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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Akasathinte Niram<br />
| image = AkashathinteNiram.jpg<br />
| alt = <!-- see WP:ALT --><br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = Dr. Biju<br />
| producer = K. Anil Kumar<br />
| writer = Dr. Biju<br />
| starring = [[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]]<br>[[Nedumudi Venu]]<br>[[Amala Paul]]<br>[[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]<br>Anoop Chandran<br>Master Govardhan<br />
| music = [[Isaac Thomas Kottukapally]]<br />
| cinematography = [[M. J. Radhakrishnan]]<br />
| editing = [[Manoj (film editor)|Manoj]]<br />
| distributor =[[Kalasangham Films]]<br />
| released = {{film date|2012|6||Shanghai International Film Festival}}<br />
| runtime = 117 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
'''''Akasathinte Niram''''' (English: The ''Colour of Sky'') is a 2012 [[Malayalam]] film written and directed by Dr. Biju.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/68356.html |title=Dr Biju with 'Aakashathinte Niram'|publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=6 July 2011 |accessdate=5 August 2012}}</ref> The film was shot entirely on the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] with a cast that includes [[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Amala Paul]] and [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/69537.html |title=Amala Paul lands into Mollywood|publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=8 August 2011 |accessdate=5 August 2012}}</ref> The film revolves around a burglar who is trapped on a scarcely populated island and his getting to understand how nature blends with life. It premiered at the [[Shanghai International Film Festival]] in June 2012. It was subsequently screened at various film festivals where it received several honours.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
A 60-year-old man lives on a pristine, isolated island. He visits the nearby harbour in a motor boat once a month to sell handicrafts. A young burglar keeps tabs on him and one day jumps onto the motor boat and demands money. The old man remains calm and takes the motor boat towards his island where the young man remains trapped. He meets the people who live with the old man, a 7-year-old boy, a 20-year-old deaf and mute lady and a middle-aged man with a stammer. The intruder confronts rare life situations for the first time. His concept about life changes as he understands how nature blends with life.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]] as the Young man<br />
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as the Old man<br />
* [[Amala Paul]] as the Young Lady<br />
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] as Doctor<br />
* Anoop Chandran as Helper<br />
* Master Govardhan as Boy<br />
* [[Indrans]] as Helper<br />
* V. K. Sreeraman as Writer<br />
* Geetha Salaam as Worker<br />
* C. J. Kuttappan as Singer<br />
* Biju John as Painter<br />
* Shaji Sharma as the Man on wheelchair<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was produced by K. Anil Kumar under the banner of Ambalakkara Global Films. Isaac Thomas Kottukappally composed the background score while the songs are composed by [[Ravindra Jain]] and sung by [[K. J. Yesudas]] and others. M. J. Radhakrishnan, who had cranked camera for Dr. Biju's earlier films, Location sync sound and sound design is by Jayadevan Chakkadath while Pramod Thomas handles the sound mixing. Bindu Sajan was assistant director. The film's production design was by Santosh Raman.<ref name=Release>Sangeeta (19 July 2012). [https://archive.today/20130204014619/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3657464.ece "The sea inside"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref><br />
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The film was entirely shot on a tiny island Neil, located 40 kilometers to the south of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]]. A wooden shore house was set for the film.<ref name=Release/><br />
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==Release==<br />
The world premiere of the film was at the [[Shanghai International Film Festival]] on 19 June 2012. The film was an official selection in the International Competition section for the prestigious Golden Goblet award. This was the first Malayalam film compete for the Golden Goblet award at Shanghai.<ref name=SIFF>Saraswathy Nagarajan (25 May 2012). [http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3455752.ece "Shanghai beckons"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref> The film released in theatres in India on 20 July 2012.<ref name=Release/> It was also released in the US in the first week of November.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130126045113/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-14/news-and-interviews/34432402_1_film-festivals-art-films-panorama-section "Will M’wood make it to the Oscars?"]. ''The Times of India''. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref><br />
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===Festival screenings===<br />
The film was an official selection for the following film festivals:<br />
* June 2012: 15th [[Shanghai International Film Festival]] (China) - International Competition section.<br />
* September 2012: 8th Eurasia International Film Festival (Almaty, Kazakhstan) - International Competition section.<br />
* October 2012: 48th [[Chicago International Film Festival]] (USA)<br />
* October 2012: South Asian Film Festival (Vancouver, Canada)<br />
