubhumi Film Awards
Atlas State Film Critics Award[3]
  • Best Film
  • Best Screenplay – James Albert
Vanitha Film Awards[4]
  • Most Popular Actor – Mohanlal
  • Best Screenplay – James Albert
Kairali TV – World Malayali Council Film Award[5]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ജയചന്ദ്രൻ, എൻ. (21 December 2019). "'ഉദയനാണ് താരം, ബജറ്റ് 2.75 കോടി'; നടൻ റോഷൻ ആന്റപ്പന്‍; അഭിമുഖം". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. "State Film Critics Awards 2009". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. "Vanitha Film Awards 2009 announced". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  5. "Kairali TV – World Malayali Council Film Awards 2009". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
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