Metro Film Society will honour Lal, winner of Kerala State Award for the Best Actor 2008 for his performance in Thalappavu on July 19 Sunday at Little Shenoys theatre at 11 am. Prof Mercy Williams, Mayor of Kochi will be the chief guest and she will hand over the memento to Lal. Madhupal who won the Best Debutante Director Award for Thalappavu will be felicitated at the function. K G George, noted filmmaker and chairman of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation will present the memento to Madhupal.
Many eminent personalities in the film and culture field will attend the function.
The Award winning film Thalappavu will be screened at 9 15 am. Thalappavu (headgear) is a symbol of authority and is based on the story of Varghese, a revolutionary leader who was shot dead by the police in an encounter during the 70s. The film explores the conflicts faced by police constable Ramachandran Pillai upon whom the duty to eliminate Varghese was thrust.
In the film Lal plays the role of the constable. It is destiny that brings Joseph (Prithvi Raj) and Ravindran Pillai (Lal) together. The unusual association catches the attention of the government and both the killer and victim become its prey. As Joseph treads a long, crooked, and torturous path of life, his soul mate Ravindran Pillai becomes witness to his travails.
When he realises he is a part of an extremely corrupt system, Ravindran Pillai becomes a victim of fate - a new life bereft of his wife and children.
The film weaves an intricate story of guilt and revolutionary fervour and delves into the dilemmas in the lives of two.
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