Jalamarmaram

Jalamarmaram
Directed by	T. K. Rajeev Kumar
Produced by	Radhika Suresh Gopi; Latha Kurian Rajeev
Screenplay by	B. Unnikrishnan; T. K. Rajeev Kumar
Starring	P. Balachandran; Aswin Thampy
Music by	Sharreth
Cinematography	Ravi Varman
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Production; company	Blue Mermaid Pictures Co.
Release date	1999
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹8 lakh[1]

Jalamarmaram (lit. 'Mermaid') is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar and co-written with B. Unnikrishnan. The cast includes P. Balachandran and Aswin Thampy in the lead roles.[2][3]

Cast

Aswin Thampy[4]
P. Balachandran
Gayathri Ashokan
Anila Sreekumar
V. C. Haris

Production

The film's theme deals with the pollution of Mavoor river due to the waste disposed from Mavoor Rayons Factory and the repercussions in surrounding lives. The story is told from the perception of a boy, who is obsessed with mermaids. The film's production was completed with a cost of ₹8 lakh.[1]

Accolades

The film won two National Film Awards and three Kerala State Film Awards. After winning the national award, Kumar commented: "the awards are an incentive for my effort to set up a welfare fund for the people of Mavoor, whose plight my film depicts".[5]

47th National Film Awards[6][7]

Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation – Radhika Suresh Gopi, Latha Kurian Rajeev, T. K. Rajeev Kumar
Best Child Artist – Aswin Thampy

Kerala State Film Awards[8]

Second Best Film – Radhika Suresh Gopi, Latha Kurian Rajeev, T. K. Rajeev Kumar
Best Screenplay – B. Unnikrishnan, T. K. Rajeev Kumar
Best Editor – A. Sreekar Prasad

References

Warrier, Shobha (12 May 2000). "'I had no plans to direct a Hindi film'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
"Jalamarmaram". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
"Jalamarmaram". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
Unni, Deepa. "Aswin Thampi". Sify. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
Santhosh, K. (14 July 2000). "On a winning spree". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
Narasimham, M. L. (28 July 2000). "Accolades are a norm". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
Nagpal, B. B. (6 July 2000). "National Awards announced!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
"State Film Awards - 1999". Department of Information and Public Relations. 1999. p. 3. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

External links

Jalamarmaram at IMDb

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[cost-1] Warrier, Shobha (12 May 2000). "'I had no plans to direct a Hindi film'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.

[2] "Jalamarmaram". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

[3] "Jalamarmaram". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

[4] Unni, Deepa. "Aswin Thampi". Sify. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[5] Santhosh, K. (14 July 2000). "On a winning spree". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[6] Narasimham, M. L. (28 July 2000). "Accolades are a norm". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[7] Nagpal, B. B. (6 July 2000). "National Awards announced!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[8] "State Film Awards - 1999". Department of Information and Public Relations. 1999. p. 3. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.