Asthram
Asthram | |
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Directed by | |
Cinematography | Devi Prasad |
Edited by | T. Sasikumar |
Music by | Shyam |
Production company | Menon Films |
Distributed by | Menon Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Asthram (transl. Arrow) is a 1983 Indian
Plot
Capt. C. S. Nair, a Naval officer, and Rekha constitute a happily married couple. Inspector Stephen and captain are good friends. When the captain leaves for his job, Rekha has to spend a lonely life in their big mansion. She occasionally takes a drive and spends time with Stephen's daughter Lilly. The Captain's elder sister Sharada, who was staying separate from her husband, had a kid Biju. Sharada had died of a tumor and since then Rekha was taking care of Biju like her own son.
During the next occasion of leave, when captain is informed that Sharada is no more, he suggests to admit Biju in a boarding school, so that he gets the best schooling possible. The Captain meets Balu, a photographer, accidentally, he likes him very much and treats him as his own brother. They spend times together along with Balu's friends in outings and other leisure events.
Captain leaves for his job and Rekha and Balu fall in an affair accidentally. Balu realizes that it is a mistrust and runs away from the affair. Rekha had a difficult time to recover from the incident. However she could not conceal it for long, and during the next visit of the Captain she discloses about the affair. Though she doesn't reveal the man, the Captain traces that Balu is the culprit owing to the indifference in behaviour of Balu.
As he couldn't be the same husband again, Captain insists that Balu marry Rekha, which Balu declines, leading to what is in his mind, forming the climax.
Cast
- Bharath Gopias Captain C. S. Nair
- Mammootty as Balu
- Mohanlal as Dasan
- Nedumudi Venu as Krishnanunni
- Jyothi as Rekha
- Sukumari as Sharada Chechi
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Philip
- Sankaradi as Nanu Maashu
- Isaac Thomas as Dr. Thomas
- Jeseyas Rev. Father
- Lissyas Lilly
- Vijayan
- Balan K. Nair as Stephen
- Bhagyalakshmi
- Chamundeswary
- Master Twinku as Biju
- Meghanathan as Johny
- Punnapra Appachan
- Chamundeswari
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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1 | "Chinchillam Chiri Thooki" | K. J. Yesudas | Poovachal Khader | |
2 | "Kingini Ponmani Manjeeram" | S. Janaki | Poovachal Khader | |
3 | "Kunjikkurumbu" | Sujatha Mohan, Kausalya | Sathyan Anthikkad |
References
- ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
- ^ "Asthram". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Asthram". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ^ "Asthram". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/OGsgT6hkkniURonylB2uXK/Sylvias-story-beyond-the-scandal.html
- ISBN 978-81-230-2661-9.
External links
- Asthram at IMDb