Perumthachan (film)

For the legendary carpenter, see Perumthachan.

Perunthachan
Poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan
Directed byAjayan
Written byM. T. Vasudevan Nair
Produced byG. Jayakumar
StarringThilakan
Prashanth
Monisha Unni
Vinaya Prasad
Nedumudi Venu
Babu Namboothiri
CinematographySanthosh Sivan
Edited byM. S. Mani
Music byJohnson
Production
company
Bhavachitra
Release date
  • 25 January 1991 (1991-01-25)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Perumthachan (transl. Great carpenter) is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language period drama film directed by Ajayan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair.[1] It is based on the legend of Perumthachan in the Parayi Petta Panthirukulam folklore. The problems caused by the generation gap are explored through the relationship between a skilled carpenter and his tradition-breaking son.[2]

The film won the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director and Filmfare Award for Best Film - Malayalam. It was nominated for the Golden Leopard Award and is now considered as a classic in Malayalam cinema.[3] The film marks the debut of Prashanth in Malayalam cinema.

  1. ^ Clarke Fountain (2008). "Movies: About Perumthachan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008.
  2. ^ "News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity". MTV News. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Perumthachan: An immortal classic". The New Indian Express. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.