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Amrutham Gamaya (1987)

Amrutham Gamaya poster
Original title
അമൃതം ഗമയഃ
Directed by
Hariharan
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 19m
Rated
U
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor carries guilt from a mistake he made as a student that destroyed a family. The film follows his attempt at atonement.

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What happens

Amrutham Gamaya, (translation: Path to immortality) is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language epic psychological drama film directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and produced by P. K. R. Pillai. It features Mohanlal in the lead role, along with Geetha, Parvathy Jayaram, Vineeth, Thilakan, Devan, Babu Namboothiri and Karamana Janardanan Nair in major supporting roles. The film has no songs, but features a musical score composed by M. B. Sreenivasan. This film is known for its poignant expression of guilt, it portrays with great sensitivity the story of a doctor who tries to atone for a mistake that he committed as a student – a mistake that destroyed a family. Amrutham Gamaya is regarded as one of the best films of Hariharan and one of the classic screenplay of Vasudevan Nair. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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