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Parudeesa (Paradise) is a 2012 Malayalam–language Indian feature film written by Vinu Abraham and directed by national award-winning filmmaker R. Sarath. The film stars Sreenivasan, Thampy Antony and Swetha Menon in the lead roles. Like in his previous films, Sarath interweaves a complex theme in Parudeesa—that of conflict of belief, the perpetual disagreement between orthodox and unorthodox paths of religion. The film, set against the backdrop of a remote hillside hamlet, unravels the story of a priest and a verger. While the priest is still lost in the labyrinth of orthodoxy, verger has a very liberated outlook about religion, or rather life in general. The film captures the quintessential conflict flickered by the situation. Sreenivasan plays the Bishop while Thampy Antony appears as the Priest and Swetha Menon plays the role of a cook at the nearby convent. Noted comedian and actor Jagathy Sreekumar plays another full-length character, Parudeesa being the last film he completed before the accident. The film released on 26 October 2012 and met with a mixed reaction. Reviews among major critics and parallel movie buffs have been positive but most online critics of mainstream cinema have given the film negative reviews.
Original Release
10/26/2012
Cast
Name | Character |
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Indrans | Sacristan Martin |
Menon Lakshmi | Lakshmi |
Shweta Menon | Convent Cook Thressia |
Ambika Mohan | Wife of Authachan (Jagathy Sreekumar) |
Nandhu | Babychan the rubber tapper |
Ouseppachan | A singer in church |
Krishna Padmakumar | Reena the daughter of Authachan |
Krishna Prasad | Johny |
Santhakumari | Mother of Johny |
Jagathy Sreekumar |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Indrans | Sacristan Martin |
Menon Lakshmi | Lakshmi |
Shweta Menon | Convent Cook Thressia |
Ambika Mohan | Wife of Authachan (Jagathy Sreekumar) |
Nandhu | Babychan the rubber tapper |
Ouseppachan | A singer in church |
Krishna Padmakumar | Reena the daughter of Authachan |
Krishna Prasad | Johny |
Santhakumari | Mother of Johny |
Jagathy Sreekumar | |
Sreenivasan | Bishop Angilithanam |
Antony Thekkek | Fr. Mannooran and Decon\sJose |
Thodupuzha Vasanthi | Mother of Thressia |
Josekutty Madathil | Priest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Antony Thekkek | Producer |