Celluloid (2013)
129 min
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.
- Release date
- February 14, 2013
- Country of origin
- India
- Box office
- $680,000
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Trailer
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as J C Daniel
- Mamta Mohandas as Jannet Daniel
- Sreenivasan as Chelangad Gopalakrishnan
- T.G. Ravi as Sundararajan (Old Age)
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Mudaliar
- Sreejith Ravi as Sundararajan (Young)
- Nedumudi Venu as P. Subrahmanyam
- Siddique as M. Ramakrishnan I.A.S.
- Antony Thekkek as Maloor
- Ramesh Pisharody as Pillai
- Jayaraj Warrier as Shop Keeper
- Manikandan as Moorthy
- Chempil Asokan as Paulose
- Nandu Madhav as D.G Phalke
- Indrans as Ponnappan
- Jayan Cherthala as Thambi
- Dinesh Prabhakar as Damodhar
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Harris Daniel
- Chandini as Rossy
- László Pere as Cinematographer
- Shafeer Sait as Maharshi
Crew
- Kamal · Director
- Vinu Abraham · Writer
- Chelangad Gopalakrishnan · Writer
- Kamal · Writer
- Kamal · Producer
- Ubaid · Producer
- M. Jayachandran · Composer
- Venu Isc · Cinematographer
- K. Rajagopal · Editor