1983 (film)

1983
Theatrical poster
Directed byAbrid Shine
Screenplay byAbrid Shine
Bipin Chandran
Story byAbrid Shine
Produced byT. R. Shamsudheen
StarringNivin Pauly
Anoop Menon
Nikki Galrani
Srinda Arhaan
CinematographyPradeesh M. Varma
Edited byManoj
Music byGopi Sunder
Production
company
Shams Films
Distributed byLJ Films (India) / PJ Entertainments & Tricolor Entertainments.
Release date
  • 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

1983 is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age sports film directed by fashion photographer Abrid Shine, who wrote the story and co-wrote the script with Bipin Chandran.[1][2] The film, produced under the banner of Shams Films, stars Nivin Pauly in the lead role. Anoop Menon, Nikki Galrani, Joy Mathew, Srinda Arhaan, Jacob Gregory, Saiju Kurup, Shine Tom Chacko, Dinesh, Sui Joseph, Neeraj Madhav and Sanju, make up the rest of the cast. Pradeesh Varma cranked the camera and the music director was Gopi Sunder,[2] for which he received the 62nd National Film Awards for Best Background Score.[3]

The film is a family drama that revolves around cricket. It centers on Rameshan (Nivin Pauly) and his memories from 1983 when India won its first World Cup under Kapil Dev.[2][4][5] 1983, which is also a tribute to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, was released on 31 January and was the first success film of 2014. All the songs composed by Gopi Sunder became popular and one of them, "Olanjali Kuruvi", was a chartbuster.[6]

The film received three Kerala State Film Awards including Best Debut Director for Abride Shine, Best Actor for Nivin Pauly and Second Best Actor for Anoop Menon.[7] It is widely regarded as one of the best movies during the Malayalam New Wave.[8]

  1. ^ "Nivin Pauly and Anoop Menon in 1983". Sify. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c George, Vijay (4 July 2013). "On location: 1983 — For the love of the game". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  3. ^ James, Anu (24 March 2015). "National Film Awards (Malayalam): Twitterati Congratulate Gopi Sunder, Sidhartha Siva and Jayaraj [Photos]". International Business Times.
  4. ^ "M'wood gears up for more sports movies". The Times of India. 17 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Non-stop from '1983'". Deccan Chronicle. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  6. ^ Nicy (31 December 2014). "Malayalam Cinema: Top 5 Debutant Directors of 2014". International Business Times.
  7. ^ Kerala Chalachitra Academy (10 August 2015). "State Film Award 2014". Keralafilm.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (19 December 2019). "The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade: 'Premam', 'Maheshinte Prathikaram', 'Kumbalangi Nights' and more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 July 2021.