Swaham

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Swaham

Directed by	Shaji N. Karun
Produced by	Shaji N. Karun
Written by	Shaji N. Karun S. Jayachandran Nair Reghunath Paleri
Starring	Aswani Hari Dass Gopi Praseetha Mullenezhi Sarath Venumani Vishnu
Music by	Isaac Thomas Kottukapally K. Raghavan
Cinematography	Hari Nair
Editing by	P. Raman Nair
Release date(s)	1994
Running time	141 mins
Language	Malayalam
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Swaham (My Own) (1994) is an award-winning feature film directed by Shaji N. Karun. The film is in Malayalam. It stars Aswani, Venumani Vishnu and Mullenezhi. The film's music is composed by Isaac Thomas Kottukapally and K. Raghavan. Swaham met with widespread critical acclaim upon release. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in the competition section in 1994.

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Annapoorna lives with her son and daughter, and struggles to get by, trying to earn a living from the teashop near a railway station once owned by her now deceased husband. Her son Kannan does whatever he can to help whilst trying to continue his education, however this proves difficult and he fails his exams. His mother sends him to a military recruitment camp, hoping he will find employment. This seems to be the family's only hope, however this option is expensive. Eventually Kannan is admitted after Annapoorna pays a hefty sum of money to a man associated with the camp. Later, Kannan is killed in a stampede at the camp, and his bereaved mother brings his body back home in an ambulance. Annapoorna's daughter waits anxiously for the return of her mother and brother.