Thirakkatha (2008)
Akbar is a successful filmmaker who chooses the next topic of his film to be Malavika, an eminent yesteryear actress, whose present whereabouts are unknown. The film is a tribute to the yesteryear actresses who had been graceful, popular figures in cinema during their younger age with patronage and later got completely disregarded by the industry, media and the masses alike. Inspired from the life of many actresses but especially from the romantic link up of the late actress Srividya with actor Kamal Haasan.
Director: Ranjith
Genre: Romance, Drama
Runtime: 127 min
Release Date: September 12, 2008
Cast
- Priyamani - Malavika
- Anoop Menon - Ajayachandran
- Prithviraj Sukumaran - Akbar 'Akki' Ahamed
- Samvrutha Sunil - Devayani
- Ranjith - Abey Kuruvilla
- Arun - Narendran
- Augustine - Chackochan
- N L Balakrishnan - Balan
- Byon - Shekhar
- Shivaji Guruvayoor - Sivankutty
Language: Malayalam
Original Language: ml
More Films by Director: Ranjith
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Thirakkatha about?
- Akbar is a successful filmmaker who chooses the next topic of his film to be Malavika, an eminent yesteryear actress, whose present whereabouts are unknown. The film is a tribute to the yesteryear actresses who had been graceful, popular figures in cinema during their younger age with patronage and later got completely disregarded by the industry, media and the masses alike. Inspired from the life of many actresses but especially from the romantic link up of the late actress Srividya with actor Kamal Haasan.
- Who directed Thirakkatha?
- Thirakkatha was directed by Ranjith.
- Who stars in Thirakkatha?
- Thirakkatha stars Priyamani, Anoop Menon, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Samvrutha Sunil, Ranjith, Arun.
- How long is Thirakkatha?
- Thirakkatha has a runtime of 2h 7m (127 minutes).
- What genre is Thirakkatha?
- Thirakkatha is a Romance, Drama film.