Mukhamukham

Mukhamukham (English: Face to Face) (1984) is a Malayalam feature film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan.[1][2][3]

Mukhamukham
Directed byAdoor Gopalakrishnan
Produced byK. Ravindran Nair
Written byAdoor Gopalakrishnan
StarringP.Gangadharan Nair
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Karamana Janardanan
Thilakan
Ashokan
Music byM. B. Srinivasan
CinematographyMankada Ravi Varma
Edited byM. Mani
Production
company
General Pictures
Release date
  • 16 September 1984 (1984-09-16)
Running time
107 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and trade union activist. He is forced to go underground after his name is associated with the murder of the owner of a tile factory. He is considered to be dead by his party and they even erect a memorial for him. But he makes an unexpected comeback almost 10 years later, after the first communist ministry gained and lost power in Kerala and after the Communist Party of India has split. On his return, he spends his time sleeping and drinking. His comeback is first a puzzle and then an embarrassment to his comrades and family. As the disappointment on his new face grows, he is found murdered. The film ends when both the communist parties jointly celebrate his martyrdom. A discussion was carried out about this movie in Russian Parliament.

Cast
  • Ashokan as Sudhakaran as a man
  • P. Gangadharan Nair as Sridharan
  • Krishan Kumar
  • Vishwanathan as Sudhakaran as a boy
  • Alummoodan
  • Azeez
  • Omanakuttan as Police man

Awards

The film has been nominated for and won the following awards since its release:

1984 FIPRESCI Prize (New Delhi)
1984 National Film Awards (India)
  • Won - Best Director - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
  • Won - Best Screenplay - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
  • Won - Best Feature Film in Malayalam
  • Won - Best Audiography

References
  1. "Mukhaamukham". MalayalaChalachithram. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. "Mukhaamukham". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. "Mukhaamukham". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014.


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