Aham (film) explained

Aham
Director:Rajeevnath
Producer:P. K. R. Pillai
Screenplay:Venu Nagavally
Story:Rajeevnath
Starring:Mohanlal
Urvasi
Ramya Krishna
Music:Raveendran
Cinematography:Santhosh Sivan
Venu
Editing:Ravi
Studio:Sreesankara Arts
Distributor:Shirdi Sai Release
Runtime:119 minutes
Country:India
Language:Malayalam
Budget:46 lakhs

Aham is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Rajeevnath and written by Venu Nagavally from a story by Rajeevnath. The film stars Mohanlal, Urvasi, and Ramya Krishna. The soundtrack was composed by Raveendran and cinematography was handled by Santhosh Sivan and Venu. It was produced on ₹46 lakhs.[1]

Plot

The film revolves around Siddharthan, a bank manager, a man who has different outlook to life. He wants to be perfect in every thing that he does and even wants people around him to accept the way he thinks. He lacks love from his parents and develops hatred towards his father, a judge, who was responsible for the death of their servant and his family, who were the only friends of Siddharthan. Growing up Siddharthan becomes very narrow minded and looks at every one else's behavior with doubt and prejudice. He doubts the relationship between his wife Renjini and her friend Capt. Mahendran to the extent that he warns Mahendran from ever entering his house to meet Renjini. Renjini is not able to adjust with his crazy lifestyle. She wants to become self-reliant but this creates suspicion in Siddharthan's mind. On his birthday when Renjini out of her earnings from a part-time job (that Siddarth is unaware of) buys him a tie, he doubts her of infidelity and in a resulting argument and in the subsequent struggle Ranjini falls down the stairs and goes into coma and later on she dies. Siddhartha loses his mental balance. Later he ends up in a mental asylum, where he writes a diary recounting and recollecting the deeds that he has done and repents for it. Meanwhile a researcher from America Miriyana Varghese develops a friendship with Siddharthan and makes him her subject for her research. Siddharthan unaware of her motives, develops feelings for her which gets shattered when he finds out about the research. Ultimately, Siddharthan who thinks that the only way to reconcile with his dead wife and to be loved is to commit suicide and he kills himself.

Cast

Soundtrack

Aham
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Raveendran
Recorded:1992
Genre:Popular music
Language:Malayalam
Label:Ranjini Cassettes
Producer:Rajeevnath
Prev Title:Vishnulokam
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Champakulam Thachan
Next Year:1992

Raveendran composed the film's original soundtrack, the lyrics were written by Kavalam Narayana Panicker and Konniyoor Bhas. All songs was sung by K. J. Yesudas. The soundtrack which consists of 5 songs was released by the music label Ranjini Cassettes on 25 September 1992.[2] [3]

Accolades

Kerala State Film Awards[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mothering A Revival - The New Indian Express . 2023-04-03 . www.cscsarchive.org.
  2. Web site: Ranjini Cassettes. Aham (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Raveendran on Apple Music. iTunes. 11 February 2017. 25 September 1992.
  3. News: റിസൾട്ടിനേക്കാൾ സംതൃപ്തി ആഗ്രഹിച്ച ചലച്ചിത്രകാരൻ . 17 July 2019 . . ml.
  4. Web site: Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. State Film Awards - 1992. Department of Information and Public Relations. 11 February 2017. 1992. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234157/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm. 3 March 2016. dmy-all.