Desadanam

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Desadanam
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Directed by Jayaraaj
Screenplay byMadambu Kunhukuttan
Story bySreekumar Arookutty
Produced byJayaraaj , R Mohan
StarringMaster Kumar
Vijayaraghavan
Mini Nair
Unnikrishnan Namboothiri
Cinematography M. J. Radhakrishnan
Edited by B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music by Kaithapram
Release date
  • 31 October 1996 (1996-10-31)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Desadanam (English: Journey to wisdom) is a 1996 Indian Malayalam language musical drama film directed by Jayaraj. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. [1] The story is about a young boy chosen to join a monastery. The film is a box office hit. [2]

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Plot

The plot revolves around the personal turmoil faced by the parents of a child who is to be inducted into priesthood by a monastery. The pain of imminent separation from their only child has been beautifully portrayed by the characters played by Vijayaraghavan and Mini Nair.

The boy who led a carefree life until now has been identified as having a deep understanding of religious philosophy and scriptures at a very young age by the priests of a holy shrine. They request the family to induct the boy into priesthood to which the grandfather of the boy readily agrees to; for, he himself had aspirations of joining the shrine in the past. The parents, though not keen on parting with their child are compelled to give in on the basis of the word given by the elders of the family.

Cast

Soundtrack

All the songs in the movie were well received. The music was composed by Kaithapram who himself wrote the lyrics, had a role in the movie too. [3] Sujatha Mohan got Kerala Film Critics Award for best female playback singer for the song 'Engane njan'.

TrackSong TitleSinger(s) Raga
1"Kaliveedurangiyallo" K. J. Yesudas Mohanam
2"Yathrayayi"K. J. Yesudas, Chorus Shyama
3"Engane Njan" Sujatha Mohan Arabhi
4"Naava Mukunda Hare"Manju Menon, Deepankuran Bihag [4]
5"Vettakkoru Makan"Prakash Chandran, ChorusMukhari
6"Nanmayerunnoru"Manju Menon
7"Neelakarmukil"Manju Menon, Kunjanujathi Thamburatti Arabhi
8"Kaliveedurangiyallo"Manju MenonMohanam
9"Engane Njan"K. J. YesudasArabhi

Box office

The film became commercial success. [5]

Awards

National Film Awards
Kerala State Film Awards
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

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