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{{Infobox film
| name = Kadhavaseshan
| image = Kathavasheshan.jpg
| image_size =
| writer = [[T. V. Chandran]]
| starring = [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<br />[[Jyothirmayi]]
| director = [[T. V. Chandran]]
| producer = [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<br>Anoop
|music = [[M. Jayachandran]]<br>[[Isaac Thomas Kottukapally]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/music-composer-isaac-thomas-kottukapally-passes-away-1.5450250|title = Music composer Isaac Thomas Kottukapally passes away}}</ref> (BGM)
|cinematography = K.G. Jayan
|editing = [[V. P. Krishnakumar]]
|distributor = [[Kalasangham Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2004|11|11}}
|studio = [[Graand Production]]
|country = India
| runtime = 120 minutes
| language = [[Malayalam]]
}}

'''''Kadhavaseshan''''' ({{lang-en|The Deceased}}) is a 2004 [[Malayalam]] [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[drama]] film written and directed by [[T. V. Chandran]], starring [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] and [[Jyothirmayi]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1842/malayalam/kathavasheshan/review.htm|title=Kathavasheshan Malayalam movie Review|date=11 November 2014|accessdate=12 September 2011|first=KT|last=Thomas|work=nowrunning}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kathavaseshan-review-malayalam-pclvDJcbhigjh.html|title = Kathavaseshan}}</ref> Veteran [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] actress [[Gita Dey]] made a special appearance. It was the first movie in the [[2002 Gujarat riots|2002 Gujarat Riots]] trilogy by the director, the second one being [[Vilapangalkkappuram]] and the third and final one being [[Bhoomiyude Avakashikal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/all-things-bright-and-beautiful/article3965306.ece |title=All things bright and beautiful ... |date=4 October 2012 |access-date=28 October 2012 |author=C. S. Venkiteswaran |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008043654/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/all-things-bright-and-beautiful/article3965306.ece |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=TOIarticle>{{cite news|author=Ammu Zachariah|date=9 August 2012|title=A movie for the real inheritors of earth|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-09/news-and-interviews/33101927_1_gujarat-riots-malayalam-film-t-v-chandran|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215032108/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-09/news-and-interviews/33101927_1_gujarat-riots-malayalam-film-t-v-chandran|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[Indiatimes|Indiatimes.com]]|accessdate=28 October 2012}}</ref> The narratives of all these films begin on the same day, 28 February 2002, that is, on the day after the [[Godhra train burning]] in [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/283309/#storycontent|title=ഇവിടെ എന്ത് മാറ്റം?|language=ml|newspaper=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=30 June 2012|accessdate=30 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630120040/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/283309/#storycontent|archive-date=30 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was released on November 11 on the Eve of [[Diwali]].

==Plot==
Gopinathan Menon ([[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]), an engineer, is found dead in his flat. Renuka ([[Jyothirmayi]]), his fiancee, wants to know the cause of his death. Hence, she decides to investigate the case, unravelling his last days through the perspective of people he interacted with. Finally she understands that Gopi committed suicide out of the shame of being alive in such a merciless society.

==Cast==
*[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Gopinathan Menon {{a.k.a.}} Gopi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/20-best-malayalam-film-performances-of-the-past-two-decades/amp_articleshow/80131679.cms|title=20 Best Malayalam film performances of the past two decades|date=6 January 2021|accessdate=21 April 2021|language=en|website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>
*[[Jyothirmayi]] as Renuka
*[[Pandiarajan]] as Kathavarayan
*[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Janardhanan
*[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Police Inspector
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardanan]] as Veerabhadran Nair/Kuttammavan
*[[Salim Kumar]] as Renuka's brother-in-law
*[[Indrans]] as Thief Thorappan Vasu<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/interview/-i-have-lamented-over-my-figure-indrans-indrans-aalorukkam-state-award-for-the-best-actor-in-2018-ottanthullal-malayalam-cinema-1.2665553|title="I have lamented over my figure" - Indrans}}</ref>
*[[Bindu Panikkar]] as Gopi's sister
*[[Gita Dey]] as old Bengali lady
*[[Ambika Mohan]] as Renuka's mother
*[[Nithya Das]] as Sreedevi
*[[Stephy Leon]] as Nazeem
*[[Shivaji (Malayalam actor)|Shivaji]]
*[[Lekshmi Krishnamoorthy]] as Gopi's mother
*[[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] as Gopi's colleague
*[[Nisha Sarang]] as Police Inspector's wife
*[[Babu Annur]]
*[[Manikandan Pattambi]]
*Vijayan Peringode<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/actor-vijayan-peringode-passes-away-kerala-1.2831834|title=Actor Vijayan Peringode passes away}}</ref>
*Ashok Vishwanathan
*Kalabhavan Prajod

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film]]
|''Kadhavaseshan''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay]]
| ''[[T. V. Chandran]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director]]
| ''[[M Jayachandran]]''
| {{won}}
|}

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name= Kathavasheshan
|type = soundtrack
|artist = [[M Jayachandran]]
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|genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 7:36
| language = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
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|audio1 ={{YouTube|hlAusL7bZ1g|Audio Jukebox}}}}
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The film's soundtrack album and score was composed by music director [[M Jayachandran]]. The Malayalam lyrics on the album were penned by writers [[Gireesh Puthanchery]] and the Gujarati lyrics by [[Gauhar Raza]].

{{Track listing
| headline = List of songs
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 7:36
| all_music =
| title1 = Kannum Nattu
| extra1 = [[P Jayachandran]], [[Vidyadharan]]
| lyrics1 = [[Gireesh Puthanchery]]
| length1 = 03:43
| title2 = Mere Duniyame
| extra2 = Shalini
| length2 = 04:01
| lyrics2 = [[Gauhar Raza]]
|}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0425165|Kadhavaseshan}}

{{T. V. Chandran}}

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. Jayachandran]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. V. Chandran]]
[[Category:2004 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian nonlinear narrative films]]

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