North 24 Kaatham

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North 24 Kaatham
Theatrical poster
Directed byAnil Radhakrishnan Menon
Written byAnil Radhakrishnan Menon
Produced byC. V. Sarathi
Starring
CinematographyJayesh Nair
Edited byDilip
Music byGovind Vasantha
Rex Vijayan
Production
company
Release date
  • 15 September 2013 (2013-09-15)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

North 24 Kaatham is a 2013 Indian

Malayalam New Wave.[1]

Plot

Harikrishnan is a geeky software architect who suffers from

harthal day. While going to Trivandrum by train, in the middle of the night, his co-passenger Gopalan, a veteran politician, receives a call informing him that his wife is seriously ill. As soon as the train leaves Kollam, Gopalan, growing concerned about his wife's health decides to change his plan and return to his hometown in Kozhikode to attend to his ailing wife. Seeing the situation, another passenger Narayani a.k.a. Nani, a social worker, decides to join Gopalan. They get down at Paravur
railway station. In the confusion to get down at Paravur, Gopalan accidentally drops his cell phone on the train before disembarking. Hari notices the ringing phone when Gopalan's friend Moidheen calls him up to inform him about his wife's death. Hari picks up the call and hears the sad news. Not knowing how to react in this situation, Hari also gets down at Paravur on the pretext of forgetting his bag on the train. Hari decides to follow Narayani and Gopalan on their return journey to Kozhikode. The plan not only upsets his daily routine and schedule but also disturbs his standard of hygiene. Nani on the other hand is carefree and unlike Hari, goes out of her way to help others. The journey becomes a learning experience for Hari and how he understands and overcomes various trying situations in life. The film ends with Hari and Nani falling in love and him finally overcoming his OCPD.

Cast

  • Fahadh Faasil as Harikrishnan, an IT Professional from Kochi, on a journey to Trivandrum for a webinar.
  • Nedumudi Venu as Gopalan, a retired school teacher who is on a journey to Trivandrum for certification issues of his neighbour.
  • Swathi Reddy as Narayani aka Nani, an NGO activist in Trivandrum from Shornur.
  • Chemban Vinod Jose as Mustafa, an NRI who is trapped in Kochi on Harthal Day. He needs to move to Chavakkad to see his newly born baby
  • Sadiq as Minister
  • Mukundan as S I
  • Thalaivasal Vijay
    as Sreekumar, Hari's father
  • Jinu Joseph as Sam, Office Exicutive, a short-tempered on the spot
  • Geetha as Maya, Hari's mother
  • Sreenath Bhasi as Siddharth a.k.a. Sid, Hari's brother, Red FM RJ
  • Tamil guy who married a Kutchi language girl portrayed by Kani Kusruti
  • Kani Kusruti as Kutchi language woman who married Vyomkesh
  • Leona Lishoy as Simi [A new joinee in Harikrishnan's office]
  • Srinda Arhaan
    as Priya, Hari's Colleague
  • Disney James as the Railway Guard.
  • Nirmal Palazhi[2]
  • Prigi Abigail Benger
  • Privin Vinish
  • Chinnu Kuruvila as Prathibha
  • Pushpa Mathew as Nivedita
  • Deepak Nathan as Happy Singh, The Hindi speaking guy in the office who hates Hari
  • Sudhi Koppa

Production

Produced under the banner of E 4 Entertainment, the film sports cinematography by Jayesh Nair and music by Govind Menon (of Thaikkudam Bridge fame).

Kaatham in Malayalam is a unit of distance measurement that amounts to 16 kilometres. The story evolves during a journey; but it's something beyond a travel movie. The film was scheduled to begin filming in May and spanned various scenic locations across Kerala, since it depicts a journey through most of the state. The film's poster caught attention, with its tongue-in-cheek sketch by National Institute of Design graduate Shilpa Alexander depicting a slice of life in Kerala.

Swathi Reddy confirmed that she had signed up for the film. Mumbai-based Prigi Abigail Benger took part in the auditions for North 24 Kaatham and will make her debut opposite Sreenath Bhasi. Tamil comedian Premgi Amaren would be doing a small role in the film and make his Malayalam debut. He shot a few scenes for a couple of days in June. Srinda Ashab was cast to play an IT professional, and Fahadh’s colleague in the film.[3]

Soundtrack

North 24 Kaatham
Feature film soundtrack
Length21:27
LanguageMalayalam
LabelAnak Audio
Rex Vijayan chronology
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi
(2013) 		North 24 Kaatham
(2013) 		Sapthamashree Thaskaraha
(2014)
Govind Vasantha chronology
Asuravithu
(2012) 		North 24 Kaatham
(2013) 		Vegam
(2014)
North 24 Kaatham
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Thanaro"Engandiyoor Chandrasekharan
Rafeeq Ahammed
Govind VasanthaAneesh Krishnan, Govind Vasantha03:58
3."Porumo"Rafeeq AhammedGovind VasanthaRaghu Dixit, Bijibal04:34
4."Tharangal"Vinayak SasikumarGovind VasanthaSiddharth Menon, Jeba Niyas05:30
5."Pontharam"Ranjini MenonGovind VasanthaChristin Jose, Leah Samuel, Siddharth Menon, Govind Vasantha03:34
Total length:21:27

Reception

The film received strongly positive reviews upon release. Sify.com wrote: "North 24 Kaatham is fresh and innovative concept, hilarious at the same time thought provoking and a thoroughly enjoyable ride."[4] Rating the film 3/5, Veeyen of Nowrunning.com said, "'North 24 Kaatham' is an articulation of the randomness of life; of chance and arbitrariness that brings about smiles and rekindles hopes. The emotional pitch that it maintains is mighty, which makes it a highly compassionate film that also marks a brilliant directorial debut."[5] Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com rated the film 3/5 and concluded his review saying, "North 24 Kaatham is an endearing film and a sure winner for Fahadh Faasil as the leading man and Anil as a debutant director.".[6][7]

Accolades

National Film Awards (2013)
Kerala State Film Awards (2013)
Filmfare Awards South

References

  1. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Nirmal Palazhi - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ "North 24 Katham Review | Fahad Fazil's North 24 Katham | North 24 Katham Collection Report". Futurecreater.in. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Movie Review : North 24 Kaatham". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ^ "North 24 Kaatham Review - Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen". Nowrunning.com. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Review: North 24 Kaatham is an endearing film - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Review: North 24 Kaatham | MOVIERAGA". Movieraga.indulekha.com. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.

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