Kadhavaseshan (English: The Deceased) is a 2004 Malayalam mystery drama film written and directed by T. V. Chandran, starring Dileep and Jyothirmayi in the lead roles.[2][3] Veteran Bengali actress Gita Dey made a special appearance. It was the first movie in the 2002 Gujarat Riots trilogy by the director, the second one being Vilapangalkkappuram and the third and final one being Bhoomiyude Avakashikal.[4][5] The narratives of all these films begin on the same day, 28 February 2002, the day after the Godhra train burning in Gujarat.[6] The film was released on November 11 on the Eve of Diwali.
| Kadhavaseshan | |
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| Directed by | T. V. Chandran |
| Written by | T. V. Chandran |
| Produced by | Dileep Anoop |
| Starring | Dileep Jyothirmayi |
| Cinematography | K.G. Jayan |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnakumar |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran Isaac Thomas Kottukapally[1] (BGM) |
Production company | Graand Production |
| Distributed by | Kalasangham Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Gopinathan Menon, an engineer, is found dead in his flat. Renuka, his fiancée, wants to know the cause of his death. Hence, she decides to investigate the case, unraveling his last days through the perspective of the people he interacted with. Finally, she understands that Gopi committed suicide out of the shame of being alive in such a merciless society.
Cast
- Dileep as Gopinathan Menon a.k.a. Gopi[7]
- Jyothirmayi as Renuka
- Pandiarajan as Kathavarayan
- Vijayaraghavan as Janardhanan
- Cochin Haneefa as S.I. Shaji
- Janardanan as Veerabhadran Nair/Kuttammavan
- Salim Kumar as Renuka's brother-in-law
- Indrans as Thief Thorappan Vasu[8]
- Bindu Panikkar as Lathika, Gopi's sister
- Gita Dey as old Bengali lady
- Ambika Mohan as Renuka's mother
- Nithya Das as Sreedevi
- Stephy Leon as Nazeem
- Shivaji
- Lekshmi Krishnamoorthy as Gopi's mother
- Irshad as Bhadran, Gopi's colleague
- Nisha Sarang as Police Inspector's wife
- Babu Annur
- Manikandan Pattambi
- Vijayan Peringode[9]
- Ashok Vishwanathan
- Kalabhavan Prajod
Accolades
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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| Kerala State Film Awards | Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film | Kadhavaseshan | Won |
| Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay | T. V. Chandran | Won | |
| Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director | M Jayachandran | Won |
Music
| Kathavasheshan | |||||
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 7:36 | ||||
| Language | Malayalam, Gujarati | ||||
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The film's soundtrack album and score were composed by music director M Jayachandran. The Malayalam lyrics on the album were penned by Gireesh Puthanchery and the Gujarati lyrics by Gauhar Raza.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kannum Nattu" | Gireesh Puthanchery | P Jayachandran, Vidyadharan | 03:43 |
| 2. | "Mere Duniyame" | Gauhar Raza | Shalini | 04:01 |
| Total length: | 7:36 | |||
