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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Bhayanakam<br />
| image = Bhayanakam.jpg<br />
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| director = [[Jayaraj]]<br />
| producer = Sureshkumar Muttath<br />
| screenplay = Jayaraj<br />
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Kayar|Coir]]'' (1978) |Takazhy Sivasankara Pillai|}}<br />
| starring = [[Renji Panicker]]<br />[[Asha Sarath]]<br />
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| music = Ambi & Bindu Subramaniam<br />Vaisakh Somnath (background score)<br />[[M. K. Arjunan]] (music)<br />
| cinematography = [[Nikhil S. Praveen]]<br />
| editing = Jinu Sobha<br />Afsal A. M<br />
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes/no|2018|07|20|India}}<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
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'''''Bhayanakam''''' (English: '''''Fearsome''''') is a 2018 Indian [[Malayalam|Malayalam–language]] [[period drama]] [[war film]] directed by [[Jayaraj]], produced by Sureshkumar Muttath, and stars writer-turned-actor [[Renji Panicker]] and [[Asha Sarath]]. The film is an adaptation of two chapters from [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai|Takazhy Sivasankara Pillai]]'s epic Malayalam novel ''[[Kayar|Coir]]'' (1978).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/jayaraj-basking-in-hat-trick-glory/article23534718.ece |title=Jayaraj basking in hat-trick glory |first=P. K. |last=Ajith Kumar |date=14 April 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> The production design for the film was carried out by artist K. M. V. Namboothiri.<ref name="autogenerated2" /> The film is the sixth movie in director Jayaraj's "Navarasa Series".<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/bhayanakam/movie-review/64764122.cms Bhayanakam Movie Review {4/5}: A stunningly crafted poetic story of a postman and a land that is stricken by the fear of death<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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The story is set in [[Kuttanad]] and its backwaters in central Kerala during the [[World War II]] and revolves around a postman, who delivers [[money order]]s at homes of those who have joined the army. When the war intensifies, he starts bringing in telegrams declaring people dead and he slowly becomes an omen of death.<ref name=Scroll1>Anubha George (14 April 2018). [https://scroll.in/reel/875621/the-ultimate-fear-is-the-fear-of-war-national-film-award-winner-jayaraj-on-bhayanakam "‘The ultimate fear is the fear of war: National Film Award winner Jayaraj on 'Bhayanakam'"]. Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref> The film was praised by the critics for acting performance of the lead (Panicker), the production design, and cinematography.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bhayanakam-review-this-postman-delivers/article24484666.ece |title='Bhayanakam' review: This postman delivers |first=P. K. |last=Ajith Kumar |date=21 July 2018 |orig-date=21 July 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1" /> ''The Times of India'', giving a rating of four starts out of five, called the film "a stunningly crafted poetic story of a postman and a land that is stricken by the fear of death".<ref name=autogenerated1 /><br />
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The film won three awards—[[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] (Jayaraj) and [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Nikhil S. Praveen]])—at the 2018 [[National Film Awards]].<ref name="National">Elizabeth Thomas (14 April 2018).[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/140418/jayaraj-does-it-again.html "Jayaraj does it again"]. ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]''. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref> The film also won [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] ([[M. K. Arjunan]]) and Best Colourist at the 2018 [[Kerala State Film Award]]s.<ref name="arjunan">[http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/mar/09/kerala-state-awards-the-master-composer-is-rewarded-after-50-years-1784224.html "Kerala State Awards: The master composer is rewarded... after 50 years!"]. ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref><ref>Deepa Soman (8 March 2018). [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-have-never-bothered-much-about-awards-m-k-arjunan-best-composer-bhayanakam/articleshow/63216960.cms "I have never bothered much about awards: M K Arjunan, Best composer (Bhayanakam)"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Renji Panicker]] as the postman — handicapped in World War I. "A role in which Renji Panicker comes up with probably the finest performance of his recently launched acting career", wrote the ''Hindu'' newspaper.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><br />
* [[Asha Sarath]] as Gouri Kunjamma, in whose house the postman lives and whose two sons are in the Army.<br />
* Gireesh Sopanam<br />
* Vavachan<br />
* Kumarakaom Vasudevan<br />
* Sabitha Jayaraj<br />
*Vaishnavi Venugopal<br />
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==Awards==<br />
;[[65th National Film Awards|National Film Awards 2018]]<ref name="National"/><br />
* [[National Film Award for Best Director]] – Jayaraj<br />
* [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|National Film Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]] – Jayaraj<br />
* [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] – Nikhil S. Praveen<br />
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;[[Kerala State Film Awards]] 2018<ref name="arjunan"/><br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – M. K. Arjunan<br />
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;[[Beijing International Film Festival]] 2019<ref name="beijing">{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-film-bhayanakam-wins-best-cinematography-award-beijing-international-film-festival-5686532/|title=Malayalam film Bhayanakam wins best cinematography award at Beijing International Film Festival|date=21 April 2019|publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref><br />
* Best Cinematography – Nikhil S. Praveen<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* Bhayanakam Review – ''Malayala Manorama'' [https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2018/07/20/bhayanakam-review-revisiting-a-classic-in-style.html]<br />
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