Veettilekkulla Vazhi

Veettilekkulla Vazhi (transl. The Way Home) is a 2010 Indian Malayalam adventure drama film written and directed by Dr. Biju. The film is about terrorist organizations operating in India and how they recruit young Keralites. It stars Prithviraj, Indrajith and Master Govardhan in main lead roles.

Veettilekkulla Vazhi
Poster
Directed by	Dr. Biju
Written by	Dr. Biju
Produced by	B. C. Joshi
Starring	Prithviraj Sukumaran Indrajith Sukumaran Malavika Master Govardhan Dhanya Mary Varghese Kiran Raj Vinay Forrt Assim Jamal
Cinematography	M. J. Radhakrishnan
Edited by	Manoj Kannoth
Music by	Ramesh Narayan
Production company	Soorya Cinema
Release dates	22 October 2010 (2010-10-22) (Mumbai Film Festival)[1] 5 August 2011 (2011-08-05) (Kerala)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam Hindi

The film's world premiere took place at the 12th Mumbai Film Festival on 22 October 2010 as the opening film in the Indian Frames section.^[2] It was an official selection for 28 international film festivals. It won the award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam at the 58th National Film Awards and the NETPAC Award. It also received accolades at the Zanzibar International Film Festival and Imagine India Film Festival, Spain. The film released in theatres in Kerala on 5 August 2011.

Cast

• Prithviraj as Doctor
• Master Govardhan as Kid
• Malvika Sharma as Wife of doctor
• Indrajith as Rassaq, a Tamil Terrorist
• Irshad as Abdulla
• Vinay Forrt as Terrorist Leader in Ajmeer
• S.Saji as Malayali Terrorist
• Melwyn as Sardarji Truck Driver
• Kiran Raj as Najeem
• Assim Jamal as Terrorist Leader at Kashmir
• Lakshmipriya as Rashida as Kid's mother
• Dhanya Mary Varghese as Teacher

Production

Veettilekkulla Vazhi is the third directorial venture of Dr. Biju whose previous films are Saira and Raman. Veettilekkulla Vazhi is an adventure drama that wants to explore the bloodstained facets of present-day terrorism. Produced by B. C. Joshi under the banner of Soorya Cinema, the film was mainly shot from Ladakh, Kashmir, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikkneer, Ajmer, Pushkarand, Delhi and Kerala.^[3]

Festival screenings

The film was screened at 28 international film festivals including:

• 12th Mumbai Film Festival (Mumbai, India; 2010) as the opening film in the Indian Frames section.
• 34th Cairo International Film Festival (Egypt; 2010) in the Out of Competition section.
• 15th International Film Festival of Kerala (Trivandrum, India; 2010)
• 3rd Jaipur International Film Festival (Jaipur, India; 2011)
• 5th Chennai International Film Festival (Chennai, India; 2011)
• 10th Imagine India International Film Festival (Madrid, Spain; 2011) in competition section.
• 11th New York Indian Film Festival (New York, USA; 2011) in competition section
• Zanzibar International Film Festival (Zanzibar, Tanzania; 2011)
• London Indian Film Festival (London, UK; 2011)
• Bollywood and Beyond Film Festival (Germany; 2011)
• 38th Telluride Film Festival (Telluride, USA; 2011)
• New Generation Film Festival (Frankfurt, Germany; 2011)
• Third Eye Asian Film Festival (Mumbai, India; 2011)
• Seattle Film Festival (Seattle, USA; 2011)

Accolades

Award	Ceremony	Category	Recipients and nominees	Outcome
Imagine India Film Festival[4][5]	10th Imagine India Film Festival (2011; Spain)	Best Film	Veettilekkulla Vazhi	Won
		Best Director	Dr. Biju	Won
		Best Music Director	Ramesh Narayan	Won
International Film Festival of Kerala[6]	15th International Film Festival of Kerala (2010; India)	NETPAC Award for Best Malayalam Film	Veettilekkulla Vazhi	Won
Kerala State Film Awards[7]	Kerala State Film Awards (2011; India)	Best Cinematography	M. J. Radhakrishnan	Won
		Best Processing Lab		Won
National Film Awards[8]	58th National Film Awards (2011; India)	Best Feature Film in Malayalam	Veettilekkulla Vazhi	Won
Zanzibar International Film Festival[9][10]	14th Zanzibar International Film Festival (2011; Tanzania)	Signis Award (Commendation)	Dr. Biju	Won
		Industry Award for Best Cinematography	M. J. Radhakrishnan	Won

References

1. "Screening schedule of 12th Mumbai Film Festival". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
2. "List of Films to be screened at the 12th Mumbai Film Festival". Mumbai Film Festival. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
3. "Veettilekkulla Vazhi shooting almost over". Oneindia.in. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
4. "Imagine India 2011 Awards". Imagine India Film Festival. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
5. "Veettilekkulla Vazhi win three awards at Imagine Film Fest". Oneindia.in. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
6. "Top prize for Colombian film". The Hindu. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
7. "Debutant directors sweep Kerala state awards". The Indian Express. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
8. "Southern cinema sweeps National Awards". The Hindu. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011
9. "Winners Announced at Annual ZIFF Awards Ceremony". Zanzibar International Film Festival. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
10. Dominic Dipio. "A Season of Visions at ZIFF 2011". Afrika Film Festival. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

External links

• Official website
• The Way Home at IMDb
• Film Review by Daniel Nelson in OneWorld
• Film Review by Gautaman Bhaskaran in The Hindustan Times
• Film Review by Sanjith Sidhardhan in The Times of India