Aalokam: Ranges of Vision
| Aalokam: Ranges of Vision | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Abhilash Babu |
| Screenplay by | Abhilash Babu |
| Story by | Robert Browning Abhilash Babu |
| Produced by | Crowd Funding |
| Starring | Abhijith Chithrakumar Viju Nadakappura Amrutha Vijay Lekshmipriya |
| Cinematography | Jithin Mathew |
| Edited by | Anu George |
| Music by | Open Source |
Production company | the week-end academia Thiruvananthapuram |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Aalokam: Ranges of Vision is a 2023 independent, experimental, Malayalam language anthology film directed by Abhilash Babu in his debut directorial. The film, a crowd funded one, has six different chapters, five of them based on the poems by the Victorian poet Robert Browning.[1] The film had its official premiere on 16 July 2023 [2][3]and had its YouTube release on 25 March 2025.[4][5]
Summary
Aalokam: Ranges of Vision presents a film within the film, in the first five chapters, while the last chapter tells the story of an aspiring director.[6]
Cast
- Abhijith Chithrakumar -Prabodh, Prem, Azad, Achal, Swaraj, Zenith
- Viju Nadakappura - Aspirant drama director
- Amrutha Vijay - Amrutha
- Lekshmipriya - Anu
- Shaji A John - Civil police officer 1
- Jitheesh Raichel Samuel - Civil police officer 2
- Nazreen Nazeer - Housewife
Production
The actors of the film were selected through casting call and participated in an acting workshop before filming started.[3] Along with Robert Browning's five poems, shown as a film within the film,[7] the final chapter uses a story by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz as a Drama.[8] The film was completed with a budget of twelve lakh fifty thousand, taking seven days for shooting on different dates of 2022 and 2023.
References
- ^ "Jeo Baby to play lead role in film based on Vyloppilli's 'Krishnashtami'". Mathrubhumi. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "'Aalokam' Film Screening at Lenin Cinemas, Thampanoor on 16th July". Reddit. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ a b "'എന്റെ രാഷ്ട്രീയ കാഴ്ചപ്പാടാണ് എന്റെ സിനിമ'- ഡോ. അഭിലാഷ് ബാബു അഭിമുഖം". Asianet News. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "സിനിമയ്ക്കുള്ളിലെ സിനിമയുമായി "ആലോകം" യൂട്യൂബിൽ റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു". 24 News. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "'ആലോകം' സിനിമ യൂട്യൂബ് റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു". Janayugam. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "'ആലോകം' യുട്യൂബില് റിലീസ് ചെയ്ത് മിനിമല് സിനിമ". Asianet News. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Dr. അഭിലാഷ് ബാബുവിൻ്റെ സംവിധാനത്തിൽ വൈലോപ്പിള്ളിക്കവിത സിനിമയാകുന്നു,ജിയോ ബേബി പ്രധാന വേഷത്തിൽ, സംഗീതം : ഔസേപ്പച്ചൻ". Kalakaumudi. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Director Jeo Baby turns actor again for a film based on a poem". The Times of India. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.