Piravi (1988)

Director:

Shaji N. Karun

Writers:

Shaji N. Karun (screenplay)
S. Jayachandran Nair (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 July 1999 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Raghu, the only son of Raghava Chakyar was born late for him. So he poured his entire love and affection on him...

Awards:

9 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Premji	...	Chakyar
Archana	...	Chakyar's daughter
Lakshmi Krishnamurthy
V.K. Sriraman		(as C.V. Sreeraman)
Mullanezhi
Gopalakrishnan

Also Known As:

Birth

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

India

Language:

Malayalam

Color:

Color

Certification:

France:U | India:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Kerala, India

Company:

Film Folks

Trivia:

The movie is inspired by the 'Rajan Case' that occurred in Kerala during the time of the emergency in 1978. The Chief Minister of the State attended a college function where a boy sang a song against him. The boy was caught by the police, brutally tortured in the police station where he died. After the Emergency, the boy's father filed a case against the government thus sparking off a big debate.

Raghu's story is common to South Asia !!!!!

Raghu is never shown in the film , Consequently one who sees the movie feels that Raghu can be his/her son. These type of stories are very common to SriLanka as well. I happened to watch this great film in 1992 but still I remember it mainly on account of the very strong script of the movie. Raghu's father's face expresses one billion messages . An actor like that would be hardly discovered .Raghu is the only hope of the family and is finally born in the mindset of the father . Rain means the tears of the father. These type of films must be demonstrated in all over the world specially in SriLanka. Devaka S. Jayasuriya 90, Old Kesbawa Road Nugegoda.