Akam (English: Inside) is an Indian Malayalam language thriller drama film written and directed by Shalini Usha Nair. The film is a contemporary retelling of Malayattoor Ramakrishnan's classic psycho-thriller novel Yakshi (1967). The story is about Srini (Fahadh Faasil), a young architect, who starts suspecting that his beautiful wife Ragini (Anumol) is a yakshi.
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| Directed by | Shalini Usha Nair |
| Screenplay by | Shalini Usha Nair |
| Based on | Yakshi by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
| Produced by | Box Office Cinema |
| Starring | Fahadh Faasil Anumol |
| Cinematography | Christopher John Smith |
| Edited by | Arunima Shankar |
| Music by | Deepak Raghu Murari Vasudevan |
Production company | Box Office Cinema |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
The film was shot in and around Trivandrum and its surrounding suburbs.[1] It premiered at the 8th Dubai International Film Festival in December 2011.[2] It was also screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival and International Film Festival of Kerala. The film released in theatres on 26 April 2013.
Plot
editSrinivasan is a young architect. He is happy when he gets a good job and a beautiful girlfriend, Tara. But then an accident disfigures him. Tara leaves him and Srinivasan, now sans his confidence, withdraws into his shell. Then he meets the beautiful Ragini who is willing to accept him despite his disfigurement. They get married, but after a while, he doubts the true identity of this woman. He doubts that this woman is not human. From there the story develops.
Cast
edit- Fahadh Faasil as Srini
- Anumol as Ragini[3]
- Prakash Bare
- Shelly Kishore
- Sajitha Madathil
Critical reception
editVeeyen from Nowrunning.com says: "Somber and extremely suspenseful, the illusory texture of its narrative turns out to be of a class of its own."[4][5]
Film festival screenings
editThe film was screened at the following festivals:
- December 2011: Dubai International Film Festival[2]
- December 2011: International Film Festival of Kerala
- June 2012: Shanghai International Film Festival (World Panorama section)[1]
See also
edit- Yakshi, a 1968 film adaptation of the novel
References
edit- ^ a b Saraswathy Nagarajan (25 May 2012). "Shanghai beckons". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Akam premieres at Dubai film fest" Archived 11 September 2012 at archive.today. Screen India. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട യക്ഷി". Kerala Kaumudi (in Malayalam). 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ Veeyen. "Akam Review by Veeyen". Nowrunning.com.
- ^ "Akam Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Akam at IMDb
- Lure of the enigma (Khaleej Times)