Punyam Aham
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| image = Punyam Aham poster.jpg
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| director = Raj Nair
| producer = {{ubl|Raj Nair|Janardhanan Menon|Shyam Prasad Reddy}}
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| starring = {{ubl|Prithviraj Sukumaran|Samvrutha Sunil|Nedumudi Venu}}
| music = Isaac Thomas Kottukapally
| editing = Beena Paul
| cinematography = M. J. Radhakrishnan
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| released = {{Film date|2010|1|22|df=y}}
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| country = India
| language = Malayalam
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Punyam Aham is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Raj Nair. Prithviraj, Samvrutha Sunil, and Nedumudi Venu play the lead roles in this film.{{cite web | url=https://www.sify.com/movies/punyam-aham-review-malayalam-pclx0vdhgefia.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213114321/http://www.sify.com/movies/punyam-aham-review-malayalam-pclx0vdhgefia.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 February 2017 | title=Punyam Aham | website=Sify }}
Plot
Punyam Aham is set in a small village in northern Kerala. The protagonist is Narayan Unni, a young man with a Brahmin father and a low-caste mother, who are separated, leaving the mother to raise him alone. The film tells the story of Unni leaving home and searching for his identity, and then repeating many of his father's mistakes in life. It is based on the story in traditional folklore about Naranath Bhranthan and his father Vararuchi.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121110042318/http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/08/stories/2009010856560400.htm The Hindu: Shankaramangalm in the limelight]
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Naarayanan Unni
- Samvrutha Sunil as Jayasree
- Nedumudi Venu as Kaarackal Easwaran Namboodiri
- Nedumudi Harikumar as Shopkeeper
- Nishanth Sagar as Georgekutty
- Roslin as Antharjanam
- Sona Nair as Eldest Sister
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Jayasree's Amma
- M. R. Gopakumar as Pappanassar
- Sreejith Ravi as Pankan
- Sreekala VK as Narayanan's mother
- Binda as Younger sister
Production
Punyam Aham was the directorial debut of Raj Nair, the grandson of novelist Thakazhi Shivashankara Pillai.[http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=15308 Now Running: Punyam Aham: Raj Nair turns Director] Filming began in January 2009 at Ottapalam, and then shifted to Kuttanad.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121024012814/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/44863.html India Glitz: 'Punyam Aham' starts at Kuttanad] It premiered at the Mumbai International Film Festival in October 2010.[http://www.dailypioneer.com/290306/Time-for-rising-stars-to-twinkle.html Daily Pioneer: Time for rising stars to twinkle]
Critical reception
Paresh C. Palicha writing for Rediff Movies criticised the plot as "too intellectual".[http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/25/south-malayalam-movie-review-punyam-aham.htm Rediff Movies: Punyam Aham is too intellectual]
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1838630}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090530180809/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/1484/punyam-aham.html Punyam Aham] on OneIndia.in
Category:2010s Malayalam-language films
Category:Films shot in Thalassery
Category:Films shot in Kozhikode
Category:Films shot in Ottapalam
Category:Films shot in Alappuzha
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