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tPm¿Kkv A¿\u-Uns‚ t\mh-ens\ Ah-ew-_n®v sl≥dn tPm¿Kvkv t¢mtkm´v (Henri Georges Clouzot) kwhn-[m\w sNbvXv 1953¬ ]pdØn-d-ßnb {^©v Nn{X-amWv "thPkv Hm^v ^nb¿' GXp \nan-jhpw acWw kw`-hn-°psa-∂-dn-™n´pw G‰hpw A]-I-S-I-c-amb Hcp tPmen Gs‰-SpØ \n -lm-bcmb Ipd-®p-t]-cpsS IY-bm-Wn-Xv. ImWn-Isf DtZz-K-Øns‚ apƒap-\-bn¬ Gsd-t\cw ]nSn-®n-cp-Øp∂ Cu kn\n-abv°v hy‡-amb c≠p `mK-ß-fp-≠v. em‰n-\ta-cn-°-bnse hc-≠p-W-ßnb emkv]n-{Zmkv F∂ sNdp-]-´-Ww. ]pdw-tem-I-hp-ambn A[nIw _‘-an-√mØ \m´p-Im¿. acp-`q-an-bnse Hcp XpcpØm-Wn-Xv. Hcp sNdnb Fb¿t]m¿´v am{X-amWv AhnsS \n∂pw ]pd-tØ°v t]mhm-\p≈ am¿§w. Fß-s\-sb-Øn-sb∂v \ap-°-dn-bmØ Iptd A\y-cmPy-°mcpw Ahn-sS-bp-≠v. A∂-∂sØ A∂w Is≠-Øp∂ Fs¥-√mtam tPmen-I-fn-te¿s∏´-h¿. hnc-khpw PU-hp-amb Ahn-SpsØ PohnXw hni-Zam-°p-∂-XmWv kn\n-a-bpsS BZy-`m-Kw. tIm^n-tjm-∏p-I-fnepw _mdp-I-fn-epambn hc≠ ]I-ep-Iƒ Nne-h-gn-°p-∂-h¿. {][m-\-I-Ym-]m{Xw adntbm F∂ Npdp-Np-dp-°p≈ {^©pIm-c-\m-Wv. a[y-h-b-kvI-\mb "tPm'bmWv thsdm-cmƒ. Cu {^©p-Im-c≥ ]g-sbmcp kwL-Ø-e-h-\m-Wv. Abmƒ ASpØ ImeØm-bmWv SuWn¬ {]Xy-£-s∏-´n-cn-°p-∂-Xv. aq∂v h¿jw \mkn-I-fpsS tIm¨sk≥t{S-j≥ Iymºn¬˛ D∏p-J-\n-I-fn¬ IpSp-ßn, Poh≥ c£n-°-s∏´ _nw_ F∂ P¿Ω≥Im-c\pw ITn-\m-≤zm-\n-bmb epbn-Kn-˛- F∂ C‰-en-°m-c\p-amWv a‰p c≠p {][m\ IYm-]m-{X-߃. epbn-Kn-˛-am-c-I-amb izmk-tIm-itcmKw Xs∂ ac-W-Øn-te°v ]Xps° \bn-°p-I-bm-sW∂ hmkvXhw Adnbp∂ Bfp-am-Wv. adn-tbm-bpsS IqsS-bmWv Abmƒ Xma-kn-°p-∂-Xv. Cu SuWns‚ XS-hn¬ \n∂v c£-s∏-Sp-∂-Xn-\mbn hnam-\-Iq-en-°p≈ ]Ww Is≠-Øm-\p≈ {ia-Øn-emWv ]ecpw. ]s£ AX{X Ffp-∏-a√. B SuWn-\p-ta¬ \nb-{¥-W-ap≈ ktX¨ Hmbn¬ Iº-\n-sb-∂ -Ata-cn-°≥ Iº-\n-bpsS J\n-I-fn¬ h≥ Xo]n-Sp-Ø-ap-≠m-Ip-∂p. Xo sISpØp∂Xn\p≈ {ia-Øn-em-W-h¿. Xo sISp-Øm-\mbn h≥kvt^m-S\w \S-Øm\p≈ kvt^mSI {Zmh-I-amb ss\t{Sm-•n-k-dn≥ hf-sc- s]-´∂v J\n-I-fn-seØn-°-Ww. {S°n¬ sPdn-Im-\p-If- n¬ ss\t{Sm-•n-kd- n≥ \nd®v sIm≠pt]m-hp-Ib - mWv am¿§w. s]m´n-s∏m-fn-™-h-gn-I-fn-eqsS ap∂q-dp-ssa¬ {St°m-Sn-®p-thWw J\nI-fn-se-Øm≥. IrXy-amb thK-X-bn¬ t]mh-Ww. t{_°v s]s´-∂n-´m¬ t]mepw B Ipep°w sIm≠v kvt^mS\w \S-°mw. AXoh A]-ISw \nd™ Cu tPmen kwL-Sn-X-cmb Iº\n Poh-\-°msc G¬]n-°m≥ km[y-a-√. Cu tPmen-°mbn ss{Uh¿amsc Iº\n dn{Iq´v sNøp-∂p. hfsc henb XpIHIvtSm-_¿ 2008

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bmb c≠m-bncw tUmf¿ {]Xn-^-eambpw {]Jym- ] n°p-∂p. acWw GXp \nan-jhpw km[yX-bp≈ tPmen-bm-sW-∂d- n-™n´pw \nch[n t]cmWv Cu tPmen-°m-sb-Ønb-Xv.. SuWn¬ Xß-fpsS \c-I-Po-hnXw acWw Xs∂- b m- s W- ∂ - h ¿ Xncn- ® dn™p Ign- ™ n- c p- ∂ p. Ah- k m\w \mep-t]sc Xnc-s™-Sp-°p-∂p. adntbm, tPm, _nw_, epbnKn F∂n-h¿. c≠p {S°p-I-fn-embn Ch¿ bm{X ]pds∏-Sp-∂p. bm¶n-Iƒ Chsc Xnc-s™-Sp-ØXn-\p≈ \ymb-an-Xm-bn-cp-∂p. ""Ah¿ Hcp bqWn-b-\nepw s]´-h-c-√, Hcp _‘p°-fp-an√ F¥p kw`-hn-®mepw (F- ¥ mWv kw`- h n- ° pI F∂Xv hy‡w) Bcpw tNmZn-°m≥ hcm-\n-√.''. {S°p- I - f psS B]¬°- c - a mb kw`-h-_-lp-e-amb `bw \nd-°p∂ bm{X-bmWv kn\n-a-bpsS _m°n-`mKw apgp-h-\pw. adn- t bmbpw tPmbp- a mWv Hcp {S°n¬. _nw_bpw epbn-Knbpw at‰-Xnepw. Ah¿ ap∂n¬ bm{X ]pd-s∏-Sp-∂p. Hcp {S°v kvt^mS\w aqew XI¿∂m¬ AXns‚ Ipep°w aqew c≠mw {S°n\v A]-I-S-ap-≠m-Im-Xn-cn-°m-\mbn Ac-aWn-°q-dns‚ AIew ]men-®m-W-h¿ {St°m-Sn-°p-∂-Xv. ""Pohn- ° m≥ th≠n acn- ° m≥ t]mepw Xøm-dm-b-h¿'' F∂p thW-sa¶n¬ Ahsc hnti-jn-∏n-°mw. bm{X XpS-cpw-tXmdpw tPm h√msX A[o-c-\mhp-I-bm-Wv.... bm{X- a-Xn-bm°n c£-s]Sm≥ Abmƒ B{K- l n- ° p- ∂ p- ≠ v . ]s£ adntbm ]n≥am-dm≥ Hcp-°-a-√mbn-cp-∂p. {][m-\-s∏´ aq∂v ]co-£-W-

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߃ Ah¿°v bm{Xbn¬ t\cn-tS≠n hcp∂p-≠v. hgn-bnse Ib-‰Øn¬ Hcp slb¿]n≥ hfhv IS∂v {S°n\p t]mIm- \ mbn ]gIn {Zhn® XqWp- I fpw ]e-I-bp-ap≈ Hcp acØ- ´ p- ≠ v . {S°v ]Xps° ]pd-tIm´v B ac-Ø-´n-te°v \oßn-thWw hfhv Xncn-°m≥ BZyw h∂ _nw_-bpsS {S°v `mKyw sIm≠v A]-I-S-an-√msX hfhv Xncn®v IS∂p t]mbn. ]pdsI hcp∂ {S°n\v A]mb kqN\ ÿm]n-®mWv Ah¿ t]mb-Xv.bm{X Dt]-£n-°m≥ adntbm Xøm-d-√mbn-cp-∂p. Bfl-l-Xym-]-c-sa-∂-dn-bm-ambn- c p- ∂ n´pw B XI¿∂- S n- b m- d mb πm‰vt^m-an-te°v {S°v Ib‰n h≠n Xncn®p Ib-‰p-∂-Xn-\mbn {ian-°p-∂p. hgp-Xp∂ πm‰vt^m-an¬ \n∂pw {S°v apt∂m-s´-Sp-°p-tºmƒ h≠nbpsS AcnInse lp°n¬ πm‰v t^mw Xqßn \n¬°p∂ Iºn-bn¬ DS-°n. t{]£I- c psS lrZbw i‡- a mbn anSn®p t]mIp∂ Hcp Zriy-am-W-Xv. ac-Ø´v H∂msI XI¿∂p hosW-¶nepw {S°v Ipg-∏-an-√msX apI-fn-te°v Ib-dn. c≠m-a-Xmbn bm{X apS-°p-∂Xv

ae-ºm-X-bn¬ hoWp-In-S∂ `oam-Im-camb Hcp ]md-bmWv. ]md s]m´n®v \o°n hgn- b p- ≠ m- ° m≥ c≠p kwLhpw tN¿∂v Xocp-am-\n-°p-∂p. {S°p- I - f nse Im\p- I - f n¬ \n∂pw A¬]w ss\t{Sm-•n-k-dn-s\-SpØv ]mdbnse Ipgn-bn¬ ]Xps° Hgn-°p-∂p.( B Hgn-°¬ t]mepw kvt^mS-\-ap-≠m°mw) AXn-te°v Hcp lma¿ hogvØn˛ ]md-s]m-´n®v \o°p-∂p. AXy-[nIw A]-ISw \nd™ Cu tPmen sNøp∂Xv _nw_-bm-Wv. bm{X XpS-cp-∂-Xn-\n-S-bn¬ A{]Xo-£n-X-am-bmWv ap∂nse kvt^mS\ i_vZhpw ]pI-®p-cpfpw adn-tbmbpw tPmbpw ImWp-∂-Xv. ap∂n¬ t]mb _nw_-bpsS {S°v s]m´n-sØ-dn-®p-I-gn™p. tPmbpw adn-tbmbpw kvt^mS\w \S∂ ÿe-sØ-Øp-tºmƒ AhnsS hml- \ - Ø ns‚ Ah- i n- j v S - ß ƒ

al-Ømb kn\n-a-Ifn-eqsS Hcp bm{X t]mepw _m°n- b p- ≠ m- b n- c p- ∂ n- √ . henb Hcp Ipgn-am-{Xw... s]m´n-sØ-dnbn¬ Acn-In-eqsS t]mb {IqUv Hmbn¬ ss]∏v sse≥ s]m´n IdpØv sImgpØ FÆ HgpIn \nd™p XpS-ßn-bn-cp-∂p. c≠pw I¬]n®v adntbm FÆ \nd™ Ipgn-bn-eqsS {St°m-Sn-°p-∂p. CXn-\n-Sbn¬ tPmbpsS Imen\p apI-fn-eqsS {S°v Ibdn Cd- ß p- ∂ p. apdn- t h‰ tPmsb aSn-bn¬ InSØn adntbm {St°m-Sn-°p-∂p. tPm acn-°p-∂p. Zo¿Lamb bm{X-s°m-Sp-hn¬ Ccp-fn¬ Bfn∏-Sc- p∂ Xo hngp-ßp∂ J\n ÿe-sØØp-∂p. adntbm {S°n¬ \n∂n-d-ßptºm- t g°pw Ah- i - \ mbn Xf¿∂p hoWp-t]m-bn. lotdm Bbn amdnb adntbm Iº\n \¬Inb Hm^-dp-Iƒ Dt]-£n®v X\n°v In´nb {]Xn-^-ehp-ambn {S°n¬ ]gb SuWn-te°p Xs∂ Xncn®v bm{X ]pd-s∏-Sp-∂p. Abmƒ Cjv S - s ∏- S p∂ Hcp kv{Xobp≠hn-sS. adntbm Xncn®p hcp∂ - p-s≠-∂d- n-™X - n-ep≈ kt¥mj-Ønem-W-hƒ. I^-t‰-cn-b-bn¬ ]cn-Nm-cnIbmb Ah-fpsS \rØhpw kt¥m-j]q¿∆w {St°m-Sn®p hcp∂ adn-tbmtbbpw I´v sNbvXv ImWn-®p-sIm-≠ncn-°p-∂p. \nc- h [n XhW ac- W sØ s]mcpXn AXn-Po-hn®v Xm≥ ss\t{Sm•n-k-dn-\p-ambn HmSnb AtX ]mX-bn¬ `b-°m-s\m-∂p-an-√msX BÀm-Z-]q¿∆wA-e-k-ambn h≠n-tbm-Sn-°p-I-bm-Wbmƒ. Hcp hf-hn¬ \nb-{¥Ww hn´v {S°v adn™p XI-cp-∂p... Nfp-ßn-t∏mb-{S°v sskd¨ Im´n-sIm≠v kn\na Ah-km-\n-°p-∂p. Aº-Xp-Iƒ (C∏gpw) ip`]cy-hkm-\n-bmb kn\n-a-I-fpsS Ime-am-bncp∂p tlmfn-hp-Un¬ \mb-I-k-¶-ev]߃°v hncp-≤-amWv Cu kn\n-a-bnse

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Ø-c-hm-Zn-bm-bn-´p-t]mepw c≠p-t]-cptSbpw {]Xn-^ew ssI∏‰n hnP-bnbmbn Xncn®v AtX SuWn- t e°v Xs∂ {St°m-Sn®v hcp∂ adn-tbm-bn¬ kn\na Ah- k m- \ n- ∏ n- ° p- ∂ - X n\p ]Icw A{]-Xo-£nX kw`-h-ß-fpsS BsI-Øp-I-bmWv Pohn-X-sa∂v [z\n∏n-®p-sIm≠v adn-tbm-bpsS {S°v XIcp-∂-XmWv t¢mtkm´v ImWn-°p-∂-Xv. a\p-jy-Xz-an-√mØ Iº-\n-bmbn Ata-cn-°≥ ktX¨ Hmbn¬ Iº\nsb Ah- X - c n- ∏ n- ° p- ∂ - X n- \ m¬ CsXmcp Ata-cn-°≥ hncp-≤- kn-\n-abmbn [cn®v ]e ko\p- I fpw sh´nam‰n- b mWv US¬ dneokv sNbvXXv. CubnsS A¥-cn® ae-bm-f-kn\na kwhn-[m-b-I-\mb ]n.-F≥.-ta-

t\m≥ kn\n-a-bpsS hymI-c-W-߃ am‰n adn-®p-sIm≠v " Hmfhpw Xochpw' F∂ Nn{X-ap-≠m-°m-\p≈ {]tNm-Z\w Cu kn\n-a-bm-sW∂v Hc-`n-ap-J-Øn¬ ]d-bp-∂p-≠v. kkvs]≥kv kn\n-a-IfpsS Ipe-]-Xn-bmbn sIm≠m-S-s∏-´ncp∂ ln®vtIm°v t]mepw t¢mtkm´ns‚ ssien-bn¬ A¤p-X-s∏-´n-´p-≠v. ({^©v lnNvtIm°v F∂v t¢mtkm´n\v hnfn-t∏-cp-ap-≠v.) ]n∂oSv temIØv Cd-ßnb ]e kn\n-a-Ifpw " thPkv Hm^v ^nb-dns‚' coXn-Isf A\p-I-cn°p- ∂ p≠v . " Z ssh¬Uv _©v ' , "kv]oUv' F∂o kn\n-a-I-sfms° DZml-c-W-߃. BImw-£-bpsS Xo{h-X-bn-te°v t{]£-Isc FØn-°p-∂-Xn¬ Iyma-dmam-\mb A¿a≥Uv XndmUv henb ]¶v hln-°p-∂p-≠v. {S°v Im_n-\p-≈nse a\p-jy-cpsS Hmtcm \nizm-khpw \-Ωnte°v ]I-cp-∂p. GXp \nan-jhpw kn\nam Xnb-‰¿ s]m´n-Ø-Icpw F∂v {]Xo-£n®v ko‰ns‚ A{K-Øn-te°v \oßn-bn-cn-°p∂ t{]£-I¿-˛-{S°v Sbdp-I-fpsS FIvkv{Sow t¢mk-∏p-Ifpw IYm- ] m- { X- ß - f psS ssIIfpw kkvs]≥kv h¿≤n-∏n-°m-\mbn FUn‰n-ßn¬ [mcm-f-ambn D]-tbm-Kn-°p-∂p≠v. 1953se Im≥ ^nenw s^Ãn-hen¬ {Km‚ v {]nIv k v Ahm¿Upw s_¿en≥ ^nenw s^Ãn- h - e n¬ tKmƒU≥ t_¿ Ahm¿Upw Cu kn\nasb tXSn FØn. tPmbpsS thjw A`n- \ - b n® Nmƒkv h\¬ F∂ \S≥ Hcp kwLØ-e-h-t‚bpw `ocp-hmb hr≤-t‚bpw hnIm-c-ßfpw hy‡n-Xzhpw X≥a-b-XztØmsS Ah-X-cn-∏n-°p-∂p-≠v. 1953se Im≥ ^nenw s^Ãn-h-en¬ At±-lhpw Ahm¿Uv t\Sn.

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