Iyobinte Pusthakam
Iyobinte Pusthakam (transl. Book of Job) is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language period thriller film directed by Amal Neerad. It stars Fahadh Faasil, Lal, Jayasurya and Isha Sharvani with Jinu Joseph, Chemban Vinod Jose, Vinayakan, Padmapriya, Sreejith Ravi, T.G Ravi, Amith Chakalakkal, John Vijay, Soubin Shahir and Lena in supporting roles. Aashiq Abu makes a cameo appearance as P.J. Antony. Faasil and Neerad co-produced the film. The movie was scripted by Gopan Chithambaran with dialogues written by Syam Pushkaran.
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| Directed by | Amal Neerad |
| Written by | Gopan Chithambaram |
| Screenplay by | Gopan Chithambaram Syam Pushkaran |
| Produced by | Amal Neerad Fahadh Faasil |
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| Narrated by | T. G. Ravi |
| Cinematography | Amal Neerad |
| Edited by | Praveen Prabhakar |
| Music by | Neha Nair Yakzan Gary Pereira |
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| Distributed by | August Cinema A & A Release |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
The film is a period drama set in the mid-20th century in Munnar, Western Ghats. It follows the life of Iyob and the sibling rivalry between his sons Aloshy, Ivan and Dimitri who are named after the characters from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov.
Principal photography commenced in March 2014 at Vagamon in Idukki Kerala, India. Iyobinte Pusthakam was released on 7 November 2014. The film was highly critically acclaimed and was a box-office success. It received five Kerala State Film Awards and three Kerala Film Critics Association Awards.