Savam
| Shavam | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Don C. Palathara[1] |
| Written by | Don C. Palathara |
| Screenplay by | Don C. Palathara |
| Produced by | Anish, Molly & Shijo |
| Cinematography | Prathap Joseph |
| Edited by | Shanavas Naranipuzha |
| Music by | Sandeep Kurissery and Jiji P Joseph |
Production company | Travancore films |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹7.00 lakh (US$8,800)[2] |
Shavam: The Corpse (
Background
Shavam is the brainchild of an
Plot
Shavam's plot focuses on the unexpected death of an adult in a middle-class Christian family and the funeral process in home, where neighbors, relatives and friends of the dead person are gathered. The camera movement manipulates the viewer to look through the eyes of a curious unknown who goes around the nooks and corners of the house, and whose presence is equally neglected and acknowledged. The film presents insensitivity and actual prominence of the death and its emptiness reflect in current
Reception
Media lists the film as an exposition of local culture in a satirical way. The ability of the director's stubbornness to clip-on its viewers to the narrative was well praised. The seminal film of the director has been an official selection to eight international film festivals and won the award for the best foreign film at Barni International Festival, Moscow.[4]
External links
- Savam at IMDb
References
- ^ "Don Palathara". IMDb.
- ^ "Shavam, far from a lifeless affair". The Hindu. 26 November 2015.
- ^ "മരണവീട്ടില് പോയാല് നിങ്ങളെങ്ങനെയാണ്, അങ്ങനെയാണ് 'ശവം'". 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Award winning Malayalam film 'Shavam' by Don Palathara now streams in Netflix". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- Olassa, O.P. "A killer documentation of a funeral", Samayam, Kochi, 28 November 2015
- Express features "Shavam far from a lifeless affair", The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 26 November 2015
- Sreenivasan, Deepthi "Shavam, a funeral in black and white", Deccan Chronicle, Kochi, 28 November 2015
- Special correspondent "Preview of Shavam on saturday", The New Indian Express, Trivandrum, 27 November 2015