Bharatham (1991)

 ●  Malayalam ● 2 hrs 27 mins

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Soulful and evocative, this family-oriented drama delves into the life of a well-known Carnatic singer Raman (Venu) whose popularity wanes because of his addiction to drink. His protege and younger brother Gopi (Mohanlal) is forced to substitute for him when, during a performance, Raman is booed off. This causes a rift between the brothers and Gopi gives up singing until a now-chastened Raman persuades him to make a comeback at an important music festival. However, Raman is killed by a truck and Gopi has to keep this a secret in order not to ruin the marriage changes of his mute sister. Gopi is later accused of having murdered his brother. Will the family ever understand and appreciate the immensity of the sacrifices made by Gopi for their welfare?
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Cast: Mohanlal, Urvashi Nair

Crew: Sibi Malayil (Director), Ananda Kuttan (Director of Photography), M Raveendran (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Drama, Family, Musical

Release Dates: 29 Mar 1991 (India)

Malayalam Name: ഭരതം

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Did you know? On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included Mohanlal's performance in the film on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema". Read More
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as Kalloor Ramanathan
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Malayalam
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included Mohanlal's performance in the film on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema".

Under the direction of P. Vasu, this movie was remade in Tamil under the title, 'Seenu' with Karthick portraying Mohanlal's character, P. Vasu portraying Nedumudi Venu's Character and Malavika playing Urvasi's character.

This movie was phenomenal success winning several awards and accolades including three National Film Awards for Best Actor (Mohanlal), in the category of Special Jury for Raveendran's music, and Best Male Singer (K. J. Yesudas) for the song "Rama Katha Ganalayam".