Karmayogi (2012 film)

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Karmayogi
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Directed by V. K. Prakash
Written byBalram Mattannur
Based on Hamlet
by Shakespeare
Produced byVachan Shetty
Sajitha Prakash
Starring Indrajith
Nithya Menon
Padmini Kolhapure
Saiju Kurup
Narrated by Renjith
Cinematography R. D. Rajasekhar
Edited by Beena Paul
Music by Ousepachan
Production
companies
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Innostorm Entertainment Group
Creative Land Pictures
Release date
  • 16 March 2012 (2012-03-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Karmayogi is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by V. K. Prakash, starring Indrajith, Nithya Menon, Padmini Kolhapure, Saiju Kurup, Ashokan, Thalaivasal Vijay and Manikuttan. The film's screenplay is written by Balram Mattannur. It is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet . [1] Indrajith plays the protagonist in the film.

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Plot

The film tells the story of Rudran Gurukkal, the lone male descendant of the Chathothu family. The family represents the Yogi community, in which Lord Shiva is believed to have been born. Rudran is haunted by and hostage to his destiny. This forms the crux of the story. [2]

Cast

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References

  1. Saraswathy Nagarajan (11 March 2011). "Mr. Reliable of Mollywood". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  2. R. Nair, Unni (11 March 2011). ""Karmayogi: Hamlet retold"". Screen India . Archived from the original on 10 September 2012.
  3. "Padmini Kolhapure in V. K. Prakash's Karmayogi". Nowrunning.com. 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  4. "A slice of Kerala". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.