Review of Aagamanam

Aagamanam (1980)
7/10
Wuthering Heights
9 November 2023
A remake of Emily Bronte's Wuthering heights . Srividya is the main heroine , the only daughter of a big family which runs an estate . She's a treat to watch in light pastel sarees . Her brother Ravi kumar is head strong and arrogant . When their father brings home a stray boy Soman ( a complicated character himself since child hood ) Ravi kumar takes it upon himself to make his life miserable at every step. Srividya slowly develops feelings towards Soman as they grow up . Soman does not talk much and lets his doleful soft eyes convey a lot. Their widowed mother Sukumari patiently bears everything . Srividya's engagement is fixed with the next plantation owner's prodigal son who is not aware of her feelings about Soman . His sweet sister Ambika is a regular visitor to Srividya's house . Ravi kumar loves and marries a christian girl . Sadly she dies soon . Ravi kumar not to be left out acts as if he's in love with Ambika simply to rake up jealousy and misunderstandings . A lot of bad blood is spilled due to Ravi Kumar who is already aware of his sister's feelings towards Soman . A house filled with eccentricities and weird characters. No perfect black or white characters . Finally , in a fight Ravi kumar manages to kill his own sister Srividya. Soman goes missing and is not found till the end. In the last poignant scene Sukumari imagines that Srividya and Soman are reunited in the other world . The wide estate and plantations are lush and green in the back ground . Horses are used to transport in place of cars to show their status . A fine family fare with nice songs .
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