A Malayali filmmaker's tribute to Henrik Ibsen

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From: The Hindustan Times
Date: 20061101
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New Delhi, Nov 1 -- A Malayali filmmaker has adapted celebrated Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's "The Master Builder" as a tribute to the pioneer of realistic drama whose death centenary is being observed this year the world over.

K.P. Kumaran, a well-known film director, is making "Akashagopuram" (Castle in the Air) by adapting Ibsen's "The Master Builder".

He feels this is the greatest tribute to the playwright whose dramas have inspired him.

Kumaran says through "Akashagopuram", in which leading actor Mohan Lal plays the protagonist, he has succeeded in expressing the lust, romance and ...

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