Chapters (film)

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Chapters
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First-look poster
Directed by Sunil Ibrahim
Written by Sunil Ibrahim
Produced byShafeer Sait
Starring
CinematographyKrish Kymal
Edited byV. Saajan
Music by Mejo Joseph
Production
companies
Qurban Films
Campus Oaks
Release date
  • 7 December 2012 (2012-12-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹1.3 crore (US$160,000)
Box office₹0.42 crore (US$53,000)

Chapters is a 2012 Malayalam film written and directed by debutant director Sunil Ibrahim. Dialogues by Duo writers M R Vibin and Suhail Ibrahim. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Sreenivasan, Nivin Pauly, Hemanth Menon, Vijeesh, Dharmajan, Vineeth Kumar, Shine, Aju Varghese, Riya Saira, Rejith Menon, Gauthami Nair, K. P. A. C. Lalitha and Lena. In a narrative structure similar to hyperlink cinema, the film consists of four "chapters", each related to the other in some or the other way. [1] The film is produced by Shafeer Sait under the banner of Qurban Films in association with Campus Oaks and features music composed by Mejo Joseph, whilst cinematography is handled by Krish Kymal and the film is edited by V. Saajan. Campus Oaks is an entertainment company, conceptualised and driven by students of the 1995 batch of NSS Engineering College, Palakkad. [2]

Contents

The film was released on 7 December to positive reviews. [3]

Plot

The film is narrated in text book format with every new link to the story is presented as a new chapter.

The first chapter talks about four friends, Krishna Kumar, Anwar, Joby and Kannan, who are unemployed and in need of quick money. To make some money for Krishna Kumar's sister's wedding, they venture out for a risky adventure that will make them rich. It all works out well until the end when their plan goes all awry.

The second chapter is about a long bus journey. Sethu, a middle-aged man, is on his way to the hospital, where his young son awaits a surgery and chemotherapy. Because he is carrying a huge sum of money for his young son's cancer treatment, Sethu is nervous and suspicious of his fellow passengers. Meanwhile, he strikes up a conversation with an old lady sitting next to him who reveals that she has a son who is in jail.

In the third chapter, we see another group of six youngsters. Arun, Vinod aka Choonda, Kaanu and Jincy is heading for a journey to a hill station, to register a marriage - that of Shyam and Priya. When the group return to their car after stopping for a brief while, they find a dead body in it. The group disperses in panic.

In the fourth and final chapter, we see an anxious lady, Annie waiting by her son's bedside in the hospital awaiting her husband's arrival. She is astonished when he arrives with the money, but refrains from taxing him with further questions. She does manage to convince him however that the money that he has brought in should better be left where it truly belongs.

The final scenes explain how the different chapters are interlinked. Though some of the characters never meet, there is a link that connects them all.

Cast

Release and reception

A special screening of the film was held in the first week of December 2012. Theaterbalcony.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012. The film released in theatres on 7 December. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "No hero, heroine in Sunil Ibrahim's 'Chapters'". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Liza George (14 September 2012). "Scripting the next chapter" Archived 19 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine . The Hindu . Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  3. ↑ ""'Chapters' earns rave reviews; off to a flying start!"". 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Four Malayalam releases this Friday!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Paresh C Palicha (10 December 2012). "Review: Chapters is interesting". Rediff.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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