Thrissur Pooram Special: Movies With The City Backdrop
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oi-Akhila
By Akhila Menon
Malayalis
are
celebrating
our
own
'Poorangalude
Pooram'
Thrissur
Pooram
today.
Thrissur
Pooram
is
known
as
the
Mother
of
all
poorams.
It
is
also
considered
as
one
of
the
greatest
festivals
of
Asia.
The
pooram
has
also
entered
the
Limca
Book
of
Records,
for
erecting
the
largest
Pandal
in
the
world.
Thrissur,
the
city
which
is
known
as
the
cultural
capital
of
Kerala,
has
its
own
place
in
the
Malayalam
movie
industry
and
the
art
platform
of
Kerala.
Some
popular
movies,
including
recently
released
Sapthamashree
Thaskaraha
and
Punyalan
Agarbattis,
were
depicted
in
the
backdrop
or
Thrissur
city
and
its
culture.
When
it
comes
to
the
landmark
movies
of
Malayalam
cinema,
there
will
be
at
least
one
character
who
hails
from
Thrissur.
Innocent,
TG
Ravi,
Edavela
Babu,
Jayaraj
Warrier
etc
are
some
of
the
actors
who
usually
plays
the
typical
'Thrissurkkaran'
characters
in
the
movies.
Actors
including
Mammootty,
Mohanlal,
Prithviraj,
Jayasurya
etc
are
some
of
the
actors
who
earned
immense
popularity
for
perfectly
portraying
typical
Thrissur
based
characters.
Especially,
Mammootty
and
Jayasurya
have
earned
huge
positive
responses,
for
their
exceptional
skills
to
adapt
the
Thrissur
dialect
to
near
perfection.
Check
out
the
slides
to
know
more
about
Thrissur
Pooram,
Thrissur
city,
and
movies
with
the
city
backdrop...
Thrissur
Pooram
Thrissur
Pooram
is
considered
as
the
Mother
of
Poorams.
It
is
considered
as
one
of
the
biggest
festivals
of
Asia.
Check
out
the
next
slide
for
Movies
in
the
Thrissur
backdrop...
Thoovanathumbikal
The
classic
love
story
Thoovanathumbikal,
directed
by
Padmarajan,
is
one
of
the
most
popular
movies
in
Thrissur
backdrop.
Mohanlal's
portrayal
of
Jayakrishnan,
a
typical
Thrissur
based
youngster,
was
widely
appreciated
by
the
audience
and
critics.
Pranchiyettan
And
The
Saint
Pranchiyettan
And
The
Saint,
the
blockbuster
movie
which
had
Mammootty
in
the
lead
role,
is
another
classic
example
of
the
perfect
portrayal
of
the
Thrissur
city
and
the
life
of
the
so-called
Thrissur
people.
Punyalan
Agarbattis
Punyalan
Agarbattis,
the
Jayasurya
starrer
movie
directed
by
Ranjith
Sankar,
perfectly
portrayed
the
life
of
a
Thrissur
based
businessman
and
the
problems
faced
by
the
people
in
the
city.
Sapthamashree
Thaskaraha
Sapthamashree
Thaskaraha,
the
movie
directed
by
Anil
Radhakrishnan
Menon,
depicted
the
story
of
7
Thrissur
based
thieves,
who
teams
up
for
a
mission.
The
movie
visualized the
new
face
of
Thrissur
city.
Check
the
next
slide
for
the
stunning
visuals
of
Thrissur
city...
Thrissur
City's
Specialities
Vadakkumnathan
Temple,
Thekkinkad
Maidan, Puthan
Palli
(Church),
Shakthan
Thampuran
Palace,
Zoo
etc
are
some
of
the
major
spots
which
makes
Thrissur
a
perfect
cultural
capital.