Director Jayaraj - Adbhutham on Mercy Killings - Press Note
Director
Jayaraaj - Adbhutham on Mercy Killings
About
Director Jayaraaj
Jayaraaj, a Malayalam director, directed 25 films so far out of which 4 films won
National awards. Here is the list of his most acclaimed award winners.
|
S. No |
Film Title |
Awards |
| 1 |
Desadanam |
International,
national and state awards |
| 2 |
Kaliyattam |
National award for Suresh Gopi and the Best director for Jayaraj |
| 3 |
Karunam |
Golden Peacock award
in International Film Festival of India, Film Society Award in Berlin |
| 4 |
Shantam |
National Award for best film and International award in France |
| 5 |
Daivanamathil |
Selected as the
inaugural film, Indian Panoraa, International Film Festival of Goa (2005) |
Almost all
his mainstream films are box office hits like Kudumbasametam, Johnny Walker,
Highway and 4 the people (Yuva Sena in Telugu). Both his parallel films like
Desadanam and Kaliyattam were big success.
Jayaraaj
is currently planning to do a film each for D Rama Naidu (Malayalam) and
Bhogavally Prasad (Telugu).
About
Adbhutham:
Adbhutham, fourth in Jayaraaj's Navarasa series (other films are Karnam, Shantam
and Bheebhatsa) narrates the universally relevant theme of life and death. The
etymological meaning of Malayalam word Adbhutham (basically from Sanskrit) is,
something never happened in past. The film is about the first ever 'euthanasia'
(physician assisted suicide or mercy killing), which is going to happen in
Oregon State of America, the first state legalized euthanasia.
The story
is about a well known Indian-English dramatist and writer settled in Oregon, now
in his deathbed, waiting for the mercy of his doctors. Everything is legally
ready to kill him by mercy. Now he has only one and a half hours left in his
life.
The making
of this film too is a matter of wonder, as in the case of its theme. The
complete film will be shot in less than 10 consecutive hours at Ramoji Film City
on 13th of December.
The cast
list includes National award winner Suresh Gopi, National award winner KPAC
Lalitha and new faces from home and abroad. The technicians are Madampu
Kunjukuttam (scenario), S Kumar (cinematography) and Ashok (Art).
