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Celluloid

Celluloid

20136.62h 9m

Overview

Celluloid chronicles the life of J. C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema, whose passion drives him to create Vigathakumaran, the region’s first film. Facing social prejudice, financial ruin, and personal loss, Daniel’s struggle for artistic recognition becomes a moving tribute to the birth of cinema in Kerala.

Directed by Kamal
Written by Kamal
Produced by Kamal, Ubaid
Box Office0Revenue: $680K

Top Cast

Prithviraj Sukumaran

Prithviraj Sukumaran

J C Daniel / Harris Daniel

Mamta Mohandas

Mamta Mohandas

Janet

Chandini Geetha

Chandini Geetha

Rosie

Sreenivasan

Sreenivasan

Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan

T G Ravi

T G Ravi

Sundararaj (Elder)

Thalaivasal Vijay

Thalaivasal Vijay

Mudaliar

Sreejith Ravi

Sreejith Ravi

Sundararaj (Young)

Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu

Subramaniam

Siddique

Siddique

Ramakrishna Iyer

S

Shruti Dilip

Lana

Themes & Keywords

movie businessbiographydirectorsilent filmfather of malayalam cinemajc daniel

About Celluloid

Celluloid is a drama, history film released in 2013 exploring themes of movie business, biography, director, silent film, father of malayalam cinema, jc daniel. Directed by Kamal, it stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Mamta Mohandas, Chandini Geetha. Celluloid chronicles the life of J. C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema, whose passion drives him to create Vigathakumaran, the region’s first film. Facing social prejudice, financial ruin, and personal loss, Daniel’s struggle for artistic recognition becomes a moving tribute to the birth of cinema in Kerala.

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