Vanaprastham

Name: Vanaprastham
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-10-13
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Mohanlal, Suhasini, Mattanoor Shankara Marar

1999
1h 59m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

YOUR RATING

Suhasini and Mohanlal in Vanaprastham (1999)

Drama

An illicit relationship between a Kathakali dancer and a young woman from an upper caste family results in an illegitimate child. He faces hardships when she refuses to let him see their chi... Read allAn illicit relationship between a Kathakali dancer and a young woman from an upper caste family results in an illegitimate child. He faces hardships when she refuses to let him see their child.An illicit relationship between a Kathakali dancer and a young woman from an upper caste family results in an illegitimate child. He faces hardships when she refuses to let him see their child.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 13 wins & 4 nominations

Trivia
About Mohanlal's performance in the film, French cinematographer Renato Berta said that Mohanlal was born in the wrong side of the word, otherwise he would have won an Oscar.

Connections
Featured in Kaalapani (1996)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Another great work from Shaji.

I am luckier since I didn't miss Vaanaprastham the latest movie from Shaji N Karun when it was in box office.

The movie talks about the identity crisis of Kunjikuttan the Kathakali dancer facing in his life. Although he is accomplished dancer his family life is a failure. His wife advises his Krishana( his daughter) keep away from the Poothana because he is full of poison and it might kill her.

His character "Arjun" in "Subra arohanam" makes Subhra ( Shuhasini ) attracted towards him. Subhra breaks away later when she have a child in him. She tells " I Love the Arjunan Not Kunjikuutan". Kunjikuttan love and passion towards his son which in turn is a search for his identity makes him dance a beautiful love scene in Kathakali (Subhra arhohanam) with his daughter.

Kathkali dances performed in the movie gets slow, fast , violent, romantic and even ugly with movie!!!!!!!! As the other two shaji's movies(Pirvai & swam) it also have to tell a lot about father son relationship.