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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kaliyachan<br />
| image = Kaliyachan.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| native_name = <br />
| director = Farook Abdulrahiman<br />
| producer = [[National Film Development Corporation of India|National Film Development Corporation]] (NFDC)<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = Farook Abdul Rahiman<br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = {{based on|''Kaliyachan'' (1959)| [[P. Kunhiraman Nair]]}} <br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Manoj K. Jayan]]<br> Tirtha Murbadkar<br>Vaiga<br> Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri <br>[[Babu Namboothiri]]<br />
| music = [[Bijibal]]<br />
| cinematography = M. J. Radhakrishnan<br />
| editing = [[Bijith Bala]]<br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = East Coast Reel & Real Entertainments<br />
| released = 2015 {{!}} September {{!}} 25 <!-- {{Film date|df=yes|Year|Month|Day|Location}} --><br />
| runtime = 100 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
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'''Kaliyachan''' (English: The Master of the Play) is a 2015 [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] drama film directed by [[Farook Abdul Rahiman|Farook Abdulrahiman]] in his directorial debut. It starred [[Manoj K. Jayan]], Tirtha Murbadkar, Vaiga, Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri, Babu Namboothiri, Manju Pillai, and Mani Pattambi in lead roles. The story about a [[Kathakali]] actor and his guru is based on celebrated 1959 poem ''Kaliyachan'' by [[P. Kunhiraman Nair]].<ref name=exp>{{cite web | title = Kaliyachan: Portrait of an artist|publisher= The New Indian Express| url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Kaliyachan-Portrait-of-an-artist/2013/09/24/article1799943.ece | author=Parvathy Nambidi|date=24 September 2013|accessdate = 2014-04-23 }}</ref><br />
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At the [[60th National Film Awards]], it won the award for [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction (Background score)]] for [[Bijibal]].<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref> At the [[2012 Kerala State Film Awards]], ''Kaliyachan'' received three awards — [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director|Best Debut Director]], [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music|Best Background Score]] and [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor|Second Best Actor]] for [[Manoj K. Jayan]].<ref name=exp/><ref name=hindu/><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film is about the [[Kathakali]] actor, Kunhiraman, and his relationship with his guru, Asan. Over the years, as the actor gets popular, he becomes arrogant and takes to confronting his guru.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Kunhiraman, Kathakali actor<br />
* Tirtha Murbadkar as Devu<br />
* Vaiga<br />
* Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri as Asan, Kathakali guru<br />
* [[Babu Namboothiri]]<br />
* [[Manju Pillai]]<br />
* [[Manikandan Pattambi]]<br />
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==Production==<br />
Having grown up in the [[Palakkad]] in Kerala, where the poet [[P. Kunhiraman Nair]] lived, director AbdulRahiman was familiar with the subject. He has been working as film director with state-run [[Doordarshan]] TV channel since 1984, where he has made award-winning tele-films like ''Thunchath Acharyan'' (1995) and ''Swathanthryathinte Chirakadiyochakal'' (2000). Initially, the director had planned an autobiographical film on the poet, titled ''Kaviyude Kalpadulal'' (Footprints of a Poet); later he shifted to adapting the poem ''Kaliyachan'', which has autobiographical elements in it. The script was written 12 years ago with actor Manoj K. Jayan in mind as the protagonist. Howvever, for several years, the director was unable to find a producer. Finally the government-owned [[National Film Development Corporation of India]] (NFDC) agreed to produce the film.<ref name=exp/><ref name=hindu>{{cite web| title = Poetic frames |work=The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/poetic-frames/article4508419.ece |date=14 March 2013| accessdate = 2014-04-23 }}</ref><br />
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==Music==<br />
The music was given by [[Bijibal]] with lyrics by Rafeeq Ahmed and Ramanuni.<br />
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==Crew==<br />
*Art Direction: Girish Menon<br />
* Sound design: Ganesh Marar<br />
* Costume Design: [[Sakhi Thomas]]<br />
* Make-up: Saji Koratty<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|5321062}}<br />
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[[Category:2012 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about theatre]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Films about actors]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on poems]]<br />
[[Category:Kathakali]]<br />
[[Category:2012 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]</div>>Citation bot