Mukhamukham

Mukhamukham
Mukhamukham
Directed by	Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Written by	Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Produced by	K. Ravindran Nair
Starring	; Kaviyoor Ponnamma; Karamana Janardanan; Thilakan; Ashokan
Cinematography	Mankada Ravi Varma
Edited by	M. Mani
Music by	M. B. Srinivasan
Production; company	General Pictures
Release date	16 September 1984;
Running time	107 mins
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

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

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
Karamana Janardanan Nair

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[]

^ "Mukhaamukham". MalayalaChalachithram. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
^ "Mukhaamukham". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
^ "Mukhaamukham". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

External links[]

Mukhamukham at IMDb

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[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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