Second Turn
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Randamoozham is a 1984 Malayalam novel by M. T. Vasudevan Nair
. It is widely credited as his masterpiece. It was translated into English as Second Turn in 1997. M. T. Vasudevan Nair won Jnanpith Award
, the highest literary honour in India, for the novel in 1997.
The novel is set as a retelling of the Indian epic Mahabharata
, from the view of Bhima
, the second Pandava
.
will direct the film from a screenplay by M.T. Vasudevan Nair. The film is perhaps the most ambitious project of the writer-director duo in their association of over 30 years.
About the making of the film, Hariharan says: "After Pazhassi Raja (2009), I felt Randamoozham was the obvious – if not the only – choice I had. I needed something that would challenge me further as a director. And Randamoozham, a brilliant novel that gave a whole new perspective to the Mahabharata, is the ultimate challenge for any director. M. T. felt I could take up that challenge and we have been working on the project for the past few days here in Kozhikode
".
The film will be released in all the major Indian languages as well as in English. Leading stars from different Indian languages will play the major characters on screen
The film will be produced by Gokulam Gopalan under Sree Gokulam Movies. The script is currently in progess and the cast is gatting finalised. The shooting will begin in February 2012.
, a renowned journalist earlier with Rediff and now with Yahoo had done a translation of the novel in his blog Smoke Signals, Bhimsen. This blog series had Panicker's own interpretations of certain events while being faithful to the original.
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair , popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Palakkad District, which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj...
. It is widely credited as his masterpiece. It was translated into English as Second Turn in 1997. M. T. Vasudevan Nair won Jnanpith Award
Jnanpith Award
The Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country...
, the highest literary honour in India, for the novel in 1997.
The novel is set as a retelling of the Indian epic Mahabharata
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
, from the view of Bhima
Bhima
In the Mahābhārata, Bhima is one of the central characters of Mahabharata and the second of the Pandava brothers...
, the second Pandava
Pandava
In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu , by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. Although, Karna is told by Lord Krishna that according to the laws and ethics he is the first son of Kunti making...
.
Film adaptation
A film adaptation of the novel is currently in pre-production. Noted director HariharanHariharan (director)
Hariharan is a Malayali film director. His movies mainly revolved around the cultural and relational aspects of a typical Kerala society. His notable works include Pazhassi Raja, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Sargam, Parinayam, Amrutham Gamaya and Nakhakshathangal, which won him national...
will direct the film from a screenplay by M.T. Vasudevan Nair. The film is perhaps the most ambitious project of the writer-director duo in their association of over 30 years.
About the making of the film, Hariharan says: "After Pazhassi Raja (2009), I felt Randamoozham was the obvious – if not the only – choice I had. I needed something that would challenge me further as a director. And Randamoozham, a brilliant novel that gave a whole new perspective to the Mahabharata, is the ultimate challenge for any director. M. T. felt I could take up that challenge and we have been working on the project for the past few days here in Kozhikode
Kozhikode
Kozhikode During Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikkode was dubbed the "City of Spices" for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices. Kozhikode was once the capital of an independent kingdom of the same name and later of the erstwhile Malabar District...
".
The film will be released in all the major Indian languages as well as in English. Leading stars from different Indian languages will play the major characters on screen
The film will be produced by Gokulam Gopalan under Sree Gokulam Movies. The script is currently in progess and the cast is gatting finalised. The shooting will begin in February 2012.
Translation and Blog Series
Prem PanickerPrem panicker
Prem Panicker is an Indian cricket journalist. He was one of a handful of journalists who helped found Rediff . He was based in New York, as editor of India Abroad, the largest Indian-American newspaper, after that paper was bought by Rediff. Currently he is based in Bangalore and is the Managing...
, a renowned journalist earlier with Rediff and now with Yahoo had done a translation of the novel in his blog Smoke Signals, Bhimsen. This blog series had Panicker's own interpretations of certain events while being faithful to the original.