| Thalappavu | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Madhupal |
| Written by | Babu Janardhanan |
| Produced by | Mohan |
| Starring | Prithviraj Sukumaran Lal Atul Kulkarni |
| Cinematography | Alagappan N |
| Edited by | Don Max |
| Music by | Alex Paul Shyam Dharman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lal Release |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Thalappavu (literal meaning: turban or headgear, which is a symbol of power, status and protection[1]) is a 2008 Malayalam language period thriller film based on the events related to Naxal Varghese and Police Constable P. Ramachandran Nair, directed by Madhupal and written by Babu Janardhanan. The film sympathetically portrays the social and political issues of the Naxalite era of the 1970s in Kerala. The film's cast includes Prithviraj Sukumaran, Lal and Atul Kulkarni. Produced by actor Mohan under the Civic Cinema banner and distributed by Lal's Lal Release, Thalappavu marks actor-cum-writer Madhupal’s directorial debut.
The film released on 12 September 2008 (Onam) to critical acclaim. However, in the box-office it failed to recover the cost of production.[2] The film got Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor (Lal) and Best Debut Director (Madhupal), Kerala Film Critics Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Script writer, Amateur Little Theatre Award for Best Debutant Director, Sohan Antony Memorial Film Award for Best Director. The film was screened at the 13th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) 2008 and Indian Habitat Film Festival 2009.
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- ^ "Kerala Box Office (Sep 19 – 21)". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.