101 Chodyangal

101 Chodyangal
Official poster
Directed bySidhartha Siva[1]
Written bySidhartha Siva
Produced byThomas Kottakkakam
Starring
CinematographyPrabhath E K
Edited byBibin Paul Samuel
Music byBijibal
Production
company
Seventh Paradise
Release date
  • April 2013 (2013-04) (Kerala)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

101 Chodyangal (English: 101 Questions) is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by Sidhartha Siva. At the 60th National Film Awards, the film won the awards for Best Debut Film of a Director and Best Child Artist for Minon.[2][3][4] It also won the Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize) at the 18th International Film Festival of Kerala.

The story is set in Kaviyoor, Tiruvalla, the director's hometown in Kerala, which inspired the film. The plot revolves around a school assignment given to a class V student to frame 101 questions.[5]

The film was slated to release in theatres in April 2013.

Plot

A Class V student is given an assignment to frame 101 questions. The film is about the efforts he has to put in to create those questions. At this point, his father, a factory employee, loses his job. The two parallel streams converge at the end.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "101 Chodyangal (2013) | 101 Chodyangal Malayalam Movie | Movie Reviews, Showtimes". Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. ^ "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ^ "'Paan Singh Tomar' Wins Best Feature Honor at India's National Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Mumbai. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ^ AS, Sashidhar (18 March 2013). "60th National Awards winners list". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  5. ^ "My hometown was the inspiration for 101 Chodyangal: Siddharth". The Times of India. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.