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{{Infobox film
| name = Ayaal
| image = Ayaal - 2013 Malayalam Movie Poster.jpg
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| director = [[Suresh Unnithan]]
| producer = Madhusoodanan Mavelikara M. T. Dileep Kumar
| writer = K. Ampady
| starring = [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] [[Ineya]] Lakshmi Sarma
| music = [[Mohan Sitara]] Somashekharan Unnitan MG Anil
| cinematography = [[Sujith Vasudev]]
| editing = Sobin K Soman
| studio = Seashell Movies Elements Vision
| distributor = Seashell Movies Release
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|6|28}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
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'''''Ayaal''''' is a 2013 Malayalam film directed by [[Suresh Unnithan]]. [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Lena (actress)|Lena]], [[Ineya]] and Lakshmi Sharma play the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-23/news-and-interviews/39474880_1_heroines-lal-suresh-unnithan|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629123236/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-23/news-and-interviews/39474880_1_heroines-lal-suresh-unnithan|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-29|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Lal to romance three heroines}}</ref> The story, screenplay and dialogue of the film is written by Dr. K. Ampady.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-malayali-connection/article4676765.ece|title=The Malayali connection|author=Nita Sathyendran|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref name="athiram.">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shot-cuts-debut-of-a-veteran/article4721176.ece|title=Shot Cuts: Debut of a veteran|author=Athira M.|work=The Hindu}}</ref> The film is produced by Madhusoodanan Mavelikara (Seashell Movies) and M. T. Dileep Kumar (Elements Vision).<ref name="indiaglitz.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/93841.html|title=Lal in two releases this month|publisher=}}</ref> The cinematography is by Sujith Vasudev. ''Ayaal'' was earlier titled ''Nagabandham''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130330122547/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-27/news-and-interviews/38041034_1_omegaexe-ineya-nagabandham ]</ref> The film released on 28 June 2013.<ref name="indiaglitz.com"/><ref name="athiram."/>

''Ayaal'' is a story of intense human relations. It’s a story of a man who effortlessly floated along the [[estuary|estuaries]] of time, the back waters of Vembanad. If love is the flowering of one’s own heart, can it have a direction? Is it Scalar (direction less). This is an uncomfortable question raised by him, the protagonist, Guru Dasan. The film problematizes the conventional fabric of human relations, its rules and its sanctity.<ref name="athiram.1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/tangled-in-tradition/article4765902.ece|title=Tangled in tradition|author=Athira M.|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Decoding-myth-and-morality/2013/06/27/article1654398.ece|title=Decoding myth and morality|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Set in late 1950s, the film uses the symbols of Serpentine Worship and socio-political rebellions during that period of time to create an ambience for storytelling. The protagonist Dasan is a practicing Pulluvan, who has an aura of ascribed divinity around him. He has two wives, Janaki and Chakara. Janaki’s love with Dasan is platonic, but Chakara true to her name is possessive. Dasan along the course of time becomes passionate with Devaki Antharjanam, the wife of the village landlord as well. Be it wine, women or smoke, Dasan has no restrictions. His mastery over the profession was unparalleled. Due to the ascribed divinity around him, he is unquestioned. But not for too long. Something happens which makes his life topsy-turvy! The event also brings out the tenacity and quality of relations he had.
The film depicts the various shades of love and problematizes the conventional concepts around it. It is also an attempt to transcend the definitions of love and to explore the flowering of bonds which are more deep rooted than love. What do we call it?

==Cast==
* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as Gurudasan
* [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] as Devaki Antharjanam<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-13/news-and-interviews/39926265_1_lena-three-women-bold-scenes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618173630/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-13/news-and-interviews/39926265_1_lena-three-women-bold-scenes|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-18|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Lena goes bold in Ayal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/lena-was-comfortable-doing-intimate-scenes-ayal-photos-111899.html|title=Photos: Lena was comfortable doing intimate scenes in Ayal|work=www.filmibeat.com}}</ref>
* [[Ineya]] as Chakara
* [[Lakshmi Sharma]] as Janaki
* V. Venu as Pravarthiyar Thirumeni
* Master Dhananjayan as Ananthan
* [[Kalasala Babu]] as Vaasu Kaniyar
* [[Sukumari]]
* [[Indrans]]
* [[Mamukkoya]]
* Chembil Ashokan
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]
* [[Seema G. Nair]]
* [[Nisha Sarang]]
* [[Rajeev Parameshwar]]

==Awards==
* 2013 : [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Drishyam-Bags-Kerala-Film-Critics-Association-Awards/2014/01/30/article2027269.ece|title='Drishyam' Bags Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> - Second Best film
* 2013 : [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Drishyam-Bags-Kerala-Film-Critics-{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Association-Awards/2014/01/30/article2027269.ece</ref> - Best Editor- Sobin K Soman
* 2013 : [[Lal]] - [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]]<ref name="manoramaonline.com">{{cite web|url=http://gulf.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/gulfContentView.do?contentId=16656760&programId=6722777&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=15|title=Gulf|work=ManoramaOnline}}</ref>
* 2013 : [[Suresh Unnithan]] - [[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention]]<ref name="manoramaonline.com"/>
* 2013 : Sujith Vaasudev - [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography]]<ref name="manoramaonline.com"/>
* 2013 : [[Sreeja Ravi]] - [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist]]<ref name="manoramaonline.com"/>

==Music==
The music was done by [[Mohan Sitara]], Somashekharan Unnitan and MG Anil.<ref name="athiram.1"/> The songs are sung by [[P. Jayachandran|Jayachandran]], [[Shweta Mohan]], [[Vijay Yesudas]] and [[Anuradha Sriram]]. The film has five songs. The lyrics were by Devadas (famous for Kattukurinju poovum kondu) and MT Pradeep Kumar.

==References==
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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2013 films]]

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