Netaji (/neɪθɑːdʒɪ/) is a 2019 Indian film made in Irula language directed by Vijeesh Mani and produced by Johny Kuruvila. The film stars Gokulam Gopalan in his first title role along with Master Alok and others. The film has M. J. Radhakrishnan as cinematographer and Harikumar Madhavan Nair as sound designer. The film was shot at Attappadi.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Netaji | |
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| Directed by | Vijeesh Mani |
| Written by | Vijeesh Mani (Story) U.PrasannaKumar (Screen play) |
| Produced by | Johny Kuruvila Vijeesh Mani |
| Starring | Gokulam Gopalan Master Alok Roji P. Kurian RajeshB Ashly Boban Issac Pattanipparambil |
| Cinematography | M. J. Radhakrishnan |
| Edited by | Raahul ClubDe |
| Music by | Jubair Muhammed |
Production companies | Johny International Group of Companies Anaswara Charitable Trust |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Irula |
Netaji is officially India's first Irula language film,[7] and the film won Guinness award for the first tribal language film.[8][9][10] The film was also selected in the Indian Panorama section of IFFI Goa, 2019[11][12][13] as well as Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020.[14]
Summary
editNetaji is the story of Virat (Master Alok) and his Grandfather Netaji Gopalakrishnan, who was with Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army. Virat, a city based kid comes to stay with his grandfather, now staying with Irula tribe.
Cast
edit- Gokulam Gopalan - Netaji Gopalakrishnan
- Master Alok - Virat
- Roji P. Kurian - Roji
- RajeshB - Maari
- Ashly Boban - Sarayu
- Baby Siyamol - Valli
- Issac Pattanipparambil - Gandhiyan Kumaran
- Prasannan Pillai - IB Officer
- Felix Kuruvila - Rahul
- Murali Mattummal - Vaidhyar
- Aakash Boban - Aakash
- Sharafudeen - Siddharth
- Asmin - Meena
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Jubair Muhammed and the lyrics were written by Dr. Prashanth Krishna.
- Namath Naadu Solai Naadu... - Jubair Mohammed (Singer)
- Va......Vayi.....Ya...Vai aggae.. - Adv. Gayathri R Nair (Singer)
- Swaelae...... Swaelae... - Varsha Renjith (Singer)
Accolades
edit| Year | Festival | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Guinness record for Tribal language film | Guinness record [15] |
| 2019 | International Film Festival of India, Goa | Official Selection [16] |
| 2019 | Siliguri International Film Festival | Official Selection |
| 2019 | Chennai International Film Festival | Official Selection |
| 2020 | Bengaluru International Film Festival | Official Selection [14] |
| 2020 | Kolhapur International Film Festival | Official Selection |
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