Agnisakshi (1999)

Original title

അഗ്നിസാക്ഷി

Directed by

Shyamaprasad

Genre

drama

Country

India

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman from an upper-caste family in Kerala struggles with tradition and personal identity. The story follows her journey through love, loss, and spiritual questioning across decades of change in India.

spiritualcontemplativesymbolicemotionally chargedslow-pacedseriousliteraryintrospective

What happens

Agnisakshi (English: With Fire As Witness) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language spiritual film written and directed by Shyamaprasad, based on the novel of the same name by Lalithambika Antharjanam. It stars Rajit Kapur, Shobana, Srividya, Praveena, Madhupal and Madambu Kunhukuttan. The film premiered at the Soorya Festival on 14 September 1998. Agnisakshi received numerous accolades, including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and nine Kerala State Film Awards. The film holds the distinction of being one of two films to get 9 Kerala State Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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