Bhoomiyude Avakashikal

Bhoomiyude Avakashikal
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Directed by	T. V. Chandran
Screenplay by	T. V. Chandran
Based on	Bhoomiyude Avakashikal by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Produced by	Anand Kumar
Starring	Kailash Sreenivasan Shankar Mythili
Cinematography	Ramachandra Babu
Edited by	Johnkutty
Music by	Sandeep Pillai
Production company	Yes Cinema
Distributed by	Vismaya, Prism & Pixels
Release date	27 November 2012 (2012-11-27) (IFFI)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Bhoomiyude Avakashikal (transl. Inheritors of the Earth) is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by T. V. Chandran based on the novel of the same name by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. The film stars Kailash in the lead role along with Sreenivasan and Mythili who play pivotal supporting roles. The film was produced by Anand Kumar under the banner of Yes Cinema and it was mainly shot in Nelliyampathi, Ottappalam and Shoranur in Kerala.

Bhoomiyude Avakashikal is the third and last installment of T. V. Chandran's trilogy on 2002 Gujarat riots.^[1] The first one was, Kathavasheshan (2004), it was followed by Vilapangalkkappuram (2008). The narratives of all these films begin on the same day, 28 February 2002, that is, on the day after the Godhra train burning in Gujarat.^[2] Bhoomiyude Avakashikal tells the story of Mohanachandran Nair, who is driven away from Ahmadabad following the Gujarat riots and who eventually loses his job and even his identity and ultimately lands up in a secluded house in Kerala, in the company of insects and animals with whom he shares his thoughts, concerns, doubts and frustrations. The film was shot digitally to reduce costs as it was required to film several insects and animals in their natural habitat.

The film premiered at the 43rd International Film Festival of India on 27 November 2012. It was also an official selection for the International Film Festival of Kerala.