Maalgudi Days is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language emotional suspense thriller scripted and directed by brothers Vivek, Visakh, and Vinod in their directorial debut. Set in an imaginary school named Malgudi Residential School, it is based on a real incident that happened in the Indian state of Nagaland in the year 2002. The film stars Anoop Menon, Bhama, Janaki Menon, Vishal Krishna, and Saiju Kurup in the lead roles. It was released on 8 January 2016.[1]
Janaki Menon won the Best Child Actor (Female) at Kerala State Film Awards 2015 for portraying the character of Atheena in the film.[citation needed] Master Vishal Krishna and Janaki Menon won Best Child artists Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for portraying the character of Milan and Atheena.
The story happens in a winter season at a hill station near Vagamon. The landmark of the place is Malgudi National Public School which has “winter vacation” in place of summer vacation. The two child characters are Atheena and Milan pursuing their studies in this school.
Atheena:-9 years old girl who is under depression after the accidental death of her father and is referred to this school by a psychiatrist to recover from the haunting memories of her father's demise, but carries his spectacles with her.
Milan:(Vishal Krishna)-9 years old boy who is troublesome for the entire staff and other children in the school because of his mischievous nature. Milan and Atheena, though poles apart in character, soon become friends. In fact, it is the diversity in their nature which brings them together.
Zephan:- The lead role in the movie who is an escaped convict now. A flash back shows that he is an artist and craftsman by profession and was living happily with his wife and daughter, in a nearby village. One night when their daughter is away, his life turns topsy-turvy, after giving shelter to 4 unknown men in his house. What ensues is a series of unfortunate incidents and now he is on the run for his life, trying to evade police arrest. He seeks refuge in an abandoned house adjacent to the school.
Atheena and Milan accidentally meet Zephan at the deserted house behind the school. Though frightened in the beginning, later they feel sympathetic for him as he is badly injured. Even though he is not disclosing his identity and his miseries, they get a feeling that he could be innocent. They start helping him with food, water and medicines which eventually builds up a strong emotional bond between them. He impresses them with his innovative art work (Origami style).
Advent of winter:- Principal declares vacation and Zephan realizes this would be best time for him to plan his escape. On the final day, Atheena realizes that she missed to take her father's spectacles and she along with Milan gets down from the school bus and sneaks their way to the hostel room. By chance, security locks the hostel without realizing that children are inside.
The second half of the movie is about the 48 hours of their struggle to escape from the hostel room surviving the thirst, hunger, cold and fear. What happens to Zephan? Will he succeed in proving his innocence? What happens to children in the end? The answers to these questions form the climax of the movie. Milan tries to escape by using the bathroom window and he falls on the roof below. Meanwhile, Zephan comes back to the school after he saw the news reporting that Atheena and Milan were missing. He sees Milan lying on the roof and calls out to him. Milan accidentally falls and Zephan catches him. Then Zephan goes and finds Atheena and he lays them on the stairs leading to the school office. He walks to the nearest shop to get them water but it is closed. He then sees the police standing nearby and for the sake of the children he gives in and then the police finds the kids and takes them to the hospital. The kids wake up later and they are taken by their parents. While going, Atheena sees Zephan sitting on a rock with the police standing behind him. She tells her mother to stop and she runs out with her mother running behind her. The police shoots Zephan in the head and he dies. Atheena hears the shot and stops and her mother takes her to car and they go home.Zephan requests the police to get his daughter admitted in the Malgudi school and says that there are 2 little ones who will take care of his daughter Jenny. Later it is seen that Adheena and Milan are sitting on a bench with Zephan's daughter Jenny in their school.
