Overview
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.
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Box office
Grossed $680K worldwide
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Music
Music by M. Jayachandran
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Venu
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Cast
Prithviraj SukumaranJ C Daniel / Harris Daniel
Mamta MohandasJanet
Chandini GeethaRosie
SreenivasanChelangatt Gopalakrishnan
T G RaviSundararaj (Elder)
Thalaivasal VijayMudaliar
Sreejith RaviSundararaj (Young)
Nedumudi VenuSubramaniam
SiddiqueRamakrishna Iyer- Shruti DilipLana
Antony ThekkekMaloor
Ramesh PisharodyPillai
Jayaraj WarrierShop Keeper
Manikandan PattambiMoorthy
Chembil AshokanPaulose
Jayaraj CenturyJohnson- Nandu MadhavD.G Phalke
IndransPonnappan
Jayan CherthalaThambi
Vijayan PeringodeFudalist
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