Theerthadanam

2001 film by B. Kannan

Jayaram
Suhasini Maniratnam
Ponnamma Babu
Sreelatha Namboothiri

CinematographyM. J. RadhakrishnanEdited byA. Sreekar PrasadMusic byKaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri

Production
company

Chembakasseril Productions

Distributed bySree Mookambika Films

Release date

12 October 2001 (2001-10-12)

CountryIndiaLanguageMalayalam

Theerthadanam (transl. Pilgrimage) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language directed by G. R. Kannan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair based on his story Vanaprastham. The film stars Jayaram and Suhasini Maniratnam. The film met with critical acclaim. It was selected to be screened in 18 International Film Festival, which is a record at that time. Suhasini Maniratnam and K. S. Chithra got Kerala State Film Awards for their works in the movie^[1]^[2]

Plot

The story of an old man and his student reunited after 36 years.

Cast

Jayaram as Karunakaran
Suhasini as Vinodini K. S. (voice dubbed by Thankamani)
Monica as Young Vinodini
Ponnamma Babu as Vinodini's Mother
Kuttyedathi Vilasini as Parukutti
Rachana Narayanankutty as Vinodini's friend
Beeyar Prasad as Narayanan
K. Kaladharan as Swami
Master Kannan
Master Sreeram
Master Vignesh as Kannan
P. J. Radhakrishnan as Pattaru
Raj Mohan
Swapna Ravi as Bhanumathi

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards 2001

Best Actress - Suhasini Maniratnam
Best Female Playback Singer - K. S. Chithra ("Mooli Mooli")
Best Dubbing Artist - Thankamani
Special Jury Award - Jayaram

References

^ "2001 - Another disastrous year for filmdom". Kala Keralam. 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^ Unni R. Nair (4 January 2002). "Let down". Screen India. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2011.