''Theerthadanam'' (''Pilgrimage'') is a 2001

Malayalam film Malayalam cinema is an Indian cinema, Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ...

directed by G. R. Kannan and written by

M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (born 1933 July 15 ), popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He is a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and is one of the masters of post-I ...

based on his story ''Vanaprastham''. The film stars

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam,Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasiona ...

and

Suhasini Maniratnam Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...

. The film met with critical acclaim. It was selected to be screened in 18 International Film Festival, which is a record at that time.

K.S.Chithra Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963), always credited as K. S. Chithra or Chithra, is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning over four decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs in various I ...

got Kerala state film awards for their works in this movie

Plot

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

Cast

as Karunakaran *

Suhasini Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...

as Vinodini K. S (voice dubbed by thankamani) *

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as Young Vinodini *

Ponnamma Babu Ponnamma Babu is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 300 films, TV serials and Comedy shows . She made her debut in ''Padanayakan'' in 1996. Personal life Ponnamma was born to Mathai and ...

as Vinodini's Mother *

Kuttyedathi Vilasini Kuttyedathi Vilasini ( ml, കുട്ട്യേടത്തി വിലാസിനി) is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 400 films and 120 tv serials. Biography Kuttyedathi Vilas ...

as Parukutti * Rachana narayanan kutty as Vinodini's friend *BR Prasad as Narayanan *Radhika *Joshiy *K Kaladharan as Swami *Master Kannan *Master Sreeram *Master Vignesh as Kannan *PJ Radhakrishnan as Pattaru *Raj Mohan *Romi *Sasi *Swapna Ravi as Bhanumathi

Awards

;

Kerala State Film Awards The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

2001 * Best Actress -

* Best Female Playback Singer -

("Mooli Mooli") * Best Dubbing Artist - Thankamani * Special jury Award - Jayaram

References

External links

* 2001 films 2000s Malayalam-language films 2001 drama films Films with screenplays by M. T. Vasudevan Nair Films based on short fiction Films scored by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri {{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub