Suryakantha

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Suryakantha
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Suryakantha
Directed byM. Surendran
Produced bySanju S Unnithan
Written byM. Surendran
Screenplay byM. Surendran
Story byM. Surendran
Starring Rajesh Hebbar, Simi Baiju, omsha , balaji sarma
Music by Ramesh Narayan
CinematographyDinesh Baboo
Edited byJayachandra Krishna
Production
company
Spire Productions
Release date
  • 26 April 2017 (2017-04-26)
CountryIndia
Language Sanskrit

Suryakantha is a Sanskrit film made in Kerala, India. It is the fifth Sanskrit film overall and the first [1] contemporary Sanskrit film, which narrates the story of an ageing couple living out their last days. It talks about common people who converse in Sanskrit. The film won 'Special Jury award' in Kerala Film Critics Associations awards, 2017. [2] [3]

Plot

Suryakantha tells the story of an ageing couple living out their last days. The couple, both Kathakali artists, live a dreary life and their only comfort is the lovely memories of a glorious past where they had amazed the audiences with outstanding performances. Janaki (Simi Baiju), who was a dancer in her prime, is now bed-ridden and Narayanan, (Rajesh Hebbar) her husband, who was once a famous Kathakali singer, is making a living as a carpenter. His only aim in life is to keep his ailing wife comfortable and happy.

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