* November 2012: [[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival]] (Estonia)<br />
* November 2012: 43rd [[International Film Festival of India]] (India) - Indian Panorama section.<ref>[http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/citytimes/2012/October/citytimes_October189.xml&section=citytimes "A Panorama of choice"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020100726/http://khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fcitytimes%2F2012%2FOctober%2Fcitytimes_October189.xml&section=citytimes |date=20 October 2012 }}. ''Khaleej Times''. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.</ref><br />
* November 2012: 18th [[Kolkata International Film Festival]] (India)<br />
* December 2012: [[Bangalore International Film Festival]] - Asian competition section<br />
* December 2012: 17th [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] (India)<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/seven-malayalam-filmsin-iffk-feature-section/article4159611.ece "Seven Malayalam films in IFFK feature section"]. ''The Hindu''. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref><br />
* January 2013: 11th [[Pune International Film Festival]] (India)<br />
* February 2013: 31st [[Fajr International Film Festival]] (Iran) - International Competition section.<br />
* April 2013: 14th [[Jeonju International Film Festival]] (South Korea) - Incredible India section.<br />
* May 2013: 12th [[Imagine India Film Festival]] (Madrid, Spain) - Competition section.<br />
* May 2013: 13th [[New York Indian Film Festival]] (USA).<br />
* July 2013: 10th [[Stuttgart Indian Film Festival]] (Germany).<br />
* September 2013: 4th [[Jagran film festival]] (India) - Official competition<br />
* October 2013: 8th [[Seattle South Asian Film Festival]] (USA).<br />
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==Reception==<br />
===Critical response===<br />
Paresh C. Palicha of [[Rediff.com]] wrote a positive review and gave a 3/5 rating. The reviewer said, "This somewhat meditative treatment runs the risk of distancing the viewer. One can see the influence of the Japanese master Akira Kurosawa's ''Dreams'' and South Korean director Kim Ki Duk's ''Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter''... and ''Spring'' here. One can also see that leaving the characters nameless is becoming Dr Biju's stamp: every character was nameless in his previous film ''Veettilekkulla Vazhi''. In the end, we can say that this visually grand film is meditative in nature and silently attractive."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-akashathinte-niram/20120723.htm |title=Review: Akashathinte Niram is silently attractive - Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=2012-07-23 |accessdate=2012-08-05}}</ref><br />
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C. Sujit Chandra Kumar of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' gave the film four stars in a scale of five.<ref>{{cite news|author=C. Sujit Chandra Kumar |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/movie-reviews/akashathinte-niram-review-chekhov-effect-fore-691 |title=Akashathinte Niram review: Chekhov effect to the fore |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=22 July 2012 |accessdate=5 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730053551/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/movie-reviews/akashathinte-niram-review-chekhov-effect-fore-691 |archivedate=30 July 2012 }}</ref><br />
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Metromatinee.com also published a positive write-up which reads: "If you miss this, you will miss a good color of Malayalam film."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/Review/Aakashathinte%20Niram%20Review-188-1|title=Aakashathinte Niram Malayalam Movie Review|publisher=Metromatinee.com|date=12 July 2012|accessdate=5 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730103448/http://www.metromatinee.com/Review/Aakashathinte%20Niram%20Review-188-1|archive-date=30 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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However, Aswin Kumar of ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote an average review and gave a 2/5 rating and said, "The sequences, in spite of their moving visuals, seldom linger in the viewer's mind. They don't leave anything behind."<ref>{{cite news|author=Aswin Kumar |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/movie-reviews/Akashathinte-Niram/movie-review/15089625.cms |title=Akashathinte Niram movie review|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=5 August 2012}}</ref><br />
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===Awards===<br />
The film has received the following honours:<br />
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; [[New York Indian Film Festival]]<br />
* 2013: Best Screenplay - Dr. Biju<ref>Jim Luce (25 May 2013). [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/blackberry/p.html?id=3337037 "NY Indian American Film Festival Triumphant in 13th Year"]. ''[[Huffington Post]]''. Retrieved 26 May 2013.</ref><br />
; [[Imagine India Film Festival]]<br />
* 2013: Best Music - Issac Thomas Kottukappally<br />
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; [[Kerala State Film Awards]]<br />
* 2011: [[Kerala State Film Award for Special Jury Award]] - Dr. Biju<br />
* 2011: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography]]<br />
* 2011: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Processing Lab]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.colorofskymovie.com/}}<br />
* {{IMDb title|2190175|Color of Sky}}<br />
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