Pigman

Pigman (2013)

പിഗ്‍മാൻ

The film tells the story of a young man who dreams of securing high jobs by completing his doctorate, but is forced to spend his days in a pig farm.

Date of release
2013-06-06
TMDB
3.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Drama
Director
Avira Rebecca

Casting

Interesting facts

Pigman is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Avira Rebecca and written by N. Prabhakaran based on his 1994 short story of the same name. The film stars Jayasurya and Remya Nambeesan, with Harisree Ashokan and Suraj Venjaramoodu in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a young man who dreams of securing high jobs by completing his doctorate, but is forced to spend his days in a pig farm.

Production

It is the second directorial venture of Avira Rebecca after Thakarachenda (2007). The story of the film was written by N. Prabhakaran in 1994.

The film had been announced and in pre-production stage for two years, the shoot was further postponed due to other films by lead actor Jayasurya and other members of the cast. The film was launched on 1 November 2011. Various actors and directors in Malayalam cinema including the director Avira Rebecca, Anoop Menon, Lijo Jose Pellissery and M. Jayachandran lit and attended the ceremonial lamp at the function.

Pigman was announced to be predominantly set in various locations of Thodupuzha, Muvattupuzha and Idukki.

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