''Garshom'' is a

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Indian

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-language film, directed by P. T. Kunju Muhammed. The film stars

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and Siddique in the lead roles. The film has musical score by

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. It was the debut film of noted lyricist

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. It won the

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in 1998."John Abraham Awards for Best Malayalam Cinema - Looking Back"

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(Kerala). Retrieved 27 January 2023.

Plot

Nasseruddin is a straightforward man who has returned to

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from the

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after spending 12 years doing hard labour. He hasn't been able to save up much for his wife, mother and two children. However, he has a very positive, calm mindset and tries doing business. His relatives are not keen to help him, although they are rich. A financial divide clearly appears between his family and their relatives leading to stressful situations for his children, wife and himself. Being a very truthful and straightforward person, he loses his business. He is arrested by the police for failure to repay a bank loan as well. After being bailed out, depressed and dejected, he returns home where his wife consoles him. His mother suggests that he head back to the Gulf to look for work, which he does.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by

Rafeeq Ahamed Rafeeq Ahamed (born 17 December 1961) is an Indian poet, lyricist and novelist. He has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry and is a six-time winner of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics. With more than 600 songs to his cr ...

References

External links

* 1999 films 1990s Malayalam-language films {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub