Ponthan Mada

Ponthan Mada is a 1994 Malayalam-language Indian feature film written and directed by T. V. Chandran. The film stars Mammootty and Naseeruddin Shah. It is based on two short stories, Ponthan Mada and Sheema Thampuran by C. V. Sreeraman.

Ponthan Mada
Directed byT. V. Chandran
Produced byRavindranath
Screenplay byT. V. Chandran
Story byC. V. Sreeraman
StarringMammootty
Naseeruddin Shah
Sreejaya
Laboni Sarkar
Janardhanan
Maniyanpilla Raju
Music byJohnson
CinematographyVenu
Edited byVenugopal
Distributed byMac Release
Release date
10 March 1994
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

Set in the 1940s British India, the film is about the extraordinary, uncanny and touching relationship between the so-called low-caste Ponthan Mada (Mammootty) and his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran (Naseeruddin Shah), 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 an areca palm tree.

Cast

Awards

The film has won the following awards since its release:

1994 National Film Awards (India)

1994 Kerala State Film Awards (India)

Other awards

Trivia

This is the only Malayalam-language film of Naseeruddin Shah.

References
  1. "Muttathu Varkey Award for T.V. Chandran". The Hindu. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.


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