Vaishali (film)

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Vaishali is a Malayalam film, which was released in 1988. This film was directed by Bharathan. It is still a mystery in the realm of creativity when art excels the artist. In case of Bharathan it was 'Vaishali'. It was the masterpiece from the craftsman -acclaimed as a classic painting on a wide canvas. Scripted by the well known writer M.T.Vasudevan Nair, it was an adaptation of a sub-story told in the epic Mahabharatha. In the epic story, Vaisali was an insignificant character – daughter of royal mistress, mastered in Vatsyayana Shastra. She was to attract Rishyashrunga, the son of great sage Vibhadanka, and bring him to the land of Lomapada to end the drought. Quite characteristic to his style, when M.T gave prominence to Vaisali, it was to achieve a new dimension. Bharathan, being an accomplished painter, knew how to blend the sensuousness of Vaisali's body with the wilderness of forest. The result was an unforgettable classic.

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• Babu Antony
• Geetha
• Sanjay
• Suparna