Amrutham Gamaya

Amrutham Gamaya
Amrutham Gamaya
	Poster designed by P. N. Menon
Directed by	Hariharan
Written by	M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Produced by	P. K. R. Pillai
Starring	Mohanlal; Thilakan; Geetha; Parvathy Jayaram; Vineeth
Cinematography	S. C. Padi
Edited by	M. S. Mani
Music by	M. B. Sreenivasan
Production; company	Shirdhi Sai Creations
Distributed by	Shirdhi Sai Release
Release date	6 February 1987;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Amrutham Gamaya is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and produced by P. K. R. Pillai. It features Mohanlal in the lead role, along with Geetha, Parvathy Jayaram, Vineeth, Thilakan, Devan, Babu Namboothiri and Karamana Janardanan Nair in major supporting roles. The film has no songs, but features a musical score composed by M. B. Sreenivasan.

This film is known for its poignant expression of guilt, it portrays with great sensitivity the story of a doctor who tries to atone for a mistake that he committed as a student – a mistake that destroyed a family. Amrutham Gamaya is regarded as one of the best films of Hariharan^[1]^[2] and one of the classic screenplay of Vasudevan Nair.^[3]

Plot[]

The film tells the story of Dr. P. K. Haridas (Mohanlal). When he was a senior student in Medical college, he unknowingly killed Unnikrishnan (Vineeth), a junior student, during ragging. The incident comes back to haunt him when he meets Unnikrishnan's poor family. He drowns in deep resentment and as an act of atonement, he helps the poor family. He also helps Unni's sister, Sreedevi (Parvathy), to become a doctor. He understands the graveness of his past doings and dedicates his entire life to uplift Unnikrishnan's family.

Cast[]

Mohanlal as Dr. P. K. Haridas
Thilakan as Kurup
Geetha as Bhanu
Parvathy as Sreedevi
Vineeth as Unnikrishnan
Captain Raju as Suku
Devan as Raghu
Kuthiravattom Pappu as Kumaran
Karamana Janardanan Nair as Medical Professor
Rajya Lakshmi as Sarada
Kunjandi as Kaakka
Babu Namboothiri as Ilethu
Kundara Johny as Dr. Rajan Thomas
Kamala Kamesh as Sreedevi's mother
Sukumari as Haridas' mother
Manoj
R.K Nair
Vinodh
Abu Sirkar
Saudamini
baby Sheema
Indhumathi
Balraj
Mithran
UnniNarayanan
Vijayakumar
Vineethan
Lowel
Deepthi as Sridevi's sister

Production[]

The film was written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Hariharan.^[4] It was their subsequent collaboration with Mohanlal and Geetha together again after Panchagni (1986). Unlike Panchagni, which was a women-oriented film, Amrutham Gamaya follows the character of Dr. Haridas played by Mohanlal. The title is derived from the lyric "mṛtyor mā amṛtaṃ gamaya" (meaning: "From death, lead me to immortality") of the Pavamana Mantra, a Hindu mantra. The film score was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan. This film does not feature any songs.^[5]

Release[]

The film was released on 6 February 1987. On an interview in August 2000, praising Mohanlal's performance, Hariharan said that "he really surprised me. That was an amazing performance. In fact, he should have won a National Award for it. Have you seen the scene in which he injects pethidine into his thighs? That was simply great. And when he realises that the family he befriends is the family of the boy whom he had accidentally killed while ragging him in medical college, was heartbreaking. I don't know how he showed inner turmoil so beautifully. It was so subtle, so disturbing. The beauty of his performance is that he underplays emotions. Every muscle of his body reacts. For that one scene itself, he should have been given an award. I, the director, forgot myself when he was performing in Amrutham Gamaya. Why, all the unit members wept, while watching him perform".^[6]

References[]

^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (9 August 2017). "Celebrating a fine half century of filmmaking". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ Anima, P. (31 January 2014). "Conquering Mind and Eye". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ "Screenplays for ever". The Hindu. 26 September 2014.
^ Prakash, Asha (13 February 2015). "Drugs, not new in Malayalam Cinema". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ ശങ്കർ, അനൂപ് (2 September 2017). "അമൃതം ഗമായ: നാശത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ജീവിതത്തിലേക്ക്". Deepika (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ Warrier, Shobha (29 August 2000). "'His gift is that he underplays emotions'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

External links[]

[1] Kumar, P. K. Ajith (9 August 2017). "Celebrating a fine half century of filmmaking". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

[2] Anima, P. (31 January 2014). "Conquering Mind and Eye". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

[3] "Screenplays for ever". The Hindu. 26 September 2014.

[4] Prakash, Asha (13 February 2015). "Drugs, not new in Malayalam Cinema". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

[deepika-5] ശങ്കർ, അനൂപ് (2 September 2017). "അമൃതം ഗമായ: നാശത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ജീവിതത്തിലേക്ക്". Deepika (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

[6] Warrier, Shobha (29 August 2000). "'His gift is that he underplays emotions'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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