Dany (film)

Dany is a 2001 Malayalam language Indian political comedy drama film written, directed and produced by T.V. Chandran with Mammootty in the title role. Also starring in the film are noted danseuse Mallika Sarabhai, Vani Viswanath, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, Ratheesh, popular television actress Maya Moushmi and Narendra Prasad. It released coinciding with the festival of Christmas in December 2001.[1] The film met with critical acclaim with most of the critics hailing the performance of Mammootty.[2] It won numerous awards including a National Film Award and three Kerala State Film Awards.

Dany
Film poster
Directed byT. V. Chandran
Produced byT. V. Chandran
Written byT. V. Chandran
StarringMammootty,
Mallika Sarabhai,
Vani Viswanath,
Siddique,
Vijayaraghavan,
Ratheesh,
Maya Moushmi,
Narendra Prasad
Music byJohnson
CinematographyK. G. Jayan
Edited byVenugopal
Production
company
Film Commune
Release date
  • 28 December 2001 (2001-12-28)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

The film is about Daniel Thompson, a saxophone player who is a mute witness to many of the historical happenings taking place around in the world. The film traces the life of this character up to his seventy third year and comments upon many things that may have social and political relevance. Dany as he is known, was born on the day of the Dandi Salt March (12 March 1930). His mother died on the day Guruvayur Satyagraha was conducted (21 September 1932). His father died on the day of the first widow remarriage in Namboothiri caste (15 September 1935). His wife leaves him on the day the first Communist Government of Kerala loses power (31 July 1959). Dany's love, disappointments, triumphs everything coincides with historical events. Dany dons many roles in life. He sings in the church. Then he becomes a saxophone player. He marry Margaret, daughter of a rich man named Chavero when the old man ask him to save the honor of their family. Margaret is pregnant and her lover has died. But with the passage of time, Dany is abandoned by all and he finds himself destined to lead a desolate existence. He ends up in a hospital. And it is here that he meets Bhargavi Amma, a retired professor, who is also desolate after the death of her daughter and after being totally isolated in life. Dany and Bhargavi Amma develop an intimacy and they travel back together from the hospital. But Dany passes away on the way. Anyhow Bhargavi Amma decides to perform the funeral rites in the Christian manner in the compound of her house, a house of orthodox Hindus. This creates certain problems, but Bhargavi Amma decides to dare all such problems.

Cast

Awards
National Film Awards[3]
Kerala State Film Awards[4]

References
  1. Unni R. Nair (14 December 2001). "Gearing up for Christmas". Screen India. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  2. "At the crossroads". Deccan Herald. cscsarchive.org. 5 May 2002. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  3. "49th National Film Awards". Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. 26 July 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  4. "Kerala State Film Awards - 2001". Chalachitra Academy. 2001. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
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