Father's Day (2012 film)
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{{Infobox film
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| director = Kalavoor Ravikumar
| producer = Bharath Samuel J.
| writer = Kalavoor Ravikumar
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| starring = Shehin
Indu Thampy
Revathi
Lal
Shankar Panikkar
| music = M. G. Sreekumar
Sajeev Mangalath
| cinematography = S. G. Raman
| editing = K. Sreenivas
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|2|17}}
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| country = India
| language = Malayalam
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Father's Day is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by Kalavoor Ravikumar, starring Shehin, Indu Thampy, Revathi, Lal and Shankar Panikkar in the lead roles.{{cite web |title="Father's Day" pooja on September 14th. |url=http://www.kottaka.com/blog/2011/09/fathers-day-pooja-on-september-14th/ |publisher=Kottaka |access-date=11 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027193943/http://www.kottaka.com/blog/2011/09/fathers-day-pooja-on-september-14th/ |archive-date=27 October 2011 |df=dmy }} this is the second film from director Kalavoor Ravikumar, who earlier directed Oridathoru Puzhayundu. Oscar award winner Resul Pookutty made his acting debut through this film.{{cite web|title=Resul makes a sound choice!|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Resul-makes-a-sound-choice/articleshow/11765078.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012024/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-05/news-interviews/31026857_1_resul-pookutty-malayalam-film-sound|url-status=live|archive-date=3 December 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=5 February 2012}}
Plot
The story revolves around Seetha, a tutor in a Government College. A person continuously goes behind her, spying her and later when they both meet up, he tells that he is a Criminology student, who specializes in rapes. Seetha Lives in her niece's house. She has a caring brother, who is afraid that Seetha is not married yet. This student turns out to be her own son. He wanted to research on her history, so he collects all the relevant evidences, and starts his work. The story goes on and on, until it ends up in a DNA test. The story later revolves on how he takes revenge on the 4 rapists.
Cast
- Shehin as Joseph K. Joseph
- Indu Thampy
- Revathi as Prof. Seethalakshmi
- Lal as Seethalakshmi's suitor
- Shankar Panikkar as Ram Menon
- Idavela Babu as Abeed Ali
- Suresh Krishna
- Vijay Menon as Nobble Mathew
- Maya Viswanath as Betty Nobble Mathew
- Reena Basheer as Geetha Menon
- Vineeth as Gopan
- Jagathy Sreekumar
- Lakshmi Priya
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha
- Chithra Shenoy as Dr. Elizabeth Thomas
- Resul Pookutty
Reception
A critic from Rediff.com said that "Father's Day is not flawless but we can appreciate the effort it takes to make a meaningful film that tackles a difficult subject with some degree of success".{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-fathers-day-is-a-bold-effort/20120220.htm|title=Review: Father's Day is a bold effort|website=rediff.com}} A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "Father's Day, in not a regular plot, is meant for those who like a little difference in a regular pattern of a tearjerker".{{cite web | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/fathers-day-review-malayalam-movie-14387 | title=Father's Day review. Father's Day Malayalam movie review, story, rating }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|4003682}}
Category:2010s Malayalam-language films
Category:Films shot in Thalassery
Category:Films scored by Ouseppachan
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