Pre-production work started in January 2015, and the principal photography commenced on 9 July 2015. With locations in Munnar, Peerumedu, Vagamon, Mont Fort School at Yercaud and Trivandrum, the shooting was completed in 35 days.[citation needed] Despite its title, the film is not related to the short story collection by R. K. Narayan.[2][3]
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their directorial debut Set in an imaginary school named Malgudi Residential School it is based on a real incident that happened in the Indian state of Nagaland in the year 2002 The film stars Anoop Menon Bhama Janaki Menon Vishal Krishna and Saiju Kurup in the lead roles It was released on 8 January 2016 1 Maalgudi DaysDirected byVisakh Vivek VinodStarringAnoop MenonBhama Janaki Menon Vishal Krishna Saiju KurupT P MadhavanPriyanka NairCinematographyAnil NairEdited byShaijal PVMusic byDr Praveen T S VishnuProductioncompanyV CompanyDistributed byMurali FilmsRelease date8 January 2016 2016 01 08 Running time124 MinutesCountryIndiaLanguageMalayalamJanaki Menon won the Best Child Actor Female at Kerala State Film Awards 2015 for portraying the character of Atheena in the film citation needed Master Vishal Krishna and Janaki Menon won Best Child artists Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for portraying the character of Milan and Atheena Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditThis article s plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The story happens in a winter season at a hill station near Vagamon The landmark of the place is Malgudi National Public School which has winter vacation in place of summer vacation The two child characters are Atheena and Milan pursuing their studies in this school Atheena 9 years old girl who is under depression after the accidental death of her father and is referred to this school by a psychiatrist to recover from the haunting memories of her father s demise but carries his spectacles with her Milan Vishal Krishna 9 years old boy who is troublesome for the entire staff and other children in the school because of his mischievous nature Milan and Atheena though poles apart in character soon become friends In fact it is the diversity in their nature which brings them together Zephan The lead role in the movie who is an escaped convict now A flash back shows that he is an artist and craftsman by profession and was living happily with his wife and daughter in a nearby village One night when their daughter is away his life turns topsy turvy after giving shelter to 4 unknown men in his house What ensues is a series of unfortunate incidents and now he is on the run for his life trying to evade police arrest He seeks refuge in an abandoned house adjacent to the school Atheena and Milan accidentally meet Zephan at the deserted house behind the school Though frightened in the beginning later they feel sympathetic for him as he is badly injured Even though he is not disclosing his identity and his miseries they get a feeling that he could be innocent They start helping him with food water and medicines which eventually builds up a strong emotional bond between them He impresses them with his innovative art work Origami style Advent of winter Principal declares vacation and Zephan realizes this would be best time for him to plan his escape On the final day Atheena realizes that she missed to take her father s spectacles and she along with Milan gets down from the school bus and sneaks their way to the hostel room By chance security locks the hostel without realizing that children are inside The second half of the movie is about the 48 hours of their struggle to escape from the hostel room surviving the thirst hunger cold and fear What happens to Zephan Will he succeed in proving his innocence What happens to children in the end The answers to these questions form the climax of the movie Milan tries to escape by using the bathroom window and he falls on the roof below Meanwhile Zephan comes back to the school after he saw the news reporting that Atheena and Milan were missing He sees Milan lying on the roof and calls out to him Milan accidentally falls and Zephan catches him Then Zephan goes and finds Atheena and he lays them on the stairs leading to the school office He walks to the nearest shop to get them water but it is closed He then sees the police standing nearby and for the sake of the children he gives in and then the police finds the kids and takes them to the hospital The kids wake up later and they are taken by their parents While going Atheena sees Zephan sitting on a rock with the police standing behind him She tells her mother to stop and she runs out with her mother running behind her The police shoots Zephan in the head and he dies Atheena hears the shot and stops and her mother takes her to car and they go home Zephan requests the police to get his daughter admitted in the Malgudi school and says that there are 2 little ones who will take care of his daughter Jenny Later it is seen that Adheena and Milan are sitting on a bench with Zephan s daughter Jenny in their school Cast EditAnoop Menon as Zephan the mysterious man Bhama as Janet Janaki Menon as Atheena Vishal Krishna as Milan Priyanka Nair as Swathy Saiju Kurup as Sub Inspector Manu Varma T P Madhavan as Principal Irshad as Maoist Sudarshan Sathyadev as Akbar Khan Commando Officer Noby Marcose as School Security GuardProduction EditPre production work started in January 2015 and the principal photography commenced on 9 July 2015 With locations in Munnar Peerumedu Vagamon Mont Fort School at Yercaud and Trivandrum the shooting was completed in 35 days citation needed Despite its title the film is not related to the short story collection by R K Narayan 2 3 Awards EditJanaki Menon won the Best Child Actor Female at 46th Kerala State Film Awards for portraying the character of Atheena Vishal Krishna and Janaki Menon won Best Child artists Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for portraying the character of Milan and Atheena References Edit IBTimes 8 January 2016 Maalgudi Days movie review roundup Anoop Menon Bhamaa starrer will not disappoint you ibtimes co in Retrieved 21 February 2018 First look Malgudi Days sify com Archived from the original on 16 October 2015 Retrieved 21 February 2018 Review Maalgudi Days 2016 www sify com Archived from the original on 12 January 2016 Retrieved 21 February 2018 External links EditMaalgudi Days at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maalgudi Days amp oldid 1136098467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
