Celluloid
2013, Film, 129 min, Biography, Drama, Malayalam, India, MoviePedia score 66
Celluloid chronicles the life of J. C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema, whose passion drives him to create Vigathakumaran, the region’s first film. Facing social prejudice, financial ruin, and personal loss, Daniel’s struggle for artistic recognition becomes a moving tribute to the birth of cinema in Kerala.
Where to watch in India
- Stream on Sun Nxt, Ultraplaybox Amazon Channel
Directed by Kamal
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Harris Daniel
- Sreenivasan as Chelangad Gopalakrishnan
- Mamta Mohandas as Jannet Daniel
- Chandini as Rossy
- Nedumudi Venu as P. Subrahmanyam
- Siddique as M. Ramakrishnan I.A.S.
- T.G. Ravi as Sundararajan (Old Age)
- Sreejith Ravi as Sundararajan (Young)
- Jayaraj Century as Johnson
- László Pere as Cinematographer
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