Prakasan

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Prakasan
Directed byBash Mohammed
Written byRajeev Nair
Produced byFeelreel Films and
Overlap films
StarringDinesh Prabhakar
Laya Krishna
Indrans
Saiju Kurup
Maala Parvathi
Nandan Challissery
Subeesh Sudhi
CinematographyPappinu
Edited byManoj & Reza Serkaniean
Music byBijibal
Running time
84 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Prakasan is a 2017 Malayalam drama movie directed by Bash Mohammed. It was screened at Mumbai Film Festival. The film was selected for Discovery India section at the Mumbai International Film Festival (MAM). [1] The movie is set to screen at MOMI festival. [2]

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Plot

The movie depicts the life of a tribal youth named Prakasan who lives with his mother and sister in Chamakundy, Kerala. He dreams of having a job in a city, which comes true. Prakasan's designated job is a health care worker which includes locating prostitutes to distribute condoms and spread awareness. He finds it hard to wrap his head around this in a fast-paced life. [3] [4]

Cast

Reception

"Bash tries to juxtapose two different lifestyles and portray the dilemma in the protagonist's heart, bringing a lot of joy and emotion to the film." - Suparna Thombare [6]

The Hollywood Reporter applauded the film for its broad humor. Especially the technical work, editing and cinematography of the film for making a sophisticated work within the tight budget. [5]

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