Crossroad (film)

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Crossroad
Mahesh Narayan
  • Raja Mohammed
  • Pradeep Shankar
  • Jith Joshie
  • Karthik Jogesh
  • C.R.Sreejith
  • Abhilash Viswanath
  • Sandeep Nandhakumar
  • Sujesh S.
  • Music by
    Production
    company
    Forum For Better Films
    Release date
    • 13 October 2017 (2017-10-13)
    Running time
    150 minutes
    CountryIndia
    LanguageMalayalam

    Crossroad is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language anthology film comprising 10 stories.[1] It is a portmanteau movie celebrating womanhood and tells the story of ten women. The movie encompasses ten featurette films of fifteen minutes each. The movie showcases each vibrant and variant facet of a Woman and tells the story from her perspective.

    Plot

    Pakshikalude Manam: Mythili portrays a bird photographer whose life motto is to see (and seemingly photograph) a rare bird called Aphrodite. The bird has feathers colored like a rainbow and the photographer goes to the forest to see it, against her husband's wish. Will she be able to see the bird forms the crux of the story.

    List of short films

    Short film Director Cinematographer Writer Music Director
    Oru Raathriyude Kooli Madhupal Pratap P. Nair P. F. Mathew Bijibal
    Kaaval Neemom Pushparaj Alagappan N. Salin Mankuzhy Ramesh Narayan
    Pakshikalude Maanam Nayana Sooryan Gowtham Lenin Nayana Sooryan Ajay Thilak
    Mounam Babu Thiruvalla M. J. Radhakrishnan Babu Thiruvalla Bijibal
    Badar Ashok R. Nath Sunil Prem Rajesh K. R. Viswajith
    Mudra Alberrt Antoni Sadat Alberrt Antoni Jayan V Pisharody
    Lake House Sasi Paravoor Sasi Paravoor M. Jayachandran
    Kodeshyan Pradeep Nair Nikhil S. Praveen Jayaraj Sooraj S. Kurup
    Chrerivu Avira Rebecca M. J. Radhakrishnan Nelson Alex Bijibal
    Pinpe Nadappaval Lenin Rajendran Madhu Ambat Lenin Rajendran Anitha Shaiq

    Cast

    Oru Raathriyude Kooli

    Kaaval

    • Priyanka Nair as Devi
    • Roslin as Devi's neighbour
    • Shibu Laban as Sabu, the meter reader
    • Pranav Nair as Devi's child
    • Pradeesh Nair as Devi's husband
    • Neemom Pushparaj as a person in the shop

    Pakshikalude Maanam

    Mounam

    Badar

    Mudra

    • Isha Talwar as Gaya Parameshwaran
    • Anjali Nair as Padmavathi
    • Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Gaya's personal assistant

    Lake House

    Kodeshyan

    • Punnasserry Kanchana as Thresyama
    • Chinnu Kuruvilla as Kunjumol, Thresyama's daughter

    Chrerivu

    • Srinda Arhaan
      as the passenger in the taxi
    • Manoj K. Jayan as the taxi driver

    Pinpe Nadappaval

    • Anjana Chandran as the wife
    • Joy Mathew as the drama director
    • Sagar as the husband

    Soundtrack

    The film features original songs composed by Amrutha Suresh and Abhirami Suresh, Anitha Shaiq and M. Jayachandran.

    Crossroad
    No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
    1."Veerangana"Avira RebeccaAmrutha Suresh, Abhirami SureshAmrutha Suresh, Abhirami Suresh3:32
    2."Melakey"Rafeeq AhamedShweta MohanShweta Mohan4:47
    3."Oru Vela"M. R. JayageethaM. JayachandranM. Jayachandran4:12
    4."Makane"Jayan C. NairM. JayachandranM. Jayachandran2:15
    5."Nama Sametham – Dimthana"M. R. JayageethaM. Jayachandran, Abhirami AjaiM. Jayachandran, Abhirami Ajai1:58

    Release

    Critical reception

    The Times of India rated 3 out of 5 stars.[2] Sify rated 3.5 out of 5 stars.[3]

    References

    1. ^ "Crossroad teaser: This Malayalam anthology film celebrates femininity, watch video". The Indian Express. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
    2. ^ "Crossroad Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Crossroad by Times of India". The Times of India.
    3. ^ "Crossroad review: An unimpressive attempt". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017.