Yavanika
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| Malayalam: യവനിക | |
| Directed by | K. G. George |
| Produced by | Henry |
| Screenplay by |
S. L. Puram Sadanandan K. G. George |
| Story by | K. G. George |
| Starring |
Bharath Gopi Mammootty Jalaja Ashokan |
| Music by | M. B. Sreenivasan |
| Cinematography | Ramachandra Babu |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Yavanika (English: When the Curtain Falls) is a 1982 Indian Malayalam mystery thriller film co-written and directed by K. G. George and starring Bharath Gopi, Mammootty and Jalaja. The film explores backstage drama of a travelling drama group. The plot is structured around the search for an unpopular tabla player of the troupe who suddenly disappears.
The film received wide critical acclaim and some critics even consider it as one of the greatest mystery thrillers ever made. It stands out as an aesthetic and commercially successful film of the 1980s. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film. It was one of the first notable films of Mammootty. He won the Kerala Film Critics Awards for Best Supporting Actor, for his portrayal of Circle Inspector Jacob Eeraly. Thilakan established himself as an actor and got his first state award in 1982 for his role as Manager Vakkachan.
Vakkachan (Thilakan) is a popular theatre owner running his drama company known as 'Bhavana theatres'. He is the director of his dramas and is a critically acclaimed director and often surfaces as best ones in the state drama awards (in the story). The movie starts with a scene that the troupe departing for a stage show during that night in a distant place. All are on board but waiting for Kollappally (VenuNagaValli), a popular and awarding winning performer of the troupe. In that rain shadowed evening Kollappalli arrives late (unusually) and gives excuses to Vakkachan for being late, and the bus departs.
On the way they pick-up Rohini (Jalaja), who plays the lead female role in the drama, from her home. Vakkachan enquire where is Ayyappan (Gopi), the Tabala player of the troupe, with whom Rohini lives. The gloomy faced Rohini says she doesn’t know where he is and he hasn’t returned home last night, she replies. Varunan (Jagathi Sreekumar), the comedian of the troupe, suggest to route the bus through the nearest liquor shop where Ayyappan, a drunkard by nature, might be sleeping by booze over last night. However the team could not find him at the liquor shop either and they proceed to the stage with an anticipation that Ayyapan might be joining directly there.
As the drama starts, Ayyappan hasn't turned up yet but Vakkachan takes the risk of starting the show without the Tabalist. The drama goes well despite the orchestra had no Tabalist that night and the team proceed to a hotel mid way to the following day's stage show. In the morning Chellapan (Sreenivasan) sends another Tabalist as a replacement for Ayyappan. After two consecutive shows the troupe returns and drops Rohini fist at her home and finds that Ayyappan hasn’t returned to their home either.
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