Celluloid

2013 · 129 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 1,548 VOTES · DIR. Kamal

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Overview

A biopic based on the life story of J.C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema. It is a detailed account on Daniel's life, making of his film Vigathakumaran and the tragic story of Vigathakumaran's heroine P. K. Rosie. The film is particularly based on the novel Nashta Naayika by Vinu Abraham (which details the story of Rosie) and the biography of J. C. Daniel by Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,664 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:06:15 { Rockers }
00:14:13 l am telling the truth to you and to your friends.
00:18:03 l know a little.
00:22:29 That's also a story from the white man's land, Johnson.
00:26:08 Come, sir.
00:29:36 They speak both. Ma'am, please...
00:32:55 The princess wants the Maharaja's palace itself to sleep.
00:37:17 lt's something we have neither heard or seen.
00:42:43 ''Says too the blooming elangi''
00:47:11 Many years pass by.
00:51:53 But l always involuntarily make the sign of the cross...
00:56:39 What are you doing there,Pillai, come.
01:00:32 That is the scene we are going to take now.
01:03:56 Folks will come to watch the film.
01:12:02 J C Daniel made this movie ten years before that.
01:16:49 l do not remember anything. lt happened long time ago.
01:22:11 Do dignitaries have to sit at the back?
01:28:24 ...and chased her off from the cinema.
01:33:57 the same kind of problems as in Thiruvananthapuram.
01:40:52 Do you know who that is?
01:45:24 Only she stayed with me, sharing love...
01:51:15 Only time will prove its worth.
01:56:09 You come with a print of the movie...
02:05:05 - and to Malayalam cinema... for my childhood mischief.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,664
Dialogue density12.9 lines / min
First line00:06:15
Final line02:05:05

Production Record

DirectorKamal
LanguageML
Revenue$680,000
IMDb votes1,548