Thala (film) explained

Thala is a 2021 Indian independent children’s film written and directed by Khais Millen.^[1] It was produced by Better Earth Entertainment in association with Mania Movie Magix International. The film stars Surabhi Lakshmi in the lead role.^[2]

Thala premiered at DIFF-Newyork and was shown at the NIFF-New Delhi, SIFF Sweden, and Pan African Film Festival Nigeria. At the 52nd Kerala State Film Awards, the film won Best Child Artist (female).^{[3] [4]}

Premise

An abandoned human head (in Malayalam 'Thala' means 'head') is found by some slum kids.

Cast

The film is mostly a child actors production. Most of the cast is therefore composed of newcomers.^[5] The producers claim it introduced 333 new faces to the cinema industry, all of them originating from local slums.

Accolades

!Year!Award/Festival!Category!Judging Status!Recipient!Ref

2022	52nd Kerala State Film Awards	Best Child Artist	Winner	Sneha Anu	[6] [7]
	9th Noida International Film Festival	Best Film Editing	Winner	Sarath Geetha Lal	[8]
	Boden International Film Festival	Best Feature Film	Winner	Khais Millen	[9]

Music

Songs

The songs were composed by Ankit Menon, produced and arranged by Ankit Menon.

Original version

Thala

Notes and References

1. Web site: രാജാജി നഗറിന് ഇത് സ്നേഹസമ്മാനം. 29 May 2022. Madhyamam. 16 September 2023. 24 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230824223139/https://www.madhyamam.com/lifestyle/woman/actress-sneha-anu-get-state-film-award-1014111. live.
2. News: A good role is worth the wait. The Hindu. 16 September 2021. M. Athira. 16 September 2023. 25 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230825075535/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/interview-malayalam-actor-surabhi-lakshmi/article36489867.ece/amp/. live.
3. News: 52nd Kerala State Film Awards: Complete list of winners - Other categories. The Times of India. 16 September 2023. 1 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231001192856/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/52nd-kerala-state-film-awards-complete-list-of-winners/photostory/91837368.cms?picid=91837599. live.
4. Web site: രാജാജി നഗറിലെ സൂപ്പർ സ്റ്റാർ. Deshabhimani. 16 September 2023. 21 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230821092608/https://www.deshabhimani.com/women/best-child-artist-sneha-anu/1024219. live.
5. News: 2021-05-16 . Surabhi Lakshmi plays a slum dweller in 'Thala' . The Times of India . 2023-10-04 . 0971-8257.
6. News: Teen From Kerala Bagged The Best Child Artist Honour . Hans India . 19 September 2023 . 19 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919055631/https://www.thehansindia.com/news/national/teen-from-kerala-bagged-the-best-child-artist-honour-in-te-state-film-awards-2021-745557 . live .
7. News: 2022-05-29 . This young award winner makes her family proud . The Times of India . 2023-10-04 . 0971-8257 . 20 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230820175237/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/this-young-award-winner-makes-her-family-proud/articleshow/91863709.cms?from=mdr . live .
8. News: Best Editing . 9th NIFF . 18 September 2023 . 27 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227081107/https://miniboxoffice.com/noidainternationalfilmfestival/news.php?id=NjgxNQ. dead .
9. News: Best Feature Film . Boden Film Festival . 18 September 2023 . 19 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919055634/https://bodenfilmfestival.se/thala/ . live .