Face to Face
7.3
The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and trade union activist. He is forced to go underground after his name was associated with the murder of the owner of a tile factory. He is considered to be dead by his party and they even erect a memorial for him. But he makes an unexpected comeback almost 10 years later, after the first communist ministry gained and lost power in Kerala and after the Communist Party of India has split. On his return, he spends his time sleeping and drinking. His come back is first a puzzle and then an embarrassment to his comrades and family. As the disappointment on his new face grows, he is found murdered. The film ends when both the communist parties jointly celebrate his martyrdom.
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Cast
13 people
Ashokan
Sudhakaran as a man
Known for
Kishkindha Kaandam
P. Ganga
Sridharan
Also in
Anantaram
Man of the Story
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Also in
Bhoomiyil Chuvadurachu
Dominic Alummoodan
Also in
My Dear Kuttichathan
Manjil Virinja Pookkal
K Ravindranathan Nair
M.B. Srinivasan
Vishwanathan
Sudhakaran as a boy
Mankada Ravi Varma
Balan K Nair
Also in
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
Sreekrishna Parunthu
Azeez
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Also in
Kireedam
Thenmavin Kombath
P Ganga
Sridharan
Adoor Gopalakrishnan Director · M. B. Sreenivasan Composer Mankada Ravi Varma Cinematographer
First release January 6, 1984 · Produced in India · Original title മുഖാമുഖം
Production
General Pictures
Production
India
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Languages
Original title
മുഖാമുഖം
Original language
Malayalam
Spoken on screen
Malayalam
Release dates
India · January 6, 1984
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
January 1, 1985 · Nantes Three Continents Festival
Portugal
September 16, 1986 · Figueira da Foz Film Festival
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