Mukhamukham

Mukhamukham (Translation: Face to Face; Malayalam: മുഖാമുഖം) (1984) is a Malayalam feature film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan.

Plot

The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and trade union activist. He is forced to go underground after his name was associated with the murder of the owner of a tile factory. He is considered to be dead by his party and they even erect a memorial for him. But he makes an unexpected comeback almost 10 years later, after the first communist ministry gained and lost power in Kerala and after the Communist Party of India has split. On his return, he spends his time sleeping and drinking. His come back is first a puzzle and then an embarrassment to his comrades and family. As the disappointment on his new face grows, he is found murdered. The film ends when both the communist parties jointly celebrate his martyrdom.

Cast

• Ashokan as Sudhakaran as a man
• P. Ganga as Sridharan
• Krishan Kumar
• Vishwanathan as Sudhakaran as a boy

Awards

The film has been nominated for and won the following awards since its release:

1984 FIPRESCI Price (New Delhi)

1984 National Film Awards (India)

• Won - Best Director - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
• Won - Best Screenplay - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
• Won - Best Feature Film in Malayalam
• Won - Best Audiography

External links

• Mukhamukham at the Internet Movie Database