Punyam Aham

Punyam Aham
Directed by	Raj Nair
Produced by	Raj Nair; Janardhanan Menon; Shyam Prasad Reddy;
Starring	Prithviraj Sukumaran; Samvrutha Sunil; Nedumudi Venu;
Music by	Isaac Thomas Kottukapally
Cinematography	M. J. Radhakrishnan
Edited by	Beena Paul
Release date	22 January 2010;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Punyam Aham is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Raj Nair. Prithviraj, Samvrutha Sunil and Nedumudi Venu play the lead roles in this film.

Plot

Punyam Aham is set in a small village in northern Kerala. The protagonist is Narayan Unni (Prithviraj Sukumaran), a young man with a Brahmin father and low-caste mother, who separated, leaving the mother to raise him alone. The film tells the story of Unni leaving home and searching for his identity, and then repeating many of his father's mistakes in life. It is based on the story in traditional folklore about Naranath Bhranthan and his father Vararuchi.[1]

Production

Punyam Aham was the directