''Orma Mathram'' ( en, Memories only) is a 2011 Malayalam-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Madhu Kaithapram Madhu Kaithapram ( ml, മധു കൈതപ്രം) was an Indian film director who worked primarily in the Malayalam film industry based in Kerala. He made his directorial debut with the feature film '' Ekantham'' in 2006 that won him the ...

and starring

Dileep Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian actor, producer, and businessman who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in more than 150 films and has won several awards, inc ...

Priyanka Nair Priyanka Nair is an Indian model-turned-actress who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. She made her debut in the Tamil film ''Veyyil'' in 2006. She gained critical acclaim for her roles in ''Bhoomi Malayalam'', ''Vilapangalkappuram ...

, Master Sidharth,

Dhanya Mary Varghese Dhanya Mary Varghese is an Indian actress known for her work in the Malayalam cinema and television. She has appeared in over 20 films, the majority of which were in Malayalam. Aside from movies, she has appeared in a number of television show ...

Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in Ma ...

in the main roles. The screenplay was written by

C. V. Balakrishnan C. V. Balakrishnan ( ml, സി. വി. ബാലകൃഷ്ണൻ; born 24 September 1952) is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. His novels and short stories encompass the emotional issues related to mass culture, sexual politics, fate ...

based on a story by Rahim Kadavath, both of them noted authors.

Plot

The film revolves around Pradeep, a clerk at a lawyer's office. Pradeep had an intercaste marriage with Deepa long ago. Pradeep and Shafia along with their five-year-old son, were happily living in

Fort Kochi Fort Kochi, Fort Cochin in English, Cochim de Baixo ("Lower Kochi") in Cochin Portuguese creole, is a neighbourhood of Cochin (Kochi) city in Kerala, India. Fort Kochi takes its name from the Fort Manuel of Cochin, the first European fort ...

. Pradeep wants his son to be a judge, which he couldn't become. Here happens a tragedy in their life which completely shatters Pradeep and Deepa. Their son goes missing and the story follows the father's journey in search of his son. The film also displays a father and son relation and the love and sacrifice of a father

Cast

as Pradeep *

as Deepa, Pradeep's wife * Master Sidharth as Deepu, Pradeeps's son *

Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decad ...

as Radhakrishna Warrier, the lawyer *

* Sathi Premji as Jew lady, wife of Nedumudi Venu (Maria Aunty) *

Salim Kumar Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Mala ...

Harishree Ashokan Harisree Ashokan is an Indian actor and director who is known for his comedy roles in Malayalam films. Ashokan has acted in more than 200 Malayalam films. He started his career as a mimicry artist in the troupe Harisree and then worked in Kalab ...

Hakim Rawther Hakim Rawther, known mononymously as Hakim, was an Indian actor and film maker in Malayalam cinema. He was known for his directional debut ''The Guard'' (2001), which is the world's first film with only a single actor in the cast. He had also acte ...

as man at orphanage

Reception

The film was critically acclaimed but as being an art film it was not well received in the theaters. And undoubtedly it is one of the best performances in

's career. Master Siddharth won the mathrubhumi film awards 2011 and Amrita TV film awards for the best child actor in the film orma mathram.

References

* 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian drama films Films shot in Kochi Films directed by Madhu Kaithapram Films scored by Kaithapram Viswanathan Namboothiri {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub