Sayahnam

Sayahnam (English: Twilight) is a 2000 Malayalam feature film that marks the directorial debut of R. Sarath, who also wrote the screenplay. The film is a drama centred on the environmental and anti-nuclear issue in India. It stars O. Madhavan, Gomathi Mahadevan, Ebrahim Kutty and Alex Kadavil. It won seven Kerala State Film Awards and two National Film Awards.^[1]

Sayahnam
Directed by	R. Sarath
Screenplay by	M. R.sarath
Story by	R. Sarath
Produced by	M. S. Nazeer
Starring	O. Madhavan Jomol
Cinematography	M. J. Radhakrishnan
Edited by	Beena Paul
Music by	Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath
Production company	Arfa Arts
Release date	10 September 2000 (2000-09-10)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Plot

An old man, who is a writer, is proud of his son who is a scientist, but upset about the country's involvement in nuclear tests. He finds himself increasingly isolated as his own son celebrates the nuclear advances made in India

Cast

• O. Madhavan as Sakhav KK
• Gomathi Mahadevan as Bharathi, wife of Sakhav
• P. I. Ibrahim Kutty as Siddharthan, Sakhav's elder son
• Shari as Salini, Siddharthan's wife
• Jomol as Volga
• Alex kadavil as Ramachandran
• Remya Nambeesan as Amala, daughter of Siddharthan and Salini

Awards

National Film Awards^[2]

• Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director - R. Sarath (film director) and M. S. Nazeer (film producer)

Kerala State Film Awards^[3]

• Best Film - Sayahnam
• Best Actor - O. Madhavan
• Best Story - R. Sarath
• Best Dubbing Artist - Gopalakrishnan
• Best Male Singer - Vidhu Prathap
• Best Editing - Beena Paul
• Best Art Direction - A. V. Gokuldas