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Suryavamsham (1997)

Suryavamsham poster
Original title
சூர்யவம்சம்
Directed by
Vikraman
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 29m
Rated
U
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A traditional father and his son have a tense relationship. The strict patriarchy causes a drift between them.

family dramatenseemotionaltraditionalpatriarchalsentimentalslow-burnmelodramatic

What happens

Surya Vamsam (transl. Solar dynasty) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Vikraman. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Devayani, with Radhika, Manivannan, Priya Raman, Nizhalgal Ravi, Tharini, Ajay Ratnam, Jai Ganesh, Shiva and Anandaraj in supporting roles. It revolves around a traditional father and his son, following their tense relationship and shows how the strict patriarchy causes a drift between them. Surya Vamsam was released on 27 June 1997 and emerged one of the most successful Tamil films of the year. The film won six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Vikraman) and Best Actress (Devayani), while Sarathkumar won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. It was remade into Telugu as Suryavamsam (1998), in Hindi as Sooryavansham (1999), in Kannada as Suryavamsha (1999) and in Bhojpuri as Dulha Milal Dildar (2005). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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