Director: Sibi Malayil; Writer: A.K. Lohitadas; Cinematographer: Anandakuttan; Cast: Mohanlal, Monisha, Parvathi, Vineeth, Nedumudi Venu
Duration: 02:22:37; Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1; Hue: 333.570; Saturation: 0.095; Lightness: 0.360; Volume: 0.374; Cuts per Minute: 10.461
Summary: Nandagopal (Mohanlal) is a respected dance
teacher at the Kerala Kala Mandiram (alluding
to the famed Kalamandalam repertory which
performs Kerala’s temple arts). However, his
wife (Parvathi) commits suicide, causing the
hero to turn into an alcoholic and compulsive
rule-breaker. He is suspected of having killed
his wife and is suspended from his job for
drunken misbehaviour. The new secretary of
the institute (Venu) wants him to be sacked,
but his former reputation gives him a reprieve.
He trains the talented student Malavika
(Monisha) to perform in his ambitious
composition of the Sita Kalyanam, but her
jealous young lover (Vineeth) poisons him. The
predictable ending sees Nandagopal reuniting
with his wife in death. The film continues the
well-known Lohitadas-Malayil team’s neotraditional
musicals for Mohanlal’s production
outfit, but lacks the taut storylines of its
predecessors (His Highness Abdullah, 1990;
Bharatham, 1991). It also continues
Mohanlal’s endeavours to display the full range
of his talents as he performs Bharata Natyam
dance.
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