Sthithi

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Sthithi
Directed by R. Sarath
Written byR. Sarath
Produced byT. P. Abdul Khader
Starring Unni Menon
Nandini Ghosal [1]
Master Achuth
Master Anand Pillay
Mallika Sukumaran
Cinematography M. J. Radhakrishnan
Edited by Beena Paul
Music byUnni Menon
M. Jayachandran
Sunny Viswanath
Production
company
Sak Films
Release date
  • 17 January 2003 (2003-01-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Sthithi (English: Plight) is a 2003 Malayalam feature film written and directed by R. Sarath. The film tells the tale of a couple employed in the Secretariat. It stars Unni Menon, Nandini Ghosal, Master Achuth, Master Anand Pillay and Mallika Sukumaran. It is playback singer Unni Menon's debut film as an actor. He also composed a couple of songs for the film. Bengali actress and Odissi dancer, Nandini Ghosal plays the female lead. Master Anand Pillay who played the role of their son, hails from Thiruvananthapuram, and is a famous quizzer and quizmaster who had participated in the TV show Kuttikalodano Kali

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Plot

Vivek and Vani are Kerala Government Secretariat employees. They live in a modest house on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram together with their two children. Their lives change when under threat of job losses, the trade unions call for strike action whilst at the same time their landlord asks them to leave.

Cast

Soundtrack

Music: M. Jayachandran, Unni Menon, Sunny Viswanath
Lyrics: Prabha Varma, Priya Viswanath

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