Pokkisham
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Pokkisham is a 2009 Tamil-language film directed by Cheran
. The feature flopped miserably the box office compared to Cheran's previous work, Autograph
due to the slow pace of the movie. Movie dubbed by Meena and Prasanna
.
This movie's concept was partially taken from the 1995 romantic Hollywood film The Bridges of Madison County
, directed by Clint Eastwood
.
) from Calcutta comes across a Nagore girl Nadheera (Padmapriya). Started with friendship, later seeded with love, Lenin mails a letter once a month. When Lenin came to Nagore, he was disappointed and sad as Nadheera and her family left the place after selling their home. Years later, Mahesh (Aryan Rajesh
), son of Lenin, found his father's hidden life from reading his diary. With help from his friend Shamsudeen (Ajai.R), He marches his way to find Nadheera and deliver the letter to her. He comes to know that Nadheera has shifted to Malaysia after marriage. He goes to Malaysia to meet her. Once he reaches her house, he is greeted by Nadheera's son who welcomes him to the house. Nadheera is now very old and asks Mahesh as to who he is and how does he know her? He replies saying he is Lenin's son and also informs her her that his father died few years back. Nadheera is grief stricken. Mahesh gives her Lenin's last few letters which he could not post because he did not have Nadheera's address. In those letters, Lenin has spoken about his journey to find Nadheera after she and her family shifted from Nagore. He describes his pain and grief over not knowing about her situation during those days, and also about his father who coaxed him to marry another girl, how is now wife is very understanding. Nadheera then drops Mahesh to the airport and while on the way she request him to let her talk to his mother. Nadheera and Mahesh's mother exchange good notes and then she finally drops him to the airport. While coming back, she is talking to her herself as well as to Lenin saying that she had to marry for her father and also she punished his father by not being in touch with him over the years and also apologises to Lenin.
Cheran (director)
Cheran is a Tamil film director from Tamil Nadu, India. He has won the Indian National Film Award thrice for Vetri Kodi Kattu , Autograph , and Thavamai Thavamirundhu . Besides he is three-time Filmfare Award winner as well....
. The feature flopped miserably the box office compared to Cheran's previous work, Autograph
Autograph (film)
Autograph is a 2004 Tamil language film directed by Cheran. The film's soundtrack is composed by Bharathwaj. Cheran also plays the lead role in the film, and other cast members include Sneha, Gopika, Kanika and Mallika....
due to the slow pace of the movie. Movie dubbed by Meena and Prasanna
Prasanna (actor)
Prasanna is an Indian actor in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut in Five Star in 2002, which was produced by Mani Ratnam. Apart from lead roles, he has also played supporting roles. His film Achchamundu! Achchamundu!, in which he starred alongside Sneha and American actor John Shea, was...
.
This movie's concept was partially taken from the 1995 romantic Hollywood film The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County (film)
The Bridges of Madison County is a 1995 American romantic drama film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Robert James Waller. It was produced by Amblin Entertainment and Malpaso Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment...
, directed by Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
.
Plot
Way back in 1970, a marine engineer Lenin (CheranCheran
Cheran can refer to:*Cheran , the name of a Tamil dynasty in South India.*Cheran , a Tamil film director.*Cherán, a municipality the Mexican state of Michoacán.*Chéran, a river in eastern France....
) from Calcutta comes across a Nagore girl Nadheera (Padmapriya). Started with friendship, later seeded with love, Lenin mails a letter once a month. When Lenin came to Nagore, he was disappointed and sad as Nadheera and her family left the place after selling their home. Years later, Mahesh (Aryan Rajesh
Aryan Rajesh
Aryan Rajesh is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of Telugu veteran director and producer EVV Satyanarayana.-Film career:His career started with the movie Hai in 2002 which is directed by his father late E. V. V...
