Karmayogi (2012 film) explained

Karmayogi
Director:	V. K. Prakash
Producer:	Vachan Shetty Sajitha Prakash
Starring:	Indrajith Nithya Menon Padmini Kolhapure Saiju Kurup
Music:	Ousepachan
Cinematography:	R. D. Rajasekhar
Editing:	Beena Paul
Studio:	Trends Add Films Innostorm Entertainment Group Creative Land Pictures
Country:	India
Language:	Malayalam
Narrator:	Renjith

Karmayogi is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by V. K. Prakash, starring Indrajith, Nithya Menon, Padmini Kolhapure, Saiju Kurup, Ashokan, Thalaivasal Vijay and Manikuttan. The film's screenplay is written by Balram Mattannur. It is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.^[1] Indrajith plays the protagonist in the film.

Plot

The film tells the story of Rudran Gurukkal, the lone male descendant of the Chathothu family. The family represents the Yogi community, in which Lord Shiva is believed to have been born. Rudran is haunted by a strange kind of destiny. This forms the crux of the story.^[2]

Accolades

• Karmayogi was screened in the competition section at the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), in Panaji, Goa in 2011.
• Karmayogi was screened in the Malayalam Cinema Today section at the 16th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in 2011.^[3]
• Risabava won the 2011 Kerala State Awards for dubbing for his work in the film.

Cast

• Indrajith as Rudran Gurukkal
• Nithya Menon
• Padmini Kolhapure as Mankamma, Rudran's mother^[4]
• Saiju Kurup
• Ashokan
• Thalaivasal Vijay
• Manikuttan
• Anoop Sankar
• Kani Kusruti
• M. R. Gopakumar

External links

• • Karmayogi film stills and posters

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mr. Reliable of Mollywood. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629052318/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/03/11/stories/2011031151620100.htm . dead . 29 June 2011 . Saraswathy Nagarajan. 11 March 2011. . 11 March 2011.
2. Web site: Unni . R. Nair. 11 March 2011. "Karmayogi: Hamlet retold". https://archive.today/20120910072244/http://www.screenindia.com/news/karmayogi-hamlet-retold/760541/ . 10 September 2012 . Screen India.
3. Web site: A slice of Kerala. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012212341/http://newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/food/article136099.ece. dead. 12 October 2013. The New Indian Express.
4. Web site: Padmini Kolhapure in V. K. Prakash's Karmayogi. Nowrunning.com. 13 October 2010. 11 March 2011. 7 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110807232106/http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=35458. dead.