The Painted House
| The Painted House | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Santosh Babusenan and Satish Babusenan |
| Produced by | Fifth Element Film |
| Written by | Santosh Babusenan and Satish Babusenan |
| Starring |
Neha Mahajan Kaladharan Akram Mohammed |
| Music by | K. Santhosh |
| Cinematography | Santosh Babusenan and Satish Babusenan |
| Edited by | Vijil FX |
| Distributed by | Fifth Element Film |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
The Painted House (Malayalam title:Chaayam Poosiya Veedu) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam drama film directed by brothers Santosh Babusenan and Satish Babusenan. This is their feature debut.[1][2]
The Brothers Babusenan were formerly cinematographers and producers in Mumbai, working for MTV, Channel V, STAR and others. In 1998, they made a short film Twilight Dream which was selected to the Split Film Festival in Croatia and the Mumbai International Film Festival. The Painted House was made after a gap of seventeen years.
Plot
The Painted House is a story about Insight and about how Insight can transform one’s life.
Gautam is a lonely writer in the autumn of his life. With his handsome face and kindly nature, he is a ‘good man’. But, like so many of us, a man imprisoned by his own fine ideas about himself. He is writing a novel about Nachiketas, the mythical boy who sought out Death to learn its secret. While at work on the book, Gautam has a heart attack and collapses
The doorbell rings and Vishaya, a beautiful and seductive young woman appears. She asks if she can stay the night and Gautam lets her. Their mutual attraction disarms and excites him. The next day a young man, Rahul, turns up seeking help. He repeatedly invites Gautam to visit him and finally, forcibly whisks him off to the sprawling deserted house on a hill. The enigmatic Vishaya also ends up in the house.
The old writer now fights back for his freedom as his soul searching nightmare begins. One where he is forced to confront every belief he has held about himself.
Cast
- K. Kaladharan as Gautam
- Neha Mahajan as Vishaya
- Akram Mohammed as Rahul
Music
The film has no songs. It makes sparse use of background score too, which makes an appearance only at the end of the film. The background score of the film was composed by K. Santhosh.
Reception
Banned in India
The Painted House has not been given a CBFC certificate. It contains three scenes where the female lead is shown in the nude. the Central Board of Film Certification demanded that the three scenes should be deleted. But the directors refused to make any alterations or deletions to the film. As a result, the film is banned in India.[3][4][5][6][7]
Festivals
Currently the International Indian Film Festival of Toronto has invited the film to be screened there. It has also been selected to be In Competition at the International Film Festival of Kerala.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Cunha, Uma da (May–July 2015). "Debut: The known and the new bid for world hurrahs.". Film India Worldwide. XII (2): 57–58. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ Kumar, Arun S. (2 January 2015). "Thrilled to work in Malayalam" (Thiruvananthapuram Chronicle). Deccan Chronicle. DC.
- ↑ Praveen, S.R. (31 August 2015). "Directors out against CBFC directives" (Thiruvananthapuram). The Hindu. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ↑ "Film denied certificate for depicting nudity" (Kochi). The Times of India. Times News Network. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ↑ "Infringement on Artistic Expression Flayed" (Thiruvananthapuram). The New Indian Express. ENS. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ↑ "Producers of film refuse censor cuts" (Thiruvananthapuram). Deccan Chronicle. 25 August 2015.
- ↑ Ayyappan, R (26 August 2015). "Exposed: Censors' Obsolete Norms" (Thiruvananthapuram). Deccan Chronicle. DC.
- ↑ James, Anu (12 October 2015). "IFFK 2015: 'Pathemari', 'Ottal', 'Ain' to be screened; 'Ennu Ninte Moideen' backs out". International Business times. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ↑ PTI (October 12, 2015). "Nine Malayalam movies to be screened in IFFK". Business Standard. PTI. Retrieved 12 October 2015.