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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = 1956, Central Travancore<br />
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| director = [[Don Palathara]]<br />
| writer = Don Palathara<br />
| screenplay = Don Palathara<br />
| producer = Abhilash S. Kumar<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Assif Yogi<br />
* Jain Andrews<br />
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| cinematography = Alex Joseph<br />
| editing = Don Palathara<br />
| music = Basil CJ<br />
| studio = Artbeat Studios<br />
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|09||Busan}}<br />
| runtime = 95 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
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'''''1956, Central Travancore''''' (Malayalam: 1956) is a 2019 Malayalam-language [[Historical drama|period drama film]] written, directed and edited by [[Don Palathara]] and produced by Abhilash S. Kumar under Artbeat studios.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Don Palathara's two upcoming films selected for 25th IFFK |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/dec/25/don-palatharas-two-upcoming-films-selected-for-25th-iffk-2240748.html |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Character depth is rare in Indian festival films: Don Palathara |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/oct/10/character-depth-is-rare-in-indian-festival-filmsdon-palathara-2208183.html |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |date=2019-11-05 |title=Don Palathara's period movie selected for Film Bazaar |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/don-palatharas-period-movie-selected-for-film-bazaar/article29891251.ece |access-date=2022-05-09 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The film stars Assif Yogi, Jain Andrews, Krishnan Balakrishnan and [[Kani Kusruti]] in lead roles. It features a musical score by Basil CJ. Cinematography was handled by Alex Joseph.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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The film is Palathara's third feature-length movie, after ''[[Savam]]'' and ''Vith''. The film was originally titled ''Kattupothu (Wild Buffalo)''. The film is shot in black and white, like most of Palathara's films. The film made its international premier at the [[Busan International Film Festival]], in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Don Palathara's period film 1956, Central Travancore to premiere at Moscow International Film Festival - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/don-palatharas-period-film-1956-central-travancore-to-premiere-at-moscow-international-film-festival/articleshow/77804710.cms |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=The Times of India }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Praveen |first=S. r |date=2020-08-28 |title=Malayalam film chosen for Moscow film fete |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malayalam-film-chosen-for-moscow-film-fete/article32466705.ece |access-date=2022-05-09 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2019-10-06 |title=India's Artbeat Studios Launches at Busan With 'Travancore' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/asia/india-artbeat-studios-launches-with-travancore-1203360675/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Variety }}</ref> Then at the [[Moscow International Film Festival|42nd Moscow International Film Festival]], on 5 October 2020.The film made its Indian premiere at the 25th [[International Film Festival of Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFFK 2021: Don Palathara's 1956, Central Travancore is a revisionist adventure |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/feb/19/iffk-2021-don-palatharas-1956-central-travancore-is-a-revisionist-adventure-2265827.html |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> It won the 2020 [[John Abraham Award for Best Malayalam Film]].<ref>{{cite news |title=FFSI’s John Abraham awards announced |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ffsis-john-abraham-awards-announced/article65600087.ece |access-date=27 January 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=4 July 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Set in 1956, the film takes place against the backdrop of the early migration to Ihad takenukki, before Kerala's land reforms take place. The film is set in the high ranges of Central Travancore, a vast landscape then largely uninhabited by humans. The main protagonists of the story are two brothers, Kora and Onan, from Kottayam, Kerala. They set out with a group of men to hunt [[gaur]]. The film portrays their journey.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* Assif Yogi as Kora<br />
* Jain Andrews as Onan<br />
* Krishnan Balakrishnan as Karadikkela<br />
* [[Kani Kusruti]] as Kela's wife<br />
* Shaun Romy as Apparition<br />
* Balu Sreedhar as Babu<br />
* [[Kenshin (Actor)|Kenshin]] (credited as Aamir) as Thommi<br />
* Muraleedharan Raveendran as Devassya<br />
* Pradeep Kumar as Thoma<br />
* Reju Pillai as Vijayan<br />
* Sameen Salim as Sojan<br />
* Kurian George as Outhakkutty<br />
* Joseph Chilamban as Avira<br />
* Sherin Catherine as Performer<br />
* Jicky Paul as Performer<br />
* Jojo George as Doctor<br />
* Byju Netto as Police sub inspector<br />
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== Participation in film festivals ==<br />
In 2019, the film launched at the [[Busan International Film Festival]] in South Korea, and was also shown at the Film Bazaar Viewing Room Recommendations section, at the [[International Film Festival of India]], held in [[Goa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1956, Central Travancore heads to Goa |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/nov/20/1956-central-travancore-heads-to-goa-2064060.html |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> ''1956, Central Travancore'' also premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival in October 2020, in the non-competitive section. It is one of two Malayalam language films to be screened at the festival, the other being ''[[Biriyaani|Biryaani]]'', directed by [[Sajin Babu]]. The festival was postponed from April in the same year due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the pandemic travel restrictions, the cast and crew will not be present at the festival, but there will a virtual interaction with the director after the screening. In an introduction to the film, [[Kirill Razlogov|Kirill Razlagov]], the programming director of the festival, remarks that the film is evocative of the "deep-rooted spiritual connections between India and Russia."<ref>{{Cite web |title='1956, Central Travancore', Malayalam film on early migrants to Idukki, heads to MIFF |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/09/21/1956-central-travancore-malayalam-film-early-migrants-idukki-heads-to-miff.html |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=The Week }}</ref><br />
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==Home media==<br />
The film was released on streaming platform [[Mubi (streaming service)|MUBI]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:2019 films]]<br />
[[Category:2019 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s historical drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian historical drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]</div>Ajay Kumar