Njaan


Njaan is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language period drama film directed by Ranjith with Dulquer Salmaan in a dual role as K.T.N Kotoor and Ravi Chandrashekhar, along with Jyothi Krishna, Anumol and Shruti Ramachandran as the female leads. The movie is based on the novel K T N Kottur Ezhuthum Jeevithavum by T. P. Rajeevan, which is set against the backdrop of India's freedom struggle and depicts history of a Kerala village. The film was released on 19 September 2014.

Plot

Ravi Chandrasekharan is a young blogger who has a keen interest in the life of KTN Kottur - a writer, poet and revolutionary freedom fighter. Ravi, being involved actively in theatre and arts, expresses his wish to recreate the story of KTN Kottur on stage rather than make it a book. To explore the different shades and the mysteries surrounding the man, he arrives in Kottur to learn the intricacies of the person.
After reaching Kottur, Ravi finds it strange to adapt to the surroundings, as he attends the cultural village faires and learns about their customs. Ravi, in one such incident, wakes up abruptly in the middle of the night covering his mouth because of nausea due to bad odour & he checks around but finds nothing. The next morning, he finds ashes of a dead creature & realises that this was the stench which made him uncomfortable & from then he encounters the twists in the life of KTN Kottur and the mystery surrounding his disappearance on the day India won her Independence.

Cast

It was the first time Ranjith and Dulquar joined hands for a film. The first teaser of the film released on 12 June 2014 followed by the second on 17 June.

Awards and nominations

; 2014 Kerala State Film Awards
AwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesOutcome
2014 Kerala State Film AwardsBest Screenplay RanjithWon
2014 Kerala State Film AwardsBest Background MusicBijibalWon

;Asiavision Awards - 2014
AwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesOutcome
AsiaVision Award 2014Best direction & Best ScreenplayRanjithWon