Akale

Akale

Directed by	Shyamaprasad
Produced by	Tom George Kolath
Written by	Tennessee Williams
Starring	Prithviraj Sheela Geetu Mohandas Tom George Kolath
Music by	M Jayachandran
Cinematography	S. Kumar
Edited by	Vinod Sukumaran
Release dates	Template:Film dates
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Akale is a 2004 Malayalam film by Shyamaprasad, inspired by the American classic play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. The movie stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sheela, Geetu Mohandas and Tom George Kolath in lead roles.

Plot

The film is the story about an Anglo-Indian family who lives in Kerala. Neil (Prithviraj Sukumaran) is a disturbed youth working as a clerk in a factory for low wages. His intention is to become a writer. He lives with his mother (Sheela) and sister (Geetu Mohandas). His father was a Portuguese sailor who left the family when the children were very young. Rose, his sister is slightly handicapped and because of this, she is always in her shell. She is very much interested in glass figurines. Margret, Neil's mother hates his care-free attitude towards life and his late-night movies. She is a very possessive mother and she is always worried about the future of her daughter. One day Neil invites his co-worker Freddy (Tom George Kolath) for a dinner at his home. Neil's mother and daughter thinks that Freddy will get interested in Rose and they can marry her off but their dreams get crushed when they comes to know that Freddie is already engaged and Rose passes away years later.

Cast

Prithviraj as Neil D'Costa
Sheela as Margaret D'Costa
Geetu Mohandas as Rose D'Costa
Tom George Kolath as Fredy Evans
Mithun Ramesh voice for tom George

Crew

Direction : Shyamaprasad
Director of Photography : S. Kumar
Art Director : Raja Unnithan
Costumes : Cukku Parameswaran
Make up : Joe Koratty
Music: M. Jayachandran
Sound : Harikumar
Editing : Vinod Sukumaran
Produced by Tom George Kolath
Distributed by Kolath Films

AWARDS

National Film Awards 2004

Kerala state film awards 2004

Best film
Best Actress-Geethu Mohandas
Best direction-Shyamaprasad
Best Cinematographer-s kumar
Second Best actress-Sheela
Best Art Direction-RajaUnnithan

Mathrubhumi, Medimix film awards

best character Actress-Geethu mohandas
Special jury award-shyamaprasad

Filmfare Awards south

Best Actress-Geethu mohandas

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 9 songs, all composed by M. Jayachandran and Lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Aaraarumariyaathe"	P. Jayachandran
2	"Akale"	K. S. Chitra
3	"Akale Akale"	Kartik
4	"Nee Januvariyil Viriyumo (Rose Blue Rose)"	Sujatha Mohan, G. Venugopal
5	"Nira Sandhya Nizhal Sandhye"	Ganga
6	"Pinneyumetho"	M. Jayachandran
7	"Pranayini njaan"	M. G. Sreekumar
8	"Pravukal"	Chinmayi Sripada
9	"Shaaronile Shishirame"	Preetha Kannan, Vidhu Prathap

External links

Akale at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Shyamaprasad

Kallu Kondoru Pennu (1998) Agnisakshi (1999) Bokshu the Myth (2002) Akale (2004) Ore Kadal (2007) Ritu (2009) Elektra (2010) Arike (2012) English (2013) Artist (2013) Ivide (2015)

Kerala State Film Award for Best Film

1969-1979	Kumara Sambhavam (1969) Olavum Theeravum (1970) Sarasayya (1971) Panitheeratha Veedu (1972) Nirmalyam (1973) Uttarayanam (1974) Swapnadanam (1975) Manimuzhakkam (1976) Kodiyettam (1977) Ashwathama and Bandhanam (1978) Esthappan (1979)

1980-1989	Oppol (1980) Elippathayam (1981) Marmaram and Yavanika (1982) Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku (1983) Mukhamukham (1984) Chidambaram (1985) Oridathu (1986) Purushartham (1987) Ore Thooval Pakshikal (1988) Vadakkunokkiyantram (1989)

1990-1999	Vasthuhara (1990) Kadavu (1991) Daivathinte Vikrithikal (1992) Vidheyan (1993) Parinayam (1994) Kazhakam (1995) No Award (1996) Bhoothakkannadi (1997) Agnisakshi (1998) Karunam (1999)

2000-2009	Sayahnam (2000) Sesham (2001) Bhavam (2002) Margam (2003) Akale (2004) Thanmathra (2005) Drishtantham (2006) Atayalangal (2007) Oru Pennum Randaanum (2008) Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (2009)

2010-present	Adaminte Makan Abu (2010) Indian Rupee (2011) Celluloid (2012) CR No: 89 (2013) Ottal (2014)

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam

1954–1960

Neelakuyil (1954) No Award (1955) No Award (1956) Padatha Painkili (1957) No Award (1958) No Award(1959) No Award (1960)

Certificate of Merit	Snehaseema (1954) No Award (1955) No Award (1956) No Award (1957) Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu and Randidangazhi (1958) Chathurangam (1959) No Award (1960)

1961–1980

Mudiyanaya Puthran (1961) No Award (1962) Ninamaninja Kalpadukal (1963) Aadyakiranangal (1964) Kavyamela (1965) Kunjali Marakkar (1966) Anweshichu Kandethiyilla (1967) Adhyapika (1968) Adimakal (1969) Ezhuthatha Katha (1970) Karakanakkadal (1971) Panitheeratha Veedu (1972) Gayathri (1973) Uttarayanam (1974) Swapnadanam (1975) Manimuzhakkam (1976) Kodiyettam (1977) Thampu (1978) Peruvazhiyambalam (1979) Yagam (1980)

Certificate of Merit	Kandam Becha Kottu and Sabarimala Ayyappan (1961) Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi and Kalpadukal (1962) Doctor and Kalayum Kaminiyum (1963) Kudumbini (1964) Odayil Ninnu and Murappennu (1965) Discontinued after 1965

1981–2000

2001–present

Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie (1944)

Characters	Tom Wingfield Amanda Wingfield Laura Wingfield Jim O'Connor

Performances	The Glass Menagerie (1950 film) The Glass Menagerie (1966 TV movie) The Glass Menagerie (1973 TV movie) The Glass Menagerie (1987 film)

Adaptations	Akale (2004 Malayalam film) Here Without Me (2010 Iranian film)

Related	Portrait of a Girl in Glass "The Catastrophe of Success"

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