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Kaliyattam is a film of genre Drama directed by Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair with Suresh Gopi
Kaliyattam (1997)
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Add to a movie listKaliyattam (English: The Play of God) is a 1997 Malayalam film directed by Jayaraaj, and starring Suresh Gopi, Lal, Manju Warrier, and Biju Menon. The film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Othello against the backdrop of the Hindu Theyyam performance. Suresh Gopi played Kannan Perumalayan, the equivalent to Othello. Lal played Paniyan, the equivalent to Iago. Manju Warrier played Thamara, the Desdemona version. And Biju Menon played Kanthan, Cassio's role.
In 1998, Suresh Gopi received the National Film Award for Best Actor, and Jayaraaj the award for Best Director for their work on the film.
Synopsis
This is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, revolving around Kannan Perumalayan (Suresh Gopi)), a Theyyam artist who corresponds to Othello, and Thamara (Manju Warrier), the beautiful daughter of the village head. While Unni Thampuran hates Kannan because he had a crush on Thamara, and Paniyan, (Lal) who plays a Koomali, covets the role of Theechamundi which Perumalayan holds. Paniyan plants the seeds of doubt about Thamara's fidelity in Kannan's mind, making him suspect that Thamara and his assistant Kanthan (Biju Menon) are having an affair. Kannan spots a silk robe which he had presented to Thamara in Kanthan's hands.Actors
Suresh Gopi
(Kannan Perumalayan)
Lal
(Paniyan (Iago))
Paul Michael
(Paniyan)
Manju Warrier
(Thamara)
Biju Menon
(Kanthan)
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