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Pulijanmam is a film of genre Drama directed by Priyanandanan with Murali
Pulijanmam (2006)
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Add to a movie listPulijanmam (Malayalam: പുലിജന്മം, Devanagari: पुलिजन्मम्, English translation : Born to be a Tiger ) is an award-winning Malayalam feature film directed by Priyanandanan. It stars Murali, Vineeth Kumar, Salim Kumar, Samvrutha Sunil and Sindhu Menon. It was released in May 2006 and won the Swarna Kamal Award for the Best Feature Film in the 54th National Film Awards, 2006. The film was produced by M G Vijay and it was the second directorial venture by Priyanandanan, the first one being Neythukaran released in 2001. The citation for Pulijanmam said it was 'a layered film that uses metaphors to address global and local issues of contemporary society'.
Synopsis
Kari Gurukkal, also known as Pulimaranja Thondachan (the great grandfather who turned into tiger), is a folk god of Pulayas, a subaltern community in North Kerala. According to legends, Kari was a master of martial arts and other arts. Envious, the upper caste people ordered him to bring tiger mane and tail to cure the madness of the ruler. For this, he had to take the tiger form and go to the forest. To get his human form back when he returns from the forest, his wife should pour water used for cleaning rice and beat him with broom. But when he returns from the forest, his wife got terrified by his form and fails to do what she was told to do. Unable to take human form, Kari goes back to the forest.Actors
Murali
(Prakashan / Kari Gurukkal)
Salim Kumar
Sindhu Menon
(Shahnaz / Vellachi)
Samvrutha Sunil
(Anila (as Samvrutha))
Vineeth Kumar
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