William A. Seiter
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Kaalapani
Kaalapani is a 1996 Indian Malayalam- language epic historical period drama film co-written and directed by Priyadarshan.
Set in 1915, the film focuses on the lives of Indian freedom fighters incarcerated in the Cellular Jail( or" Kālā Pānī") in Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the British Raj.
The ensemble cast includes Mohanlal, Prabhu Ganesan, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Tinnu Anand, Annu Kapoor, Alex Draper, Sankaradi, and Vineeth.
The film was produced by Mohanlal for Pranavam Arts in association with R. Mohan's Shogun Films.
The film is about the lives of prisoners in British India who are brought to Kālā Pānī, the Cellular Jail in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The name" Kalapani" is derived from the mode of imprisonment in British India.
Ilaiyaraaja composed the music, the cinematography was by Santosh Sivan, and the editing by N. Gopalakrishnan.
The film introduced Dolby Stereo into Malayalam cinema.
It was made on a budget of 2.5 crore, making it the costliest Malayalam film made until then.
" Kaalapani" was released on 12 April 1996 in 450 theaters worldwide, which was the largest release for any Indian film until then.
The film is now regarded as one of the classics in Malayalam cinema.
Originally made in Malayalam, the film was dubbed and released in Hindi as" Saza- E- Kala Pani", Tamil as" Siraichalai", and in Telugu as" Kaala Pani".
Amitabh Bachchan bought the Hindi dubbing rights, besides narrating the prologue for the Hindi version.
The film won three National Film Awards, including the awards for Best Art Direction( Sabu Cyril), Best Special Effects( S. T. Venky), and Best Cinematography( Santosh Sivan).
Along with that it won six Kerala State Film Awards.
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Strictly Modern
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It was produced and released by First National Pictures and was based on the play, entitled" Cousin Kate", written by Hubert Henry Davies.
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Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (born Priyadarshan Soman Nair; 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter.
In a career spanning over three decades, he has directed more than 95 films in various Indian languages, predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi, while also having done six films in Tamil and two in Telugu.
Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Towards 2000s, he moved to Bollywood (Hindi-language cinema) and remained active throughout the decade.
He has done about 26 films in Hindi alone, the highest number of films done by any Bollywood director after David Dhawan.
In 2013, he announced that "Rangrezz" would be his last Hindi film for a while and shifted focus to Malayalam cinema.
Best known for his comedy films, Priyadrshan has also experimented with some action, thriller and period films.
His collaborations with Mohanlal were highly popular in Malayalam cinema during the 1980s and 1990s, with most notable films being "Poochakkoru MookkuthiMazha Peyyunnu Maddalam KottunnuThalavattamVellanakalude NaduChithramVandanamKilukkamAbhimanyuMithunamThenmavin KombathKala Pani", and "Chandralekha".
Other Malayalam actors he frequently collaborated with are: Kuthiravattam Pappu, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Sankaradi, M.G. Soman, Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Innocent, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Sukumari, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Shobhana, KPAC Lalitha, Revathi, Lissy, Cochin Haneefa, Maniyanpilla Raju, Mukesh, Jagadeesh, C.I. Paul, Vineeth, Ganesh, Shankar, and Mammukoya.
Priyadarshan was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his early Malayalam films.
He is known for adapting stories from Malayalam films into Bollywood, from his own work as well as other films.
Most notable such Bollywood films include "Hera PheriHungamaHulchulGaram MasalaBhagam BhagChup Chup KeDhol", and "Bhool Bhulaiyaa".
His multiple collaborations in Hindi include Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Pooja Batra, Amrish Puri, Johny Lever, Asrani, Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Om Puri, Tinnu Anand, Shakti Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Sharat Saxena, Jackie Shroff, and Suniel Shetty.
In 2007, his Tamil film "Kanchivaram" won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.
In 2012, the Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award for his contribution towards the arts.
Priyadarshan has also directed many advertisement films.
His most popular commercials are for Coca-Cola, American Express, Nokia, Parker Pens, Asian Paints, Kinley and Max New York Life Insurance.
Jacques Décombe
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Question: Which film has the director born later, Kaalapani or Strictly Modern?
Answer: Kaalapani