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5 November 2003 (France)
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Book Review: A door to Adoor (2006)
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An excellent film about attitude towards work
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Cast
(in credits order) | Oduvil Unnikrishnan | ... | Kaliyappan the executioner |
| Sukumari | ... | Marakatam, his wife |
| Reeja | ... | Mallika, the younger daughter |
| Thara Kalyan | ... | Madhavy, the older daughter |
| Murali | ... | Vasu, Madhavy's Husband |
| Sivakumar | ... | Mallika's Lover |
| Narein | ... | Muthu, Kaliyappan's son (as Sunil) |
| Nedumudi Venu | ... | Jailer |
| Vijayaraghavan | ... | Jailer |
| Jagathi Sreekumar | ... | Maharajah's Officer |
| Indrans | ... | Barber |
| Kukku Parameshwaram | ... | Woman seeking treatment in Kaliyappan |
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| Adoor Gopalakrishnan | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Adoor Gopalakrishnan | ||
Produced by | |||
| Joël Farges | .... | co-producer | |
| Adoor Gopalakrishnan | .... | producer | |
| Elise Jalladeau | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ilayaraja | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Sunny Joseph | |||
| S. Ravi Varman | (as Ravi Varma) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ajithkumar | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Ratheesh Babu | |||
| Adoor Gopalakrishnan | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Satheesh S.B. | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| P.N. Mani | .... | makeup artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jonathan Liebling | .... | foley artist | |
| Fabrice Naud | .... | sound editor | |
| Dominique Vieillard | .... | sound editor | |
| Dominique Vieillard | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Dominique Vieillard | .... | sound | |
Production Companies
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan Productions
- Artcam International
- Darsanam
- Hubert Bals Fund
- Ministère de la Culture de la Republique Française
- Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Global Film Initiative (2003) (USA) (all media)
- Les Films du Paradoxe
- trigon-film (2003) (Switzerland) (DVD)
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"Nizhalkkuthu" - India (original title)
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90 min
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Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)
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*** This review may contain spoilers ***
The film is beautifully taken and provides glimpses of life in the old days during the Maharaja's rule in Travancore. But more than that, it shows how a man struggles because he takes everything extremely personally.
It is evident from the language used that the hangman and his family are originally from the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. From a sociological perspective I thought it interesting that the Maharaja had to hire someone from a neighbouring state for this dreadful job. Everyone involved, right from the Maharaja to the hangman, are aware that at some level it is a sin and they try to absolve themselves of this sin in their own ways - the Maharaja by granting pardons and the hangman by performing numerous rituals.
The crux of the story however is the attitude towards duty. The hangman cannot separate the professional from the personal. He is always troubled by his past executions. On the night before the execution when an official is narrating a story, in his mind he pictures his own family. So personally does he take it, that he cannot go ahead with the execution knowing that he is going to kill an innocent boy. Contrary to this, the son - the non-violent Gandhian - calmly goes ahead with the execution.
Great film.