A widow's grief for her husband provides the focus in this tender Indian drama. Ramayyar was the joy of Ananpoorna's life. His recent death literally drained all color from Ananpoorna's life. The movie is a combination of her memories and her present situation. Before her husband died, the two owned a small cafe in Kerala, their home village. The remote little town is connected to the world by passing trains en route to the city of Trivandrum. When the funeral is finished, Ananpoorna finds herself destitute and unable to support her teenage son and daughter. To pay her debts, her cafe is sold and razed. Afterwards she moves in with her brother-in-law. Her son, Kannan, must decide whether to join the military, at the advice of the stationmaster, or join his friend who journeys to the Middle-East.
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Gopi
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Yavanika
Rasathanthram
Sharath Das
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Enchantment
Devadoothan
Shaji N. Karun
Shaji N. Karun
Aswani
Annapoorna
Venmani Vishnu
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Vanaprastham
S. Jayachandran Nair
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Yasagan
Hari Dass
Ramayyar
Venmani Haridas
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Vanaprastham
Bharat Gopy
Landlord
Raghunath Paleri
Mullanezhi
Brother-in-Law
Shaji N. Karun Director
First release May 19, 1994 · Produced in India · Original title Swaham
Production
India
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Original title
Swaham
Original language
Malayalam
Spoken on screen
Malayalam
Release dates
France · May 19, 1994
Premiere · Cannes
India · June 2, 1994
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No release date listed for United States.
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