Crossroad (film)

This article is about the 2017 Indian film. For films with similar titles, see Crossroads § Films.

Crossroad is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language anthology film comprising 10 stories.^[1] It is a portmanteau movie celebrating womanhood and tells the story of ten women. The movie encompasses ten featurette films of fifteen minutes each. The movie showcases each vibrant and variant facet of a Woman and tells the story from her perspective.

Crossroad
Crossroad
Directed by	Lenin Rajendran Madhupal Nemom Pushparaj Pradeep Nair Babu Thiruvalla Ashok R. Nath Sashi Paravur Avira Rebecca Nayana Suryan Alberrt Antoni
Written by	Jayaraj Lenin Rajendran Sashi Paravoor Babu Thiruvalla Nelson Alex
Produced by	Baby Mathew Anil Ambalakkara Udayakumar Parthan Mohan Chandramohan Bobin Karimkutty Nas Nazar
Starring	Cast
Cinematography	Madhu Ambat M. J. Radhakrishnan Azhagappan K. G. Jayan Prathap P. Nair Sunil Prem Nikhil S. Praveen Gowtham Lenin
Edited by	Mahesh Narayan Raja Mohammed Pradeep Shankar Jith Joshie Karthik Jogesh C.R.Sreejith Abhilash Viswanath Sandeep Nandhakumar Sujesh S.
Music by	Sooraj S. Kurup M. Jayachandran Bijibal Ramesh Narayan Jayan V. Pisharody Amrutha Suresh Abhirami Suresh Ajay Thilak Anitha Shaiq
Production company	Forum For Better Films
Release date	13 October 2017 (2017-10-13)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Plot

Pakshikalude Manam: Mythili portrays a bird photographer whose life motto is to see (and seemingly photograph) a rare bird called Aphrodite. The bird has feathers colored like a rainbow and the photographer goes to the forest to see it, against her husband's wish. Will she be able to see the bird forms the crux of the story.

List of short films

Short film	Director	Cinematographer	Writer	Music Director
Oru Raathriyude Kooli	Madhupal	Pratap P. Nair	P. F. Mathew	Bijibal
Kaaval	Neemom Pushparaj	Alagappan N.	Salin Mankuzhy	Ramesh Narayan
Pakshikalude Maanam	Nayana Sooryan	Gowtham Lenin	Nayana Sooryan	Ajay Thilak
Mounam	Babu Thiruvalla	M. J. Radhakrishnan	Babu Thiruvalla	Bijibal
Badar	Ashok R. Nath	Sunil Prem	Rajesh K. R.	Viswajith
Mudra	Alberrt Antoni	Sadat	Alberrt Antoni	Jayan V Pisharody
Lake House	Sasi Paravoor		Sasi Paravoor	M. Jayachandran
Kodeshyan	Pradeep Nair	Nikhil S. Praveen	Jayaraj	Sooraj S. Kurup
Chrerivu	Avira Rebecca	M. J. Radhakrishnan	Nelson Alex	Bijibal
Pinpe Nadappaval	Lenin Rajendran	Madhu Ambat	Lenin Rajendran	Anitha Shaiq

Cast

Oru Raathriyude Kooli

• Padmapriya Janakiraman as Seema
• V. K. Baiju as a villager
• Suryakanth Udayakumar as The man met with accident

Kaaval

• Priyanka Nair as Devi
• Roslin as Devi's neighbour
• Shibu Laban as Sabu, the meter reader
• Pranav Nair as Devi's child
• Pradeesh Nair as Devi's husband
• Neemom Pushparaj as a person in the shop

Pakshikalude Maanam

• Mythili as the bird photographer
• Vijay Babu as the Husband, Joe
• Gangadhara Menon as the birdwatcher
• Sidhartha Siva as Tommy, the resort owner
• Chethan Jayalal as informer

Mounam

• Manasa Radhakrishnan as Sally
• Seema G. Nair as Mariyamma, Sally's Mother
• Anu Mohan as Jomon, Sally's love interest

Badar

• Mamta Mohandas as Badarunneesa
• Babu Annur as Madhavan Nair
• Kochu Preman as Ulahannan, Madhavan's friend
• Kailash as Unni, Madhavan's son

Mudra

• Isha Talwar as Gaya Parameshwaran
• Anjali Nair as Padmavathi
• Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Gaya's personal assistant

Lake House

• Richa Panai as Aimy
• Rahul Madhav as Aimy's husband
• Shobha Mohan as Aimy's mother in law

Kodeshyan

• Punnasserry Kanchana as Thresyama
• Chinnu Kuruvilla as Kunjumol, Thresyama's daughter

Chrerivu

• Srinda Arhaan as the passenger in the taxi
• Manoj K. Jayan as the taxi driver

Pinpe Nadappaval

• Anjana Chandran as the wife
• Joy Mathew as the drama director
• Sagar as the husband

Soundtrack

The film features original songs composed by Amrutha Suresh and Abhirami Suresh, Anitha Shaiq and M. Jayachandran.

Crossroad

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Veerangana"	Avira Rebecca	Amrutha Suresh, Abhirami Suresh	Amrutha Suresh, Abhirami Suresh	3:32
2.	"Melakey"	Rafeeq Ahamed	Shweta Mohan	Shweta Mohan	4:47
3.	"Oru Vela"	M. R. Jayageetha	M. Jayachandran	M. Jayachandran	4:12
4.	"Makane"	Jayan C. Nair	M. Jayachandran	M. Jayachandran	2:15
5.	"Nama Sametham – Dimthana"	M. R. Jayageetha	M. Jayachandran, Abhirami Ajai	M. Jayachandran, Abhirami Ajai	1:58

Release

Critical reception

The Times of India rated 3 out of 5 stars.^[2] Sify rated 3.5 out of 5 stars.^[3]