Prayanam is a 1975 Malayalam language

Malayalam language

Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...

 black-and-white

Black-and-white

Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...

 feature film

Feature film

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 written by Padmarajan

Padmarajan

P. Padmarajan was an Indian author, screenwriter, and film director who contributed in Malayalam language. Padmarajan was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam, along with Bharathan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed...

 and directed by Bharathan

Bharathan

Bharathan was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely...

. It was the debut of both Padmarajan and Bharathan. The writer-director duo is often credited for revolutionising Malayalam cinema with their expressive and innovative works. Prayanam stars Mohan

Mohan (actor)

Mohan is a popular Kollywood actor. He hails from the Udupi district of Karnataka. He derived his name Kokila Mohan after debuting in a film called Kokila, which starred Kamal Haasan in the lead role. He considers Balu Mahendra as his mentor...

, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair

Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair

Sreedharan Nair , popularly known as Kottarakkara and Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, was an Indian film actor in Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala.Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film awards...

, Master Raghu, Lakshmi

Lakshmi (actress)

Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early...

, Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Kaviyoor Ponnamma is a Malayalam film actress. She won the Kerala State Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1994.Ponnamma was born in Kaviyoor village, near Tiruvalla to a conservative upper-class family...

 and Nanditha Bose. The film is about the bohemean and broken family life of the character played by Mohan.

Bharathan produced the film as well as did the art direction. Music is composed by M. B. Sreenivasan

M. B. Sreenivasan

M. B. Sreenivasan , or MBS, as he was popularly called, was a famous South Indian music director who worked mainly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.-Biography:...

 with lyrics by Vayalar

Vayalar Ramavarma

Vayalar Ramavarma , often known as Vayalar, was a modern Malayalam poet and lyricist. His famous works include Sargasangeetham, Mulankaadu, Padamudrakal, Aayisha, Oru Judas janikkunnu.-Biography:...

, Yatheendra Das and Bichu Thirumala

Bichu Thirumala

Bichu Thirumala is an Indian lyricist and poet from Kerala, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He, along with O. N. V. Kurup, is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinema, Thirumala led the group of lyricist who wrote songs for...

. Bharathan remade this film into Tamil as The Wife in 1980.

Cast

• Mohan
  Mohan (actor)
  Mohan is a popular Kollywood actor. He hails from the Udupi district of Karnataka. He derived his name Kokila Mohan after debuting in a film called Kokila, which starred Kamal Haasan in the lead role. He considers Balu Mahendra as his mentor...
  
  
• Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
  Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
  Sreedharan Nair , popularly known as Kottarakkara and Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, was an Indian film actor in Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala.Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film awards...
  
  
• Master Raghu
• Veeran
• M. S. Warrier
• Lakshmi
  Lakshmi (actress)
  Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early...
  
  
• Kaviyoor Ponnamma
  Kaviyoor Ponnamma
  Kaviyoor Ponnamma is a Malayalam film actress. She won the Kerala State Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1994.Ponnamma was born in Kaviyoor village, near Tiruvalla to a conservative upper-class family...
  
  
• Nanditha Bose

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

• Best Child Artist
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist winners are the following:-References:**...
  
   - Master Raghu
• Best Cinematography (Black-and-white)
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematographer winners:-References:**...
  
   - Balu Mahendra
• Best Art Direction
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director winners:-References:**...
  
  - Bharathan

External links

• Prayanam at the Malayalam Movie Database