''Ayitham'' () is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Venu Nagavally and produced by Ambika and

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sisters. The film stars Mohanlal, Ambika,

and

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...

in lead roles. The film features music composed by

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. The plot is set in an Agraharam.

Plot

Vasudevan is a renowned singer of a village. Once his small village was known in his name. However, with fame came comfort; comfort to pursue his innate wild nature. This led to destruction of his life and his family. His son, Shankaran is unemployed and Bhama, daughter of the village's landlord is in love with him. Though he doesn't reciprocate as she would love to. The villagers are poor but they try to live as decently as possible with available resources. However, it becomes impossible for everyone to handle the poverty and low quality of life. This leads them to alternative choices that are not that decent, and those some conform to it to just survive. Bhama is married off to Mani Iyer, another reputable singer but her marriage is not a happy one. Because Mani Iyer is also not a stranger to the wilder comforts that fame provides. The questions of will Shankaran be able to find a job that can uplift his family, and will Bhama find happiness again in her life, form the climax of the story. The film is a diorama of life in poverty and people trying to live through it with values and fellowship.

Cast

* Mohanlal as Shankaran * Ambika as Bhama *

as Chinna * Nedumudi Venu as Rangan * Priya (actress) as Kasthoori *

* Jagathy Sreekumar as N. S. Thovala * Innocent as Joseph *

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as Vasudhevan Bhagavathar * Murali as Kachery Mani Iyyer *

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as Govindhankutty * Maniyanpilla Raju as Thankamai * Sukumaran as Abu *

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as Paapamma * V. K. Ramasamy as Periyaswamy *

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as Vikraman *Louba Schild as Louba

Production

''Ayitham'' was produced by actresses and sisters Ambika and

through their production house ARS Productions, they also appeared in the principal roles alongside Mohanlal. The film was written by Venu Nagavally and was also his third directorial. Actor-politician M. G. Ramachandran had come as a guest in the pooja function of the film.

Soundtrack

The film features original songs composed by

and lyrics by

O. N. V. Kurup Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He receive ...

. The song "Oruvakkil Oru Nokkil" was based on the jog raga.

Release

''Ayitham'' was released in theatres on 7 April 1988.

References

External links

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