''Sasneham...'' (translation: ''With Love'') is a 1990 Malayalam language

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written by Lohithadas and directed by

Sathyan Anthikad Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 50 films, been the lyricist for 12 films and been the scriptwriter f ...

. It stars

Balachandra Menon Balachandra Menon ( ml, ബാലചന്ദ്ര മേനോൻ) (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian actor, director and script writer. He made a number of films in the 1980s and 1990s. He has directed 40 films and has acted in over 100. ...

Shobana Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai (born 21 March 1970) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer. She acts predominantly in Malayalam films along with Telugu and Tamil films with few Hindi, Kannada and English films. She has won two National Fi ...

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, Sukumari,

Oduvil Unnikrishnan Oduvil Unnikrishnan (13 February 1943 – 27 May 2006) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has portrayed supporting roles in both dramatic and comedic roles.The HindMalayalam film actor Oduvil Unnikrishnan dead He is a four- ...

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Karamana Janardanan Nair Karamana Janardanan Nair (25 July 1936 – 24 April 2000) was a Malayalam film actor, who was active during the 1980s and 1990s. He was especially known for his character roles. He won wide acclaim especially for the role of the protagonis ...

and

Paravoor Bharathan Vadakkekarayil Koran Bharathan (16 January 1929- 19 August 2015), better known as Paravoor Bharatan was an Indian actor who acted in Malayalam films. He started his career in movies during the 1950s. Bharathan is known as a versatile actor and ...

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composed the music for the film with lyrics by P. K. Gopi. G. Venugopal won the

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for the song "Thaane Poovitta Moham". The film was remade in Tamil as '' Manasu Rendum Pudhusu'' and in Telugu as '' Master Kapuram''.

Plot

Thomaskutty, who hails from a conservative

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family, marries a typical

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girl, Saraswathy. Both are teachers by profession, working in the same school. They are left alone by their respective families for this reason. But both the families unite when a baby girl is born to the couple. Meenakshi Ammal, a bold and stubborn woman and Saraswathy's aunt tries to get possession of Sachu's child and wants the child to be brought in their household. On the other hand, The

relatives attempt to brainwash Thomaskutty. Though Saraswathy and Thomaskutty are separated by misfortune, circumstances that encircle their lives bring them together again. They decide to live their lives in harmony without the interference of religion.

Cast

as Thomas Kurian aka Thomaskutty, a school teacher *

as Saraswathy aka Sarasu *

as Eenashu, Thomaskutty's brother-in-law * Sukumari as Meenakshy Ammal, Saraswathy's aunt *

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as Eliamma Ammachi, Thomaskutty's mother *

as Srinivasa Iyer, Saraswathy's uncle * K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Rosie, Thomaskutty's elder sister and Eenashu's wife *

as Appukkuttan, the cook *

as Thamaraserry Kuriachan, Thomaskutty's father *

as Narayana Iyer, Saraswathy's father * Sankaradi as Padmanabhan Nair, the house owner *

Philomina Philomina (1926 – 2 January 2006) was an Indian actress, who worked in the Malayalam film industry. She acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of mother and grandmother. She sta ...

as Veronica, Eenashu's mother *

Santha Devi Damayanthi (1927 – 20 November 2010), better known by her stage name Kozhikode Santha Devi, was an Indian Malayalam film and stage actress. In a career spanning about sixty years, she acted in more than 1000 plays and about 480 films. Biog ...

as School principal *

Thesni Khan Thesni Khan is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films, television, and stage. She made her acting debut through '' Daisy'' in 1988. She is widely known for the portrayal of character roles. In 2020, she contested in the second season ...

as a nurse

Soundtrack

References

External links

* 1990s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Sathyan Anthikad Malayalam films remade in other languages Films with screenplays by A. K. Lohithadas Films scored by Johnson {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub