Thampu (transl.The Circus Tent) is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by Govindan Aravindan. Bharath Gopi, Nedumudi Venu, V. K. Sreeraman, Jalaja and the artistes of the Great Chitra Circus form the cast. The film deals with the roving street circus of Kerala. It is shot in black and white in a direct documentary mode.[2][3][4]
In 2021, Film Heritage Foundation decided to do a 4K restoration of the film. The restored film was selected for a world premiere in the Cannes Classic section of the Cannes Film Festival 2022.[5]
^C. S. Venkiteswaran (19 June 2009). "The alchemist of cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
^"Aravindan's profile". India Film database. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
^Sashi Kumar (2–15 January 2010). "Aravindan's art". Frontline. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Aravindan's 'Thampu' to be screened at Cannes, actors hail his masterclass". New Indian Express.
^"Aravindan's 'Thampu' to be screened at Cannes, actors hail his masterclass". The New Indian Express.
Thampu (transl. The Circus Tent) is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by Govindan Aravindan. Bharath Gopi, Nedumudi Venu, V. K...
Revd. Valson Thampu is an Indian educator, Christian theologian, who was the Principal of St Stephen's College, University of Delhi, Delhi, from 2008 to...
Thambu Nelka Shiromala also known as Nelka Shiromala Thampu (born 22 January 1976) is a Sri Lankan police officer, boxing referee and former national boxer...
cinema. G. Aravindan was a filmmaker whose works such as Kanchana Sita, Thampu and Esthappan have been regarded as embodying a uniquely original style...
consumed with rice. Tambuli is derived from Kannada word thampu. (ತಂಪು+ಹುಳಿ ---->ತಂಬುಳಿ). Thampu meaning cool/cold. So thambuli is a cooling food. It is...
Swayamvaram (1972), P. S. Nivas for Mohiniyattam (1977), and Shaji N. Karun for Thampu (1979). John Abraham, K. R. Mohanan, K. G. George, and G. S. Panikkar were...
Year Film Director Ref. 1977 Yuddha Kandam Thoppil Bhasi 1978 Thampu G. Aravindan 1979 Thakara Bharathan 1980 Manjil Virinja Pookkal Fazil 1981 Vida Parayum...
credits Year Title Role Notes 1972 Oru Sundariyude Kadha College students hostel in dance team 1978 Thampu Aaravam Maruthu 1979 Thakara Chellappanasari...
Dungarpur, Film Heritage Foundation's restoration of the Malayalam film Thampu (1978) directed by the auteur Aravindan Govindan was selected for a world...
Ganda" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 4. "Ninnane Naanu Benkiyallu Thampu Kandenu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 5. "Usire" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam...
with the name include: Sunil Valson (born 1958), Indian cricketer Valson Thampu, Indian academic and theologian Valon This page or section lists people...
Italy Singin' in the Rain (1952) Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen United States Thampu (1978) G. Aravindan India The Trial (1962) Orson Welles France, West Germany...
South Africa as a source for procuring a female companion for Shankar. Thampu, Valson (7 November 2017). On A Stormy Course: In the Hot Seat at St. Stephen's...
earlier film Thampu (The Circus Tent, 1978) and his cartoon series Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum (The Small Man and the Big World). Thampu, shot in black...
hot rice along with hot sambar. Thambuli is derived from the Kannada word thampu (ತಂಪು+ಹುಳಿ ---->ತಂಬುಳಿ), meaning cool/cold. It is made mostly from greens...
Global Information