Gramam

Gramam
Directed by	Mohan Sharma
Produced by	Mohan Sharma
Written by	Mohan Sharma
Starring	Nishan Samvrutha Nedumudi Venu Sukumari Mohan Sharma Y. G. Mahendra Nalini Fathima Babu
Cinematography	Madhu Ambat
Release dates	10 August 2012 (2012-08-10)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam Tamil

Gramam (Namma Gramam) is an Indian bilingual film written, directed and produced by actor-producer Mohan Sharma. It was simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil languages under the titles Gramam and Namma Gramam, respectively. It stars Nishan, Samvrutha, Nedumudi Venu, Sukumari, Mohan Sharma, Y. G. Mahendraa, Nalini and Fathima Babu. The film, which was well received by critics upon its screening at various film festivals, won two National Film Awards and two Kerala State Film Awards among other laurels.

Gramam is the first part of a trilogy on the Palakkad Brahmin community. Set between 1937 and 1947, the film is about a child widow and how she fights societal conventions. The second and third parts of the trilogy will be respectively set between 1947-1962 and 1962-1975.

The film released in Kerala on 10 August 2012.

Awards

National Film Awards

• Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Supporting Actress - Sukumari
• Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Costume Design - Indrans Jayan

Kerala State Film Awards

• Best Story - Mohan Sharma
• Best Male Playback Singer - Balamuralikrishna

Cast

• Mohan Sharma as Rao Bahadur Mani Swami
• Nishan as Kannan
• Samvrutha as Thulasi
• Nedumudi Venu as Govindankutty Maashu
• Sukumari as Amminiyamma/ Paatti
• Nalini as Kunju Ammaal
• Priya as Nechumu/Lakshmiyamma
• Renuka as Thankam
• Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Panikkar Jolsyan
• Kalamandalam Radhika as Narayani
• Fathima Babu as Karthyayani
• Y. G. Mahendraa as Burma Ambi Swami
• Maya Vishwanath as Bhargavi
• Kripa as Vrinda
• Aneesh G Menon as Kuttan
• Ravi Shankar
• Abhilash

External links

• Gramam at IMDb