Crossroad (film)

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Crossroad
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Crossroad
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
  • Baby Mathew
  • Anil Ambalakkara
  • Udayakumar
  • Parthan Mohan
  • Chandramohan
  • Bobin Karimkutty
  • Nas Nazar
Starring Cast
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by
Production
company
Forum For Better Films
Release date
  • 13 October 2017 (2017-10-13)
Running time
150 minutes
Country India
Language Malayalam

Crossroad is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language anthology film comprising 10 stories. [1] It is a portmanteau movie celebrating womanhood and tells the story of ten women. The movie encompasses ten featurette films of fifteen minutes each. The movie showcases each vibrant and variant facet of a Woman and tells the story from her perspective.

Contents

Plot

Pakshikalude Manam: Mythili portrays a bird photographer whose life motto is to see (and seemingly photograph) a rare bird called Aphrodite. The bird has feathers colored like a rainbow and the photographer goes to the forest to see it, against her husband's wish. Will she be able to see the bird forms the crux of the story.

List of short films

Short filmDirectorCinematographerWriterMusic Director
Oru Raathriyude Kooli Madhupal Pratap P. Nair P. F. Mathew Bijibal
KaavalNeemom Pushparaj Alagappan N. Salin Mankuzhy Ramesh Narayan
Pakshikalude MaanamNayana SooryanGowtham LeninNayana SooryanAjay Thilak
Mounam Babu Thiruvalla M. J. Radhakrishnan Babu Thiruvalla Bijibal
BadarAshok R. NathSunil PremRajesh K. R. Viswajith
Mudra Alberrt Antoni Sadat Alberrt Antoni Jayan V Pisharody
Lake HouseSasi ParavoorSasi Paravoor M. Jayachandran
Kodeshyan Pradeep Nair Nikhil S. Praveen Jayaraj Sooraj S. Kurup
Chrerivu Avira Rebecca M. J. Radhakrishnan Nelson Alex Bijibal
Pinpe Nadappaval Lenin Rajendran Madhu Ambat Lenin Rajendran Anitha Shaiq

Cast

Oru Raathriyude Kooli

Kaaval

Pakshikalude Maanam

Mounam

Badar

Mudra

Lake House

Kodeshyan

Chrerivu

Pinpe Nadappaval

Soundtrack

The film features original songs composed by Amrutha Suresh and Abhirami Suresh, Anitha Shaiq and M. Jayachandran.

Crossroad
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Veerangana" Avira Rebecca Amrutha Suresh, Abhirami SureshAmrutha Suresh, Abhirami Suresh3:32
2."Melakey" Rafeeq Ahamed Shweta Mohan Shweta Mohan4:47
3."Oru Vela"M. R. Jayageetha M. Jayachandran M. Jayachandran4:12
4."Makane"Jayan C. NairM. JayachandranM. Jayachandran2:15
5."Nama Sametham – Dimthana"M. R. JayageethaM. Jayachandran, Abhirami AjaiM. Jayachandran, Abhirami Ajai1:58

Release

Critical reception

The Times of India rated 3 out of 5 stars. [2] Sify rated 3.5 out of 5 stars. [3]

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References

  1. "Crossroad teaser: This Malayalam anthology film celebrates femininity, watch video". The Indian Express. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. "Crossroad Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Crossroad by Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. "Crossroad review: An unimpressive attempt". Sify . Archived from the original on 15 October 2017.