Ponthan Mada
| Ponthan Mada | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | T. V. Chandran |
| Screenplay by | T. V. Chandran |
| Story by | C. V. Sreeraman |
| Produced by | Ravindranath |
| Starring | Mammootty Naseeruddin Shah Sreejaya Laboni Sarkar Janardhanan Maniyanpilla Raju |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | Venugopal |
| Music by | Johnson |
| Distributed by | Mac Release |
Release date | 10 March 1994 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Ponthan Mada is a 1994 Malayalam-language Indian feature film written and directed by T. V. Chandran. The film stars Mammootty and Naseeruddin Shah.
Plot
Ponthan Mada is based on two short stories, Ponthan Mada and Sheema Thampuran by C. V. Sreeraman. 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 a palm tree.
Cast
- Mammootty
- Naseeruddin Shah
- Laboni Sarkar
- Janardhanan
- Maniyanpilla Raju
- Sreejaya Nair
- Zeenath
- Mavelikkara Ponnamma
- Premachandran
Awards
Trivia
This is the only Malayalam-language film of Naseeruddin Shah.
References
External links
- Ponthan Mada at IMDb
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- 1994 films
- 1990s drama films
- 1990s Malayalam-language films
- Indian films
- Films directed by T. V. Chandran
- Films whose director won the Best Director National Film Award
- Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography National Film Award
- Films featuring a Best Actor National Award-winning performance
- Films set in the British Raj
- 1990s Malayalam-language film stubs