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Prayanam (1975)

Prayanam poster
Original title
പ്രയാണം
Directed by
Bharathan
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
U
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An elderly Brahmin priest marries a young woman and tensions arise from the gap in their ages. The film examines the internal rules and hidden realities of the Brahmin community in mid-1970s India.

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What happens

Prayanam (transl. The voyage) is a 1975 Indian Malayalam-language feature film written by Padmarajan and directed by Bharathan. It was the debut of both Padmarajan and Bharathan. The writer-director duo is often credited for revolutionising Malayalam cinema with their expressive and innovative works. Prayanam stars Mohan Sharma, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, Master Raghu, Lakshmi, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Nanditha Bose. It probes into the realities that existed within the Brahmin community of the day. Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair plays an elderly Brahmin priest married to a girl young enough to be his daughter. Bharathan produced the film as well as did the art direction. Music is composed by M. B. Sreenivasan with lyrics by Vayalar, Yatheendra Das and Bichu Thirumala. Bharathan remade the film in Tamil as Savithiri in 1980, but could not repeat the success of the original. Before Prayanam, Bharathan had worked as an art director with directors, including PN Menon, A. Vincent, Kunchacko, Thoppil Bhasi, and Hariharan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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