Vellapokkathil (film)

Vellapokkathil
Directed byJayaraj
Screenplay byP. Ananthapadmanabhan
Based onVellapokkathil
by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Produced byDoordarshan
Jayaraj
StarringThankappan
Bindu
CinematographyM. J. Radhakrishnan
Music byTrichur Ananthapadmanabhan
Production
company
Guru Vision
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
Running time
25 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Vellapokkathil (English: In Deluge) is a 2007 Malayalam-language short film directed by Jayaraj based on the short story of the same name by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai.[1] The film is set in Kuttanad against the backdrop of the Great flood of 1924. The story follows the plight of Chennan and his family, who are rescued by a passing boat during the severe flood leaving their dog behind to survive the harsh flood conditions. The film won the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Direction at the 2007 National Film Awards.[2]

  1. ^ Akshaya Pillai (3 December 2018). "Films on hope and rebuilding". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ "55th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.