Samayam Malayalam Movie

Satheesh Poduval, who has authored many short stories and who had worked as an associate to noted directors like T.V. Chandran, Jayaraj and K.R. Mohanan, makes his directorial debut with Samayam, a very sensitive film that takes us into the lives of potters as a community. (The last film that we had on the potter community was Mankolangal, directed by Subrahmaniam Shanthakumar, a few years ago).

Samayam tells the story of Chathappan, who is a member of the potter community. Chathappan, who is exceptionally skilled in his craft, believes that he is not the one to spend his lifetime making pots and mud vessels only. A skilled sculptor too, he believes that he should always aim at expressing himself through the many sculptures he can make.

Chathappan meanwhile has a family to look after, and when times change, as a family man he is faced with a lot of responsibilities. But Chathappan spends his time drinking, participating in cock-fights and loafing about. In fact it is his wife Manikyam who takes on the burden of looking after the family.

The story is set against the backdrop of the changing times. Sreenivasan becomes Chathappan while Shwetha Menon does a rather deglamorised role as Manikyam. Vijayaraghavan too plays a key role in the film, that of Bhairavan, a man with supernatural powers. Nedumudi Venu also has an important role, while Salim Kumar has been brought in to provide moments of humour.

Master Ganapathy, the child artist who got noted with Vinodayathra and who also acted in Alibhai, Innaththe Chinthavishayam etc and who did the key role in Chithrashalabhangalude Veedu, does the role of Appu, Chathappan's son. (It's to be mentioned that Ganapathy is the son of director Satheesh Poduval). Samayam, produced under the banner of Royal Arts, is all set for release.