RIFFK to screen ‘Shantham’ to pay homage to late KPAC Lalitha

The Regional International Film Festival of Kerala (

RIFFK

) to pay homage to veteran late actress KPAC Lalitha. The Regional International Film Festival of Kerala (RIFFK) is scheduled to be held in Kochi from the 1st of April to the 5th.
And KPAC Lalitha’s film ‘

Shantham

’, will be screened, on the fourth day of RIFFK, to celebrate the impeccable contribution late KPAC Lalitha has done to Malayalam cinema.

“As a homage to veteran film and stage actress KPAC Lalitha and eminent writer and actor Madambu Kunjukuttan,

Jayaraj Nair

’s Shantham (2001) will be screened. KPAC Lalitha was awarded the National Award for Best Supporting Actress for her intense performance in the film as a mother struck with grief over the death of her son. Madambu Kunjukuttan won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay in 2000 for Jayaraj’s Karunam, collaborated with him again for this film and wrote the screenplay,” a statement published on the film festival’s official Facebook page read.
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Released in 2001, ‘Shantham’ told the story of Velayudhan, a young man living in a place torn apart by civil strife. In the midst of a raging street war, he kills his best friend. Velayudhan feels guilty and disturbed, and his political enemies plot revenge on him. Written by P Suresh Kumar and Madampu Kunjukuttan, the film featured Seema Biswas, KPAC Lalitha, Lena, IM Vijayan, Madampu Kunjukuttan, M G Shashi, and

Kalamandalam Gopi

, in pivotal roles. Ravi Varman was the cinematographer and NP Sathish handled the editing. Kaithapram Damodaran and Rajamani composed the music for ‘Shantham’.

Meanwhile, the 26th International Film Festival 2022 has come to a magnificent end on Friday (Mar 25), and Nawazuddin Siddiqui was the chief guest at the closing ceremony.