Kaliyachan

Kaliyachan (English: The Master of the Play) is a 2015 Malayalam drama film directed by Farook Abdul Rahiman in his directorial debut. It starred Manoj K. Jayan, Tirtha Murbadkar, Vaiga, Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri, Babu Namboothiri, Manju Pillai, and Mani Pattambi in lead roles. The story about a Kathakali actor and his guru is based on celebrated 1959 poem Kaliyachan by P. Kunhiraman Nair.

Kaliyachan
Film poster
Directed byFarook Abdul Rahiman
Screenplay byFarook Abdul Rahiman
Based onKaliyachan
by P. Kunhiraman Nair
Produced byNational Film Development Corporation
StarringManoj K. Jayan
Tirtha Murbadkar
Vaiga
Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri
Babu Namboothiri
CinematographyM. J. Radhakrishnan
Edited byBijith Bala
Music byBijibal
Distributed byEast Coast Reel & Real Entertainments
Release date
  • 25 September 2015 (2015-09-25)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

At the 60th National Film Awards, it won the award for Best Music Direction (Background score) for Bijibal. At the 2012 Kerala State Film Awards, Kaliyachan received three awards — Best Debut Director, Best Background Score and Second Best Actor for Manoj K. Jayan.

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