), son of Lenin, found his father's hidden life from reading his diary. With help from his friend Shamsudeen (Ajai.R), He marches his way to find Nadheera and deliver the letter to her. He comes to know that Nadheera has shifted to Malaysia after marriage. He goes to Malaysia to meet her. Once he reaches her house, he is greeted by Nadheera's son who welcomes him to the house. Nadheera is now very old and asks Mahesh as to who he is and how does he know her? He replies saying he is Lenin's son and also informs her her that his father died few years back. Nadheera is grief stricken. Mahesh gives her Lenin's last few letters which he could not post because he did not have Nadheera's address. In those letters, Lenin has spoken about his journey to find Nadheera after she and her family shifted from Nagore. He describes his pain and grief over not knowing about her situation during those days, and also about his father who coaxed him to marry another girl, how is now wife is very understanding. Nadheera then drops Mahesh to the airport and while on the way she request him to let her talk to his mother. Nadheera and Mahesh's mother exchange good notes and then she finally drops him to the airport. While coming back, she is talking to her herself as well as to Lenin saying that she had to marry for her father and also she punished his father by not being in touch with him over the years and also apologises to Lenin.
Cast
- CheranCheran (director)Cheran is a Tamil film director from Tamil Nadu, India. He has won the Indian National Film Award thrice for Vetri Kodi Kattu , Autograph , and Thavamai Thavamirundhu . Besides he is three-time Filmfare Award winner as well....
as Lenin - Padmapriya as Nadhira (Dubbing voice by Meena)
- Aryan RajeshAryan RajeshAryan Rajesh is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of Telugu veteran director and producer EVV Satyanarayana.-Film career:His career started with the movie Hai in 2002 which is directed by his father late E. V. V...
as Mahesh (Dubbing voice by PrasannaPrasanna (actor)Prasanna is an Indian actor in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut in Five Star in 2002, which was produced by Mani Ratnam. Apart from lead roles, he has also played supporting roles. His film Achchamundu! Achchamundu!, in which he starred alongside Sneha and American actor John Shea, was...
) - VijayakumarVijayakumarVijayakumar is a Tamil actor and politician. Along with predominant work in Tamil cinema since 1973, he has acted in a few Hindi and Telugu movies. As of 2009, he is acting in the television serial, Thangam, aired on Sun TV.-Early life:...
- Anupama KumarAnupama KumarAnupama Prakash Kumar , better known as Anupama Kumar, is an Indian film actress and model. Having appeared in more than 300 ad films, she made her debut as an actress in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and got widely noticed for her performance in Tamil film Pokkisham, Vamsam, Ayyanar,...
as Cheran's wife - Ajai.R as Shamsudeen
- Mahesh Manoharan as jeeva
Awards
- Vijay Award for Best Art DirectorVijay Award for Best Art DirectorThe Vijay for Best Art Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.- Nominations :...
- Vairabalan - South Scope Special Jury Award for Best Actress - Padmapriya
Nominations
- Vijay AwardsVijay AwardsThe Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has given annually since 2006. The awards are decided by a jury, consisting of noted filmmakers, critics and technicians, while winners in a separate category named "Favourite awards"...
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- Best Directo]
- Best Actress - PadmapriyaPadmapriya JanakiramanJ. Padmapriya or Padmapriya JanakiramanInitial system is an Indian film actress and model.A classical Tamil bharatanatyam dancer, Padmapriya made her acting debut in the Telugu-language film Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi , following which she appeared in a number of Malayalam and Tamil-language films...
- Best Cinematographer - Rajesh Yadhav
- Best Make Up - Sasi
- Best Male Playback Singer - Vijay YesudasVijay YesudasVijay Yesudas Kattassery , commonly credited as Vijay Yesudas, is an Indian playback singer, who has sung songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu and Telugu.-Early life:...
- Filmfare Awards SouthFilmfare Awards SouthFilmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...
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- Best Director - CheranCheranCheran can refer to:*Cheran , the name of a Tamil dynasty in South India.*Cheran , a Tamil film director.*Cherán, a municipality the Mexican state of Michoacán.*Chéran, a river in eastern France....
- Best Actress - PadmapriyaPadmapriya JanakiramanJ. Padmapriya or Padmapriya JanakiramanInitial system is an Indian film actress and model.A classical Tamil bharatanatyam dancer, Padmapriya made her acting debut in the Telugu-language film Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi , following which she appeared in a number of Malayalam and Tamil-language films...
- Best Director - Cheran
Crew
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- Associate Director:
- Assistant Directors:
- 1.Gopal
- 2.Elein
- 3.Sabri Suresh
- 4.Deepu Ram
- 5.Mridula Sivakumar