Sahamatha Film Society, Mangalore

is screening the award winning Malayalam

film by Addoor Gopalkrishnan ‘Elipattayam’ on

27th may Sunday at 6.00 PM at Sahodaya Hall Balmatta,

Mangalore.

The brief synopsis and the images are attached herewith.

You are heratily welcome to the Screening.

Entry free.

Elippathayam – 1981 (The Rat Trap) Adoor’s first film in colour, Elippathayam is an allegory about the collapse of the feudal system in Kerala. Unni is the head of a feudal Nair family, unable to cope with the changing social conditions leading to the decline of the feudal system in Kerala. While his elder sister Janamma fights for her own family share from the feudal spoils, his younger sister Rajamma obediently serves him like a slave, and finally collapses under the strain. Sridevi the rebellious youngest sister walks away from the family rejecting the old system. Confronted with adverse conditions, Unni withdraws like a rat into a dark hole. Elepathayam won the British Film Institute award. It also won the State award for best film in 1981. Direction & Screenplay: Adoor Gopalakrishnan Cast: Karamana Janardhanan Nair, Sharada, Jalaja, Rajam K Nair, Soman Cinematography: Mankada Ravi Varma Editing: M Mani Music: M B Srinivasan Awards The film has won the following awards since its release: 1982 British Film Institute (UK)  Won – Most Original and Imaginative film shown at the National Film Theatre – Elippathayam – Adoor Gopalakrishnan 1982 London Film Festival (UK)  Won – Sutherland Trophy – Elippathayam – Adoor Gopalakrishnan 1982 National Film Awards (India)  Won – Silver Lotus Award – Best Audiography  Won – Silver Lotus Award – Best Regional Film (Malayalam) – Elippathayam – Adoor Gopalakrishnan  ]]>