Celluloid (2013)
Celluloid chronicles the life of J. C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema, whose passion drives him to create Vigathakumaran, the region’s first film. Facing social prejudice, financial ruin, and personal loss, Daniel’s struggle for artistic recognition becomes a moving tribute to the birth of cinema in Kerala.
- Released
- 2013-02-14
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Kamal
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 23 votes
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as J C Daniel / Harris Daniel
- Mamta Mohandas as Janet
- Chandini Geetha as Rosie
- Sreenivasan as Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan
- T G Ravi as Sundararaj (Elder)
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Mudaliar
- Sreejith Ravi as Sundararaj (Young)
- Nedumudi Venu as Subramaniam
- Siddique as Ramakrishna Iyer
- Shruti Dilip as Lana
- Antony Thekkek as Maloor
- Ramesh Pisharody as Pillai