Eakantham is a 2006 Malayalam feature film

Feature film

In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...

 directed by Madhu Kaithapram

Madhu Kaithapram

Madhu Kaithapram is an Indian film director working primarily in the Malayalam film industry based in Kerala. He made his directorial debut with the feature film Ekantham in 2006 that won him the National Film Award for the best debutant director and followed it up with the critically acclaimed...

, who made his debut. The film stars veteran actors Thilakan

Thilakan

Surendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:...

 and Murali. It tells the story of two brothers who suffer from isolation and loneliness in their old age. It received critical praise and won many awards including two National Film Awards

National Film Awards

The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...

 and a Kerala State Film Award

Kerala State Film Award

The Kerala State Film Awards are the most prestigious film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy since 1998 on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, India....

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Plot

Achutha Menon (Thilakan) and Ravunni Menon (Murali) are brothers who part ways when they are young. However, they mend fences when age catches up with them and become thick friends. Thilakan is shattered by the demise of his wife who had stood by him through thick and thin for the last 40 years. Murali's woes are worse; after the death of his wife, his children neglect him. Murali is also suffering from a terminal illness. The film ends on an emotional note.

Cast

• Thilakan
  Thilakan
  Surendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:...
  
   as Achutha Menon
• Murali as Ravunni Menon
• Salim Kumar as Velayudhan
• Manoj K. Jayan
  Manoj K. Jayan
  Manoj K. Jayan is an Indian actor who mainly acts in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. Manoj has won the Kerala State Film Award twice: Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Hariharan's Sargam and Second Best Actor for Hariharan's Pazhassi Raja .-Family and early life:He was born in...
  
   as Dr. Sunny
• Meera Vasudev as Dr. Sophy
• Bindu Panikkar
• Madhupal
  Madhupal
  Madhupal is a Malayalam cinema actor, writer, and film director. Madhupal made his acting debut through Kashmeeram in 1994 and directorial debut through Thalappavu about Naxal Varghese which won several awards in 2008.-Biography:...
  
  

Awards

National Film Awards

National Film Awards

The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...

 (2007)

• Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director
  Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director
  The Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director is a National Film Award - Golden Lotus Award, given to a feature film director's first film.The National Film Award - Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director winners:...
  
   - Madhu Kaithapram
• Special Jury Award - Thilakan

Kerala State Film Awards (2006)

• Special Jury Award
  Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award)
  Winners of Kerala State Film Award :-References:**...
  
  - Madhu Kaithapram