Perumthachan

Perumthachan (1991)

പെരുന്തച്ചൻ

Perumthachan. The legendary master builder creator and destroyer

It is based on Perumthachan of the Parayi Petta Panthirukulam, a legend in the Kerala folklore. The problems caused by the generation gap are explored through the relationship between a skilled carpenter and his tradition-breaking son.

Date of release
1991-01-01
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (7)
Runtime
2h 20m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Ajayan

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 0. Including: Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam; Kerala State Film Award for Best Film

Perumthachan is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language period drama film directed by Ajayan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. It is based on the legend of Perumthachan in the Parayi Petta Panthirukulam folklore. The problems caused by the generation gap are explored through the relationship between a skilled carpenter and his tradition-breaking son.

Production

This film was directed by Ajayan with Santosh Sivan as the cinematographer. The story was written by M.T. Vasudevan Nair and the warm background music was composed by Johnson. In the afterword to his book The Master Carpenter, M. T. Vasudevan Nair wrote that Ajayan first approached him for a screenplay of his story Manikkakkallu. That did not materialise and later he approached with another dream project Perumthachan.

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