Vasthuhara (1991)
June 3, 1991Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Mohanlal
Venu
Neelanjana Mitra
Arathi Panikkar
Padmini
Bhavani
Neena Gupta
Damayanthi
Shobana
Young Bhavani
N L Balakrishnan
Man at the Lodge
Lakshmi Krishnamurthy
Shyama
Govindan Aravindan
Director / Writer
C. V. Sreeraman
Writer
T. Ravindranath
Producer
N Mohanan
Dialogue
K. R. Bose
Editor
Sunny Joseph
Cinematography
Salil Choudhury
Original Music Composer
Details.
Release DateJune 3, 1991
Original Nameവാസ്തുഹാര
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Genres
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Vaasthuhara (transl. The dispossessed) is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language social drama film written and directed by G. Aravindan. It is based on the short story of the same name by C. V. Sreeraman. The film looks into the lives of partition refugees from East Bengal to West Bengal. At a larger level, it's the universal story of refugees. The film stars Mohanlal, Neena Gupta, Neelanjana Mitra and Shobana. The dialogues were written by Sreeraman, Aravindan, and N. Mohanan.
The story is told through the eyes of Venu, a Malayali government officer send for a mission in Calcutta to rehabilitate refugees to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Vaasthuhara was released on 3 June 1991 to widespread critical acclaim. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and three Kerala State Film Awards—Best Film, Best Director, and Best Story (Sreeraman). Vasthuhara was the last work of Aravindan before his death.