Pattam Pole (English: Like a Kite) is a 2013 Malayalam romantic film directed by cinematographer Alagappan N, who makes his directorial debut. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Malavika Mohanan (in her acting debut) with Archana Kavi, Anoop Menon, Lalu Alex, Jayaprakash, Seetha, Leema Babu, Shraddha Gokul, Nandhu and Ilavarasu play supporting roles.[1]
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| Directed by | Alagappan N |
| Written by | K Girish Kumar |
| Produced by | Karunakaran Kanhangad |
| Starring | Dulquer Salman Malavika Mohanan |
| Cinematography | Selvakumar S |
| Edited by | Raja Mohammed |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
Production company | Carlton Films |
| Distributed by | Carlton Films Kalasangham Films Kas |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editKarthi- a Tamil Hindu Brahmin boy and Riya- a Christian girl elope one early morning to Ooty, fearing that the elders in the family will not accept their inter-religious relationship and a relationship of different castes. They return to their respective homes a couple of days after fighting. They convince their family members that they hate each other and vow never to see each other again. But their fathers plan to reunite them thinking that they have broken due to immatureness and ego problems. Riya's father is a friend of Karthi's father. Riya's family [without Riya] visit Karthi's home and invite them to Riya's marriage.
Meanwhile, both Riya and Karthi join the same company to work. Due to losses in the company caused by Riya, she is expelled from her job. Soon after Karthi meet Riya and they express love for each other and decide to elope in a houseboat. However, they are caught by their fathers. Karthi's father hands them a marriage invitation which reads " RIYA and KARTHIK". The movie ends as they both thank and hug their fathers. The film ends as they walk through their home happily.
Cast
edit- Dulquer Salmaan as Karthikeyan
- Malavika Mohanan as Riya
- Archana Kavi as Sherin Varghese
- Anoop Menon as Michael Rossario
- Jayaprakash as Narayana Swami, Karthik's father
- Lalu Alex as Mathews, Riya's father
- Meera Krishnan as Anandam, Karthik's mother
- Seetha as Sussan Mathews, Riya's mother
- Leema Babu as Varalakshmi, Karthik's cousin
- Sunil Sukhada as Avira
- Shraddha Gokul as Rita, Riya's sister
- Kannan Nayar as Ronex, Sherin's fiancée
- Nandhu as Father Stephen
- Ilavarasu as Sethuraman, Karthik's uncle
- Ziyam Hasbi as Rinu
- Anjali Aneesh Upasana
- Manjusha Sajish as a Bride travelling in bus
Production
editThe film marks the directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Alagappan. The story has been nurtured by Alagappan for two and a half years. His story and idea found many takers and veteran producer Carlton Karunakaran readily agreed to produce the film. But Alagappan wanted to finish all his projects for other filmmakers before he donned the director's cap. In the meantime, he tightened his script and penned the dialogues in Tamil while Gireesh Kumar who wrote the scripts took care of the parts in Malayalam.[2]
The film commenced its production in June 2013 in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.[3] The major location was Alappuzha in Kerala where the film is mostly set.[4]
Critical reception
editThe film received negative reviews from critics. Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com rated the film 2/5 and said, "Alagappan has tried to serve old wine in a 'new generation' bottle in his first film as director, and the end result is just average." The critic however felt that the film "is unconventionally bold with the way it deals with the issue of live-in relationship."[5] Ramesh Chandran of Malayala Manorama rated the film 1 in a scale of 5 and stated that the director has failed to impress the audience in his directorial debut. The critic concluded his review saying, "The movie has no spark. It does not offer you anything new or something old in a better way."[6] Aswin J. Kumar of The Times of India wrote: "Romance, no matter how many times it's told, has a special lure that diminishes the cliches that accompany it. In this film, this never happens."[7] Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated the film 2/5 and said, "Azhagappan's directorial debut 'Pattam Pole' is a kite that takes to the winds with a vengeance, having severed its ties off its flyer. It flies aimlessly this way and that before losing poise and crashing to the ground, all torn and tattered.".[8]
Soundtrack
edit| Pattam Pole | ||||
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| Released | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Film | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
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The film features songs[9] composed by M. Jayachandran and written by Santhosh Verma and Annamalai (Antha Naalil song).Label registered as Satyam Audios
| Track | Song Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Hey Vennilaa" | Haricharan, Mridula Warrier |
| 2 | "Antha Naalil" | Madhu Balakrishnan, Harini |
| 3 | "Kannil Kannilonnu" | Vijay Prakash, Shakthisree Gopalan |
| 4 | "Mazhaye Thoomazhaye" | Haricharan, Mridula Warrier |
References
edit- ^ "Dulquer Salmaan and Archana Kavi in Pattam Pole". The Times of India. 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Flights of romance"
- ^ "Pattam Pole started rolling".
- ^ "Pattam Pole gets going - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Review: Pattam Pole is old wine in new bottle"
- ^ "Pattam pole: a kite lost in the woods" Archived 15 October 2013 at archive.today
- ^ "Pattam Pole"
- ^ ""Pattam Pole Review"". Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ Pattam Pole - Music review on Times Of India
External links
edit- Pattam Pole at IMDb