Vasthuhara (1991)

Original title

വാസ്തുഹാര

Directed by

G. Aravindan

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Malayali government officer is sent to Calcutta to rehabilitate partition refugees displaced from East Bengal. Through his work, the film examines the lives and struggles of people who have lost their homes. It is a story about displacement and the search for a new place to belong.

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What happens

Vaasthuhara (transl. The dispossessed) is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language social drama film written and directed by G. Aravindan. It is based on the short story of the same name by C. V. Sreeraman. The film looks into the lives of partition refugees from East Bengal to West Bengal. At a larger level, it's the universal story of refugees. The film stars Mohanlal, Neena Gupta, Neelanjana Mitra and Shobana. The dialogues were written by Sreeraman, Aravindan, and N. Mohanan. The story is told through the eyes of Venu, a Malayali government officer send for a mission in Calcutta to rehabilitate refugees to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Vaasthuhara was released on 3 June 1991 to widespread critical acclaim. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and three Kerala State Film Awards—Best Film, Best Director, and Best Story (Sreeraman). Vasthuhara was the last work of Aravindan before his death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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