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Desadanam
1996 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Desadanam (English: Journey to wisdom) is a 1996 Indian Malayalam language musical drama film directed by Jayaraj. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.[1] The story is about a young boy chosen to join a monastery. The film is a box office hit.[2]
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Plot
The plot revolves around the personal turmoil faced by the parents of a child who is to be inducted into priesthood by a monastery. The pain of imminent separation from their only child has been beautifully portrayed by the characters played by Vijayaraghavan and Mini Nair.
The boy who led a carefree life until now has been identified as having a deep understanding of religious philosophy and scriptures at a very young age by the priests of a holy shrine. They request the family to induct the boy into priesthood to which the grandfather of the boy readily agrees to; for, he himself had aspirations of joining the shrine in the past. The parents, though not keen on parting with their child are compelled to give in on the basis of the word given by the elders of the family.
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Cast
- Master Kumar as Parameswaran aka Pachu
- Vijayaraghavan as Sankaran, Pachu's Father
- Mini Nair as Pachu's mother
- Satyabhama Pisharasyar as Mutthashi
- Unnikrishnan Namboothiri as Sankaran's father
- V. K. Sriraman as Madhavan
- Perangodu Chithrabhanu Namboodiri
- Neelakantan Namboodiri
- Madampu Kunjukuttan as Shastrikal
- Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri as Krishnan
- Soumya Unnikrishnan as Theethikutty
Soundtrack
All the songs in the movie were well received. The music was composed by Kaithapram who himself wrote the lyrics and had a role in the movie too.[3]
Box office
The film became commercial success.[5]
Awards
- Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Jayaraj (director, producer)
- Best Child Artist - Mstr. Kumar
- Best Audiography - T. Krishnanunni
- Best Director- Jayaraj
- Second Best Actress - Mini Nair
- Best Child Artist - Mstr. Kumar
- Best Male Playback Singer - K. J. Yesudas
- Best Cinematography - M. J. Radhakrishnan
- Best Sound Recordist - T. Krishnanunni
- Best Dubbing Artist - Venmani Vishnu
- Best Film – Jayaraj (director)
- Best Director – Jayaraj
- Best Story – Sreekumar Arookutty
- Best Child Artist – Mstr. Kumar
- Best Cinematographer – M. J. Radhakrishnan
- Best Lyricist – Kaithapram
- Best Background Score – Mohan Sithara
- Best Male Playback Singer – K. J. Yesudas
- Best Female Playback Singer - Sujatha Mohan
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References
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