Anantaram (1987)

 ●  Malayalam ● 2 hrs 5 mins

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Gopalakrishnan’s experiment with subjective storytelling. The film centres on a young man Ajayan (Ashokan) who narrates two stories about himself in the first person. He was abandoned by his mother, raised by a doctor, and proved himself a consistent misfit. Much of his fantasy, into which the ‘reality’ of his second story merges, revolves around the figure of his foster-brother’s (Mammootty) wife (Shobhana). The film marks a major shift from the director’s previous Mukha Mukham (1984) which, despite its critical depiction of politics, retained Gopalakrishnan’s commitment to developing a tradition of Kerala melodrama. Anantaram is much more cynical, descending into a subjectivity bordering on the paranoid. Gopalakrishnan says that the film attempts to ‘relate an experience’, nothing more, of a ‘state of intense despair and angst’.

Cast: Mammootty, Shobana Pillai

Crew: Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Director)

Release Dates: 01 Jan 1987 (India)

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Did you know? This film won three National Film Awards and was included in IBN Live's list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Malayalam
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
This film won three National Film Awards and was included in IBN Live's list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time.