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Iyobinte Pustakam

Iyobinte Pusthakam
Iyobinte Pusthakam 2014 Malayalam film poster.jpg
Theatrical-release poster
Directed by Amal Neerad
Produced by Amal Neerad
Fahadh Faasil
Written by Gopan Chithambaran
Syam Pushkaran
Starring Fahadh Faasil
Lal
Jayasurya
Isha Sharvani
Padmapriya
Reenu Mathews
Chemban Vinod Jose
Jinu Joseph
Lena Abhilash
Vinayakan
Sreejith Ravi
Narrated by T. G. Ravi
Music by Neha Nair
Yakzan Gary Pereira
Cinematography Amal Neerad
Edited by Praveen Prabhakar
Production
company
Amal Neerad Productions
Fahadh Faasil and Friends Pvt Ltd
Distributed by A & A Release
August Cinema
Release date
  • 7 November 2014 (2014-11-07)
Running time
159 minutes
Country India
Language Malayalam
Iyobinte Pusthakam
Film score by Neha S. Nair, Yakzan Gary Pereira. . . Lyrics = Vinaayak Sasikumar
Released 24 October 2014 (2014-10-24)
Recorded 2014
Genre Film soundtrack
Length 23:15
Label Muzik 247
Producer Neha S. Nair, Yakzan Gary Pereira

Iyobinte Pusthakam (Translation: The Book of Iyob) is 2014 Indian Malayalam-language period thriller film directed, co-produced and filmed by Amal Neerad. It stars Fahadh Faasil, Lal, Jayasurya, Isha Sharvani, Padmapriya, Reenu Mathews and Lena in important roles. Fahadh Faasil and Amal Neerad co-produced the film, which was written by Gopan Chithambaran and Syam Pushkaran.

The film is a period drama set in the mid-20th century in Munnar, Western Ghats. It follows the life of Iyob and the sibling rivalry between his sons Aloshy, Ivan and Dimitri who are named after the characters from the Russian novel The Brothers Karamazov.

The Principal photography commenced in March 2014 at Vagamon in Idukki district.Iyobinte Pusthakam was released on 7 November 2014. The film met with rave reviews from critics and was a box-office success. It received five Kerala State Film Awards and three Kerala Film Critics Association Awards.

The film starts with a message "The aged aren't always wise, nor do the elderly always understand justice" Job 32:9. The story is narrated by the communist leader (TG Ravi) who witnessed it. The story is set in 1900 in Munnar in British occupied India. Harrison is a British businessman who comes to Munnar to cultivate tea. Harrison finds an able boy amidst his workers and names him 'Iyob'(Lal). Harrison holds Iyob close and helps him get married to Annamma (Reenu Mathews). Harrison's wife leaves him, later he sees Kazhali (Lena) and becomes interested in her. When Harrison finds out Kazhali's relation with Thacho, one of his servants, he orders Iyob to kill Thacho and Iyob kills him. Afterwards, Harrison takes Kazhali as his mistress and she becomes pregnant. During the First World War, Harrison's business gets affected and he leaves for Britain but dies on the way. Knowing this Iyob throws Kazhali out of the house and takes over all assets of Harrison.


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