Athma Kadha
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Aathmakatha is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Premlal starring Sreenivasan, Shafna
, Sharbani Mukherjee
and Jagathy Sreekumar
in pivotal roles. Sreenivasan is playing a blind man named Kochubaby in this film while Sharbani Mukherjee plays Mary, his wife. The soundtrack for the film was composed by "Aaromale
" fame Alphons Joseph
with lyrics penned by Kaithapram and Engandiyoor Chandrasekharan.
They become blessed with a girl child soon and they names her Lilly. Once they were returning from the hospital after polio vaccination, and Mary meets with an accident while crossing the road and dies on the spot. Kochu then brings up the child. While Lilly was appearing her 10th board exams, she also feels that her vision is going blurry. Doctor confirms that she has an incurable disease in her nerves and she will go blind sooner or later.
Lilly is heart broken hearing this. She does not appear for the rest of the exams. Later she decides to commit suicide and gets herself a bottle of poison. But Kochu finds out the bottle and hides it from her. The next day Kochu talks to her on the hardships he took and also on how much the parents loved her. Lilly promises him that she will not kill herself. She becomes more courageous and starts doing things with her eyes shut. In the last scene of the movie, we see Lilly losing her sight completely, she laughs at it saying that she is not afraid of blindness anymore.
Shafna
Shafna, is an Indian film actress, who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She made her acting debut as a child artist in Malayalam with Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala .- Film career :...
, Sharbani Mukherjee
Sharbani Mukherjee
Sharbani Mukherji is an Indian actress working in Bollywood.-Biography:She is the daughter of Rono Mukerji. Her paternal uncles are Joy Mukerji and Deb Mukerji. Her paternal grandfather, Sashadhar Mukerji, was a filmmaker. His wife Satirani Devi was the sister of Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and...
and Jagathy Sreekumar
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...
in pivotal roles. Sreenivasan is playing a blind man named Kochubaby in this film while Sharbani Mukherjee plays Mary, his wife. The soundtrack for the film was composed by "Aaromale
Aaromale
"Aaromale" is a Malayalam song from the 2010 Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and Telugu film Ye Maaya Chesave composed by A. R. Rahman, featuring lyrics by Kaithapram. The song is sung by Malayalam composer Alphons Joseph. The song was well received upon release and was a chart...
" fame Alphons Joseph
Alphons Joseph
Alphons Joseph is a music director and playback singer in the Malayalam film industry who got a break as a film music composer after composing for the film Vellithira. Alphons is also noted for singing the famous song "Aaromale" from the film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, which was composed by A. R...
with lyrics penned by Kaithapram and Engandiyoor Chandrasekharan.
Synopsis
Kochu is a blind man working in a Candle factory in a remote village. Although he is blind, he can do almost everything other peoples do. A new employee comes for work there by the recommendation from the local church's priest Father Punnoos. Her name was Mary and she was blind too. Slowly, the duo falls in love and marries.They become blessed with a girl child soon and they names her Lilly. Once they were returning from the hospital after polio vaccination, and Mary meets with an accident while crossing the road and dies on the spot. Kochu then brings up the child. While Lilly was appearing her 10th board exams, she also feels that her vision is going blurry. Doctor confirms that she has an incurable disease in her nerves and she will go blind sooner or later.
Lilly is heart broken hearing this. She does not appear for the rest of the exams. Later she decides to commit suicide and gets herself a bottle of poison. But Kochu finds out the bottle and hides it from her. The next day Kochu talks to her on the hardships he took and also on how much the parents loved her. Lilly promises him that she will not kill herself. She becomes more courageous and starts doing things with her eyes shut. In the last scene of the movie, we see Lilly losing her sight completely, she laughs at it saying that she is not afraid of blindness anymore.
Cast
- Sreenivasan as Kochu
- ShafnaShafnaShafna, is an Indian film actress, who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She made her acting debut as a child artist in Malayalam with Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala .- Film career :...
as Lillykutty - Sharbani MukherjeeSharbani MukherjeeSharbani Mukherji is an Indian actress working in Bollywood.-Biography:She is the daughter of Rono Mukerji. Her paternal uncles are Joy Mukerji and Deb Mukerji. Her paternal grandfather, Sashadhar Mukerji, was a filmmaker. His wife Satirani Devi was the sister of Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and...
as Mary - Jagathy SreekumarJagathy SreekumarSreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...
as Father Punnoos - Babu Nampoothiri as Paili
- Bindu PanickerBindu PanickerBindu Panicker is a Malayalam actress who has more than 80 films to her credit. She has played both comedic and character roles in Malayalam cinema, and also takes on character roles. Her films include Vaatsalyam, Soothradharan, and Joker.She won the fourth Lux-Asianet award for the best...
as Saramma - Munshi Venu as Eenashu
- Chempil Asokan as Kumaran
- Nisha as Rosie
- Ambika Mohan as Amina
External links
- http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7646/malayalam/athma-kadha/index.htm
- http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/9068/atma-kadha.html