THALA | |
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Directed by | Khais Millen |
Written by | Khais Millen |
Produced by |
Khais Millen
Roshan Mahamood Soji Khais Nihal Abdulkhader |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Rajesh Rethnas |
Edited by | Sarath Geetha Lal |
Music by | Ankit Menon |
Production companies | Better Earth Entertainments
Mania Movie Magix International |
Distributed by | Mania Reels |
Running time | 110 Minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam [1] |
Thala ( transl. The Head) is a 2021 Indian independent children’s film written and directed by Khais Millen. [2] It was produced by Better Earth Entertainment in association with Mania Movie Magix International. The film stars Surabhi Lakshmi in the lead role. [3]
Thala premiered at DIFF-Newyork and was shown at the NIFF-New Delhi, SIFF Sweden, and Pan African Film Festival Nigeria. At the 52nd Kerala State Film Awards, the film won Best Child Artist (female). [4] [5]
An abandoned human head (in Malayalam 'Thala' means 'head') is found by some slum kids.
The film is mostly a child actors production. Most of the cast is therefore composed of newcomers. [6] The producers claim it introduced 333 new faces to the cinema industry, all of them originating from local slums.[ citation needed]
Year | Award/Festival | Category | Judging Status | Recipient | Ref |
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2022 | 52nd Kerala State Film Awards | Best Child Artist | Winner | Sneha Anu | [7] [8] |
9th Noida International Film Festival | Best Film Editing | Winner | Sarath Geetha Lal | [9] | |
Boden International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Winner | Khais Millen | [10] |
Thala | |||||
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Soundtrack album by | |||||
Released | 17 February 2021 | ||||
Recorded | 2021–2022 | ||||
Genre | Film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 11:57 | ||||
Language | Malayalam | ||||
Label | Muzik247 | ||||
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Singles from Thala | |||||
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The songs were composed by Ankit Menon, produced and arranged by Ankit Menon.
Thala
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Poonkodiye" | Vinayak Sasikumar | Ankit Menon | Sid Sriram | 05:20 |
2. | "Thala Pokki Pidiyeda Mone" | Vinayak Sasikumar | Ankit Menon | Gana Bala | 04:10 |
3. | "Urunduveena" | Khais Millen | Ankit Menon | Ranjin Raj | 03:10 |
In an interview with the New Indian Express, inhabitants of the Rajaji Nagar colony explained, that the film had brought them two reasons to rejoice: "The first is, of course, the award which they believe would advance the teenager’s career. The second is the hope that the honour would help them collectively move further away from the infamous past of the colony, earlier known as Chenkalchoola." [11]
THALA | |
---|---|
Directed by | Khais Millen |
Written by | Khais Millen |
Produced by |
Khais Millen
Roshan Mahamood Soji Khais Nihal Abdulkhader |
Starring |
|
Cinematography | Rajesh Rethnas |
Edited by | Sarath Geetha Lal |
Music by | Ankit Menon |
Production companies | Better Earth Entertainments
Mania Movie Magix International |
Distributed by | Mania Reels |
Running time | 110 Minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam [1] |
Thala ( transl. The Head) is a 2021 Indian independent children’s film written and directed by Khais Millen. [2] It was produced by Better Earth Entertainment in association with Mania Movie Magix International. The film stars Surabhi Lakshmi in the lead role. [3]
Thala premiered at DIFF-Newyork and was shown at the NIFF-New Delhi, SIFF Sweden, and Pan African Film Festival Nigeria. At the 52nd Kerala State Film Awards, the film won Best Child Artist (female). [4] [5]
An abandoned human head (in Malayalam 'Thala' means 'head') is found by some slum kids.
The film is mostly a child actors production. Most of the cast is therefore composed of newcomers. [6] The producers claim it introduced 333 new faces to the cinema industry, all of them originating from local slums.[ citation needed]
Year | Award/Festival | Category | Judging Status | Recipient | Ref |
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2022 | 52nd Kerala State Film Awards | Best Child Artist | Winner | Sneha Anu | [7] [8] |
9th Noida International Film Festival | Best Film Editing | Winner | Sarath Geetha Lal | [9] | |
Boden International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Winner | Khais Millen | [10] |
Thala | |||||
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Soundtrack album by | |||||
Released | 17 February 2021 | ||||
Recorded | 2021–2022 | ||||
Genre | Film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 11:57 | ||||
Language | Malayalam | ||||
Label | Muzik247 | ||||
| |||||
Singles from Thala | |||||
|
The songs were composed by Ankit Menon, produced and arranged by Ankit Menon.
Thala
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Poonkodiye" | Vinayak Sasikumar | Ankit Menon | Sid Sriram | 05:20 |
2. | "Thala Pokki Pidiyeda Mone" | Vinayak Sasikumar | Ankit Menon | Gana Bala | 04:10 |
3. | "Urunduveena" | Khais Millen | Ankit Menon | Ranjin Raj | 03:10 |
In an interview with the New Indian Express, inhabitants of the Rajaji Nagar colony explained, that the film had brought them two reasons to rejoice: "The first is, of course, the award which they believe would advance the teenager’s career. The second is the hope that the honour would help them collectively move further away from the infamous past of the colony, earlier known as Chenkalchoola." [11]