| Ormakalundayirikkanam | |
| Director: | T. V. Chandran |
| Producer: | Salam Karassery |
| Starring: | Mammootty Master Nithin Bharath Gopi Priyambada Ray Nedumudi Venu Kukku Parameswaran Sreenivasan |
| Music: | Johnson |
| Cinematography: | Venu |
| Editing: | Venugopal |
| Studio: | Navadhara Movie Makers |
| Runtime: | 91 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Malayalam |
Ormakalundayirikkanam (English: Should have memories) is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language political drama film directed by T. V. Chandran. Starring Mammootty, Master Nithin, Bharath Gopi, Priyambada Ray, Nedumudi Venu, Kukku Parameswaran and Sreenivasan, the film portrays the rise of the Communists to power in 1957 and the infamous Vimochana Samaram (Liberation Struggle) of 1959.[1]
Film critic Kozhikodan included the film on his list of the 10 best Malayalam movies of all time.[2]
The film is set against the backdrop of the first communist Ministry of Kerala on the eve of its dismissal in 1959 after less than two years in power. A school going teenage, Jayan, grows warm relation with Bhasi, the tailor, who is a staunch Communist Party activist. Jayan's father is a strong sympathiser of Congress party.
Jayan with knowledge dawning upon him realises how Bhasi and his near and dear ones live on the verge of fear of being annihilated by the henchmen of Congress and upper castes who seem to usurp power by unsure means and violence. Jayan's intimate rapport with Dr. Tharakan, a scientist of sorts, engaged in the theory of impending doomsday, helps him see things clearly. Jayan realises the truth besmeared by blood, murder and revenge.
Reviewing the film at the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India, S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote that "Director T. V. Chandran shows us how everyday life and the general atmosphere has been recked by communal passions, political rivalry and organised violence".[3]