Ozhivudivasathe Kali

Ozhivudivasathe Kali
Official poster
Directed bySanal Kumar Sasidharan[1]
Screenplay byno formal screenplay[2]
Based onOzhivudivasathe Kali
by Unni R.[3]
Produced byAruna Mathew
Shaji Mathew
StarringNistar Ahamed
Arun Nayar
Pradeep Kumar
Baiju Netto
Reju Pillai
Abhija Sivakala
CinematographyIndrajith S.
Edited byAppu N. Bhattathiri
Music byBasil C J
Production
company
Niv Art Movies[4][5]
Distributed byBigdream release[6]
Release dates
  • 29 October 2015 (2015-10-29) (IFFK)
  • 17 June 2016 (2016-06-17) (Kerala)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹20 lakh (US$24,000)

Ozhivu Divasathe Kali (English title: An Off-Day Game[7]) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam indie drama film directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, based on the short story of the same name by Unni R.[8] The film follows five middle-aged men who get together for a booze party during an election holiday in Kerala. It won the 46th Kerala State Film Award for Best Film.[9] The film was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade and is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave.[10]

The film was initially showcased at the festival circuits in October 2015, including the International Film Festival of Kerala and the Mumbai Film Festival. It has only 70 shots, with the second half just a single shot. Under Aashiq Abu's initiative, the film got a limited theatrical release in Kerala on 17 June 2016.[11][12]

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  2. ^ "Treating films in a new way". Deccan Chronicle. Thiruvananthapuram, India. 4 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Ozhivudivasathe Kali: Big screen adaptation of a short story". Mumbai, India: cinetrooth. 3 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Mumbai Review". People Magazines. 3 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Ozhivudivasathe Kali: Big screen adaptation of a short story". Cinetrooth.com. 15 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Big Dream Release". Big Dream Release.
  7. ^ "An Off-Day Game". Internet Movie Database. [unreliable source?]
  8. ^ "A gripping tale of corruption". Hindustan Times. Panaji, India. 22 November 2015.
  9. ^ "'Charlie' sweeps Kerala State film awards; 'Ozhivudivasathe Kali' adjudged Best film". The Hindu. Trivandrum, India. 1 March 2016.
  10. ^ 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 12 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Ozhivu Divasathe Kali to release on June 17". Onlookersmedia.in. 18 May 2016.
  12. ^ "The twain seem to meet". The Hindu. 28 May 2016.