
kaikal thallunnu (sinima)

1991ll thaayvaanile chalachitrakaaranaaya aung liie samvidaanam cheytha oru komadi-drama chithramaanu pushing hands (). lokathil thante sthaanam kandethaan paadupedunna newyorkkil thamasikkunna oru chainees thaay chii maastaraayi sihung phulg ithil abhinayikkunnu. oru kudumbatthinullile kanfyooshyan bandhangalekkurichulla parambaraagatha chainees ashayangalum vyakthiyude anoupachaarika paashchaathya oonnalum thammilulla vyathyasam chithram kaanikkunnu. aung leeyude thudarnnulla rund chithrangalaaya "dhaa vedding baankvett" (1993), "eett drink maan vuman" (1994) ennivaykkoppam, ithu addehathinte "father nose bestt" thrayam roopappeduthunnu, iva oronnum pazhayathum kooduthal parambaraagathavumaaya thalamura avarude kuttikalum thammilulla samgharshangal kaikaaryam cheiyunnu.
liie aandu tedu hoopp swathanthramaayi nirmmicha eee chithratthil thirakkathaakruthu jaims scamus, edittar timm squares ennivarulppede leeyude niravadhi sahapravarthakar prathyakshappedunnu. thaayvaanil theaterukalil release cheytha eee chithram 'dhaa vedding baankvett', 'eett drink maan vuman' ennivayude vijayathin sesham niravadhi varshangalayi amerikkayil valia thothil release cheythilla. niroopaka prashamsa pidichupattukayum moonnu golden hozhs avaardukal ulppede niravadhi amgeekaarangal nedukayum cheythu.
plott.
aduthide thante makan alexinum kudumbathinumoppam thamasikkaan baijingle ninnu newyork nagaratthilekku kudiyeriya oru prayamaaya chainees thaay chii adhyaapakanaan chuu. chuu amerikkayile jeevitam budhimuttullathum anyavalkkarikkunnathumayi kaanunnu, addehathinu engleesh samsarikkaan kazhiyilla, addehathinte american marumakal maartha manderine samsaarikkunnilla, ithu paraspara dharana ashayavinimayavum asaadhyamaakkunnu, dwibhasha alex vyaakhyaathaavaayi pravartthikkaan nirbandhithanaayi. athesamayam, chuu kooduthal asahaneeyamaanennu maartha kandethunnu, addehathinte shabdavum avyakthavumaaya dainamdina dinacharya thante randaamathe noval ezhuthunnathil ninnu avale vyathichalippikkunnu. ellah njaayarazhchakalilum chuu praadeshika chainees saamskaarika kendratthil thaay chii klaasukal padippikkunnu. atharamoru classinidayil addeham sreemathimaare kandumuttunnu. paachaka adthyaapakanum baijingle ninnulla saha pravasiyumaaya chenn. iruvarum avarude pankitta pashchaathalatthilum jeevithathile samanamaaya ghattangalilum bandham sthaapikkaan thudangunnu.
chii upayogichu avalude vayaruvedana sukhappeduthaanulla shramathinide chuu, maartha enniva thammilulla pirimurukkangal vardhikkukayum athu ashradhamaayi aantharika rakthasraavathinu kaaranamaakukayum avale hrasvamaayi ashupathriyil praveshippikkaan nirbandhikkukayum cheiyunnu. chuu-yude "yadhaartha" paricharanam nalkunnayal aayirikkan thanikk kazhiyillennu maartha bharthaavinodu parayunnu, koodaathe oru valia veedu vaangaanulla ammayude vaagdaanam sweekarikkaan avare bodhyappedutthaan shramikkunnu, athinaal chuu-yum avalum oru sthalam pankidendathilla. kanfyooshyan kudumba bandhangalude paarambaryatthil pithaavine paripalikkaan thaan baadhyasthanaanennu alex vishadeekarikkunnu, avide oru kutty praayamaakumbol maathaapithaakkale paripalikkum, avar orikkal avare paripaalichathupole.
oru ratri alex purathaayirikkumbol, maarthayude aagrahathin ethire chuu nadakkaan pookunnu. alex varunnathinu munbu avan veettilekku madangaathappol, thaan nashtappettuvennu makan karuthukayum avane tirayukayum cheiyunnu. avane kandethaan kazhiyaathappol, maarthaye kuttappeduthukayum pookunnathinumumbu adukkala chavattukuttayaakkukayum cheiyunna avan oru naadee thakaraarin vidheyanaakunnu. chuu oduvil oru sambhavavumillathe veettilekku madangunnu, avanum maarthayum parasparam manassilakkaan kazhiyaathenkilum, adukkalayile kuzhappangal ashayavinimayam nadatthaanum vrithiyaakkaanum avarkk kazhiyum. alex manikkoorukalkk sesham veettilekku madangukayum madyalahariyil kulimuriyude mathililekku thala takarkkaan sramikkukayum chuu allengil maartha ennivar thannekkurichu engane shradhikkunnilla ennathinekkurichu jeramiyodu tharkkikkukayum cheiyunnu. alex shaanthanaaya sesham, pithaavine oru viramikkal veettilekku ayaykkaan maarthayodu theerumaanikkunnu, ennaal pithaavinodu parayaan pookumbool, bhaaryayude oru photoyil addeham vaikaarikamaayi aswasthanaanennu kaanunnu. saamskaarika viplavakaalath, oru thaay chii chuwan maasttar aayathinal, avar thanne velluvilikkaan bhayappettathinal oru chuvanna kaavalkkaarude samgham tanikku pakaram thante kudumbatthe akramichathaayi chuu sammathikkunnu. chuu alexine samrakshichu, pakshe bhaaryaykk maarakamaayi parikkettu, avalude maranathinu addeham svayam kuttappeduthunnu.
chuu, chenn kudumbangal oru piknikkinu pookunnu. samghangal kaalnadayaathraykk pookunnundengilum prayamaayavar pinnilaanu. chenn pinneedu thakarnnuveezhukayum thante makalkku thaan inii avide undaayirikkaan aagrahamillennum maathaapithaakkal orumichu nilkkunnathinekkurichu iruvibhaagangalum samsaarikkunnath avar kettathaayum avar kudumbatthe upekshikkumennum chuyodu sammathikkukayum cheiyunnu. thante makanu thannodoppam jeevikkaan kazhiyillennu manassilakkiya chuu ardharaathriyil puratthekku neengukayum thante jeevithakalam muzhuvan svayam achadakkam abhyasichu thanichu chelavazhikkaan aagrahikkunnuvennu makanodu parayunna oru kuripp avasheshikkukayum cheiyunnu.
chuu chaina tounile oru cheria apartmentilekku maarukayum oru restorantil dishwasheraayi jolie kandethukayum cheiyunnu, pakshe thante praayavum mandagathiyilulla jolie nirakkum kaaranam vegathil shikshikkappedunnu. oduvil, restorant udama avane pirichuvidaan shramikkunnu, pakshe chuu pookaan visammathikkukayum araa chuvadu neekkaan udamaye velluvilikkukayum cheiyunnu. udama angane cheyyaan shramikkunnu, pakshe chuu oru thaay chii maastaraanennum eluppathil neekkaan kazhiyillennum vegathil manassilakkunnu. thante bakkiyulla jeevanakkarodu thanne maattaan addeham utharavidunnu, pakshe avarude kadinamaaya shramangalkkidayilum avarkk athu cheyyaan kazhiyunnilla. prayamaaya chuu ennayaalodu udama moshamaayi perumariyathil ithinakam thanne veruppu thonniya avarellam prathishedhathode raaji vechirunnu. udama oru koottam praadeshika gundakale vilichuvaruthi chuu neekkam cheyyaan shramikkunnu, pakshe avan avare ellaavareyum eluppathil thadayunnu. oduvil chuu neekkam cheyth kastadiyiledukkaan police udyogastharude oru cheria sainyathin manikorukal edukkum.
alex thante pithaavinte arasttinekkurichulla vaartha kaanukayum avane veettilekku konduvaraan avane paarppichirikkunna parisarathekku oodukayum cheiyunnu. oru bharamaakaan aagrahikkaathathinaal chuu thante makanodoppam jeevikkaan sthiramaayi visammathikkunnu, eee varshangalilellaam pithaavine amerikkayilekku konduvaraan mathiyaya panam sambaadikkaan thaan shramichuvennu alex vaikaarikamaayi sammathikkunnu, angane oduvil chainayil ellaayppozhum nishedikkappetta santhoshakaramaaya jeevitam addehathinu labhikkumenn.
kurachu samayathinu sesham, alex, maartha, jeremi ennivar valia veedu vaangi akathekku thamasam maari, alex thante kochumakane kaanaan pithaav varumennu vishwasichu. ithuvare pithaavinte aayodanakalayekkurichulla anjjatha prakadippicha alex, bhaaryayod kaii thallunna oru saankethikavidya pradarshippikkunnu. athesamayam, prayamaaya chuu chaina tounil oru thaay chii klaas padippikkunnu, avide srimati. chenn avane sandarshikkaan varunnu. avan gundakaleyum poleesineyum thadayunnathu avane oru praadeshika naayakanakkiyennum nagaratthinte vividha bhaagangalil ninnu aalukal avante klaasukalil pankedukkaan varunnuvennum aval avanodu parayunnu. thaan sthalam maariyennum theruvinu kuruke oru appaartmentil ottaykkaanennum aval avanodu parayunnu. aval pookunnu, pakshe chuu avale pinthudarukayum annu uchathirinju enthengilum cheiyunnundo ennu chodikkukayum cheiyunnu. illa ennu aval marupadi nalkunnu.
thalakkett.
muthachante thaay chii dinacharyayude bhagamaaya [kaikal thallunna] parisheelanatheyaanu chithratthinte peru soochippikkunnathu. taiji vidyaarthikale krooramaaya sakthiye neridaan padippikkunna rund vyakthikalude pariseelanamaanu thallunna kaikal. saamskaarika viplavakaalath chainayil thaay chii adhyapakar peedippikkappedukayum athinte falamaayi muthachante kudumbam thakarukayum cheythu. varshangalkk munbu addeham thante makane padinjaaran raajyathekku ayachu, avar nirtthiyidathu ninnu edukkaamenna pratheekshayode kudumbathodoppam thamasikkaan vannuvenkilum padinjaarile valare vyathyasthamaaya anthareekshathinu addeham thayyarayirunnilla. "kaikal thallunnathu" athuvazhi amerikkayilekku maarumbol oru parambaraagatha adhyapakanu anubhavapetta saamskaarika njettalumaayi poruthappedunna prakriya soochippikkunnu.
uthppaadanam.
vikasanam.
thaayvaanil janicha chalachitrakaaranaaya aung liie 1984ll newyork yooniversitti tish school oof artsil ninnu birudam nediyengilum athinusesham oru veettammayaayi eathaandu muzhuvan samaya jolicheythukondu currier avasarangal kandethunnathil parajayappettu. aarr varshathe idakkaala kaalayalavil, "wuxia" noval "jianku kixia suwan" (asaadhaaranamaaya dheeranaaya oru thettinte katha) vaayichathin sesham addeham aayodanakalayil, prathyekichu thaay chiyil thaalparyam prakadippichu. oru vrudhanum vrudhayum avarude kuttikalude munnil pranayathilaakunnathinekku oru sinimayekkurichulla ashayam liie aadyam vikasippicheduthuve thaayvaanile sarkkar information oafees oru thirakkatha malsaram nadathunnathaayi ariyunnathuvare thirakkatha ezhuthaan thudangiyilla. 1990 februvariyil aduthulla oru community collegil thaay chii parisheelikkumbozhaanu liie ezhuthaan thudangiyathu. march avasaanathode, addeham ithinakam ezhuthiya "vivaha virunnin" vendiyulla thirakkathaykkoppam "kaikal thallunnathinulla" thirakkadhayum samarppichu. addehathinte thirakkatha yathaakramam onnum randum sthaanangalil ethi.
vijayakaramaya thirakkatha leeyude athulyamaaya shailiyilum puthumayilum sakthamaaya thaalpparyamulla oru pradhana studiyoyile aduthide sthaanakkayattam labhicha seeniyar manejaraaya suu lii-konginte shradhayilppeduthi. aadyamaayi nirmmikkunna shsu, "pushing hands" samvidaanam cheyyaan leeye kshanichu. chithratthinte aabhyanthara release kaikaaryam cheytha thaayvaanile nirmmaana kambaniyaaya central moshan pikchezhsaanu chithrathinu dhanasahayam nalkiyathu. liie yuu aayi pravartthikkaan tedu hoppineyum nalla yanthrathinte jaims scamasineyum niyamichu.ezz. production coordinatoor. anthaaraashtra vipaniyeyum american swabhaavatheyum kurichulla aashankakal kaaranam, thirakkatha mattiyezhuthaan sahayikkaan aung scamasinode aavasyappettu.
casting.
pradhana vesham mii. muthirnna taiwan chalachithra, television, steju nadanaaya sihung lung aanu chuu enna kathaapaathrathe avatharippichathu. thante abhinaya samayat, addeham ithinakam thanne abhinayathil ninnu viramichirunnu, pakshe viramikkalil ninnu purathuvannu athil abhinayikkaan addeham thirakkatha valareyadhikam aasvadichu. pinneedu "vivaha virunnu", "eett drink maan vuman" (avide addeham chuu enna kathaapaathratheyum avatharippichu), "croaching tiger, hiden draagan" ennee chithrangalil abhinayicha addeham leeyude pathiv sahakaarikalil oralaayi maari.
chithreekaranam.
chithratthinte chithreekaranam moonnaazhchayaayirikkumennu good mesheen thudakkathil kanakkaakkiyirunnuvenkum leeyude nirbandhaprakaaram scamus hoppum chithreekarana kaalayalav naalazhchayaayi maatti. chithreekaranam aarambhikkunnathin munbu, samgham randaazhcha setting rihezhsalum nadatthi. shooting divasam, kroo oru meshayum dhoopavarggavum sthaapikkukayum oru gong chadangu nadathukayum cheythu, oru practies liie addehathinte bhaavi projaktukalil thudarum.
poornnamaayum newyork sittiyilaan chithram chithreekarichathu, ithu poornnamaayum amerikkayil chithreekarikkunna aadyathe taiwan chithramaayi maari. bronxinte vadakkan reverdale upa-ayalpakkathu sthithi cheiyunna oru veedaayirunnu chuu residence. veedinte akathalathinte purambhaagam thithreekarikkunnathinu valare valia janalakal venamennu aung abhyarthichu. veettil furnitureukal illaathathinaal, jeevanakkar manhattanil ninnu furnitureukal kondupoyenkilum aung samthrupthanaayilla. aung swantham furnitureukal settilekku maatti, athu pinneedu alex adukkala chavattukuttayaakkunna sthalathu nasippikkappettu. veettil proppukalaayi upayogichirunna chila paintingukal aanginte aartist suhruthu nirmmaanathinaayi sambhavana cheythu. nirmmaanatthinide atharamoru painting moshtikkappettu.
jayilil chithreekaricha ramgangal yonkezhsile oru thadankal kendrathilaanu chithreekarichathu. chithreekarana prakriyayil, amerikkayil padikkunna niravadhi videsha chainees vidyaarthikal samghathe aaveshathode sahayichu.
sweekaranam.
thaayvaanilum amerikkayilum eee chithram niroopaka prashamsa nedi. leeyude chithreekarana shaili "interior speysukalude vishwal dynamicsilum avayude maanasika sammarddangalilum praaveenyam prakadippichuvennu donald leons ezhuthi."

