Kanyaka Talkies

Kanyaka Talkies (English translation: Virgin Talkies) is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language film co-written and directed by K R Manoj in his feature directorial debut. It is based on a story by P. V. Shajikumar.

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• Kanyaka talkies virgin talkies trailer
• Kanyaka talkies promo murali gopy lena
• Cast
• Festivals and awards
• References

The film premiered at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival and has subsequently been screened as the opening film of the Indian Panorama at the 44th International Film Festival of India, in October 2013. It has since screened at all major Indian film festivals including IFFK, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Pune. Kanyaka Talkies received the International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) for Best Malayalam Film at the 18th International Film Festival of Kerala for its succinct and poignant dealing of the politics of Cinema, human desire and religion. Forbes India magazine selected it as one of the five must watch Indian movies in 2014. US premiere of Kanyaka Talkies was at 2014 NYIFF,where it won the award for Best Screenplay,and European premiere was at LIFF. East Asian premiere of the film was at HKIFF 2015. HKIFF described Kanyaka Talkies as 'a new and exciting embodiment of independent South Asian cinema'. The film has won three awards at 44th Kerala State Film Awards.

Cast

Murali Gopy as Father Michael Plathottathil

Lena as Ancy

Alencier Ley Lopez as Yakoob

Indrans as Philippose

Maniyan Pilla Raju as Sadanandan

Sudheer Karamana as Raveendran

Parvathi T as Mariya

Krishnan Balakrishnan as Reji

Sunil Sukhada as Viswambharan

N. L. Balakrishnan as Pappachan

Nandhu as JPK

Festivals and awards

Selected to the competition section of the 15th Mumbai Film Festival 2013

Selected as the opening film of Indian Panorama at the 44th International Film Festival of India 2013

Won International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) for The Best Malayalam Film at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2013

Selected to the Competition section of Bengaluru International Film Festival 2013

Selected to the Competition section of the Pune International Film Festival 2014

Won the awards for Best Debut Director, Best Sound Design and Second Best Actress at 44th Kerala State Film Awards 2013

Won the Award for Best Screenplay at New York Indian Film Festival 2014

Selected to the Competition section of the London Indian Film Festival 2014.

Selected to the Competition section of the SAARC Film Festival 2014,Colombo.

Selected to the Global Vision section of Hong Kong International Film Festival 2015