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Yavanika is a film of genre Drama directed by K. G. George with Bharath Gopi
Yavanika (1982)
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Add to a movie listYavanika (Malayalam: യവനിക, English: When the Curtain Falls) is a 1982 Indian Malayalam mystery thriller film co-written and directed by K. G. George and starring Bharath Gopi, Mammootty and Jalaja. The film explores backstage drama of a travelling drama group. The plot is structured around the search for an unpopular tabla player of the troupe who suddenly disappears. The film uses Rashomon effect, popularized by the film Rashomon in its presentation.
The film received wide critical acclaim and some critics even consider it as one of the greatest mystery thrillers ever made in the world. It stands out as an aesthetic and commercially successful film of the 1980s. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film. It was one of the first notable films of Mammootty, who later turned out to be one of the biggest actors of all time in Indian cinema. He won the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his brilliant portrayal of Circle Inspector Jacob Eeraly. Thilakan established himself as an actor after he got his first state award in 1982 for his role manager Vakkachan in the film.
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The plot is structured around the search for a missing infamous tabla player of a touring drama group. Investigation of members of the drama group reveals complicated sexual rivalries and internal conflicts within the group, yielding several possible suspects to the conspiracy.Actors
Bharath Gopi
(Tablist Aiyappan)
Mammootty
(Jacob Eeraly)
Jalaja
(Rohini)
Ashokan
(Vishnu)
Venu Nagavally
(Joseph Kollapally)
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