Madhu Muttam
Madhu Muttom | |
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| Born | Madhu K. Panicker 1 August 1951 |
| Occupation | Script writer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Madhu Muttom is an Indian screenwriter from Kerala.
Life
[edit]Madhu got his start with Fazil's Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal (1986).
His best known film as a screenwriter is Manichitrathazhu (1993) directed by Fazil, for which he also wrote some of the songs.[1] It was remade in Kannada as Apthamitra (2004) and in Tamil as Chandramukhi (2005) both directed by P. Vasu, in Bengali as Rajmohol (2005) directed by Swapan Saha and finally in Hindi as Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) directed by Priyadarshan. Madhu has been credited as the sole writer for these remakes after he filed a copyright suit against Fazil when the latter started being listed as the writer of the original script in the remakes.[2][3] The story is inspired by a tragedy that happened in an Ezhava tharavad, the Alummoottil meda (an old traditional mansion) located at Muttom (near Haripad), belonging to a central Travancore Channar family, in the 19th century.[4] The inheritor of the Alummoottil property and his domestic worker girl were murdered by the son-in-law after he had been written-off due to the marumakkathayam system of inheritance prevalent in Kerala at the time. The murder gave rise to many local legends which serve as the basis for the film.[2] Madhu himself belongs to this Alummoottil tharavad.[5] "Vijanaveedhi", a Malayalam horror novel by Aswathi Thirunal, has been listed by some as an inspiration for the film, though director Fazil and Madhu both deny this.[6]
Bharathan Effect (2007), for which he wrote the screenplay, is the second venture by the director Anil Das who debuted with Sargavasantham in 1995.[2]
Madhu is unmarried and currently lives alone in his native village of Muttom in Haripad.[7][2]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Ennennum Kannettante | Fazil | Story |
| 1988 | Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal | Kamal | Story |
| 1993 | Manichitrathazhu | Fazil | Story Screenplay Dialogues |
| 1998 | Harikrishnans | Fazil | Dialogues |
| 2007 | Bharathan Effect | Anil Das | Story Screenplay Dialogues |
| 2011 | Kanakompathu | Mahadevan | Story Screenplay Dialogues |
Sources:[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Madhu Muttom - Script Writer in Malayalam Film Industry". haripad.in. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d G., Venugopal (31 August 2024). "കോടതി കയറിയ മണിച്ചിത്രത്താഴ്; വരുമോ ഒരു രണ്ടാം ഭാഗം?" [Manichitrathazhu creator Madhu Muttam]. Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ [Muttom vs Fazil] [2007] KHC 256 (19 September 2007), Kerala High Court.
- ^ Filippo Osella, Caroline (2000). Social Mobility in Kerala: Modernity and Identity in Conflict. Pluto Press. p. 264. ISBN 0-7453-1693-X.
- ^ "'Romancham' to 'Manichitrathazhu': Horror films based on real events". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ V, Govind Krishnan (9 October 2022). "Republishing of 1985 horror novel revives Manichithrathazhu plagiarism row". The News Minute. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Magazine Interview". puzha.com. 1 March 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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