| Anantaram | |
|---|---|
 Poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan | |
| Directed by | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| Written by | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| Produced by | K. Ravindran Nair |
| Starring | Ashokan Mammootty Shobhana |
| Cinematography | Mankada Ravi Varma |
| Edited by | M. Mani |
| Music by | M. B. Sreenivasan |
Production company | General Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Anantaram (Malayalam: അനന്തരം, transl. Thereafter), also known as Monologue, is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language film produced, written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. It stars Mammootty, Ashokan and Shobhana in the lead. The film is structured like a monologue. It develops through a commentary by the protagonist about himself in the first person. The attempt of the protagonist is to narrate how his undiagnosed psychosis led him where he is now. The film was an experimental film for its time as it did not have a linear narrative.[1][2]
The film won the 1987 FIPRESCI Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and three National Film Awards- for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Audiography. It was included in an online poll by IBN Live listing 100 greatest Indian films of all time.[1][3][4]
The film was released on October 21, Diwali day.
- ^ a b "100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time". IBN Live. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Experiments in Malayalam cinema". The Times of India. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "'Mayabazar' is India's greatest film ever: IBNLive poll" [dead link]. IBN Live. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "IBNLive Poll: Vote for India's greatest film of all time". IBN Live. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2620mv13.