Elektra (2010 film)

Elektra
Elektra
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Shyamaprasad
Screenplay by	Shyamaprasad; Kiran Prabhakar
Produced by	N. B. Vindhyan
Starring	Nayanthara; Manisha Koirala; Prakash Raj; Biju Menon; Skanda Ashok
Cinematography	Sanu Varghese
Edited by	Vinod Sukumaran
Music by	Alphons Joseph
Distributed by	Rasika Entertainment
Release date	24 November 2010 (IFFI);
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Elektra is a 2010 Malayalam psychological drama film co-written and directed by Shyamaprasad, starring Nayanthara, Manisha Koirala, Prakash Raj, Biju Menon, and Skanda Ashok.^[1] It was produced by N. B. Vindhyan, who also produced Shyamaprasad's Ore Kadal.

The film is based on the story of the Greek mythological character Electra,^[2] although it has a contemporary setting in an aristocratic family in Kerala. It draws strongly on four adaptations of the myth: Electra by Sophocles, Electra by Euripides, Oresteia by Aeschylus and Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O’Neill (1931). Key to the film is the concept of the Electra complex; a daughter's psychosexual competition with her mother for her father's affection.

The film premiered at the International Film Festival of India in November 2010. It made its international premiere at the 7th Dubai International Film Festival.

^ "Shyamaprasad casts Nayantara with Manisha Koirala for 'Electra'". Nowrunning. 14 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
^ "Regional films steal the show at Goa film festival". The Times of India. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2010.