Thirakkatha


Thirakkatha and Priyamani won the Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress.

Plot

Akbar Ahmed alias Akky is a film director. After his highly successful first film, he becomes the most sought after director in the Malayalam film industry. Akbar and his girlfriend, Devayani, along with a group of friends share a passion for cinema. Akbar directed and produced his first film with them, which went on to become a huge success. He also runs a cafe called Casablanca named after the classic Hollywood film. For him, cinema is not a job, it is his passion. Akbar decides to choose a very different kind of story for his second film and sets on a journey in search of it.
Akbar decides to base his second film on the life of yesteryear actress Malavika, who was once a very popular actress and whose present whereabouts are unknown. Akbar and his friends go tracking down Malavika's biography. Her husband, Ajayachandran, is the reigning superstar of the industry. Akbar starts his search at the house of film director Aby Kuruvilla. Kuruvilla's son gives his father's old letters and diaries to Akbar from which he starts learning about the whirlwind romance of Malavika and Ajayachandran which led to marriage. How differences between them led to a breakup and how this affected their careers along with Akbar's efforts to find Malavika form the major plot of the film. The film ends in a touching climax with a poetic narration.

Reception

The film was received well by audiences and critics alike. Some of the major reviews in the media were all praises for the film. Nowrunning.com opined that "It is a charming film that's plainly life-affirming without being overly pretentious or markedly melodramatic". Paresh C Palicha at Rediff.com opined that "It is exciting to see Ranjith bounce back to form with his best effort so far." Almost all reviewers were unanimous about the brilliant performances of the lead stars, especially of Priyamani, Anoop Menon and Prithviraj.

Accolades

2008 : Film Awards
;National Film Awards
;Kerala State Film Awards
;Filmfare Awards South

Music

The score and soundtrack of the movie were composed by Sharreth, who returned to the field after a long gap.