Swaham

Swaham
Directed by Shaji N. Karun
Produced by Shaji N. Karun
Written by Shaji N. Karun
S. Jayachandran Nair
Reghunath Paleri
Starring Ashwini
Kalamandalam Haridas
Bharath Gopi
Praseetha
Mullenezhi
Sarath
Venmani Vishnu
Gopalakrishnan
Music by Isaac Thomas Kottukapally
K. Raghavan
Cinematography Hari Nair
Edited by P. Raman Nair
Release date
 1994
Running time
 141 minutes
Country India
Language Malayalam

Swaham (My Own) (1994) is an award-winning feature film directed by Shaji N. Karun. The film is in Malayalam. It stars Ashwini of Uthiripookkal fame, 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 1994 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

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.

Awards and nominations

The film has won and been nominated for the following awards since its release:

1995 Bergamo Film Meeting (Italy)

1994 Cannes Film Festival (France)

1995 National Film Awards (India)

1995 Innsbruck Film Festival (Austria)

Cast

References

  1. 1 2 "Festival de Cannes: Swaham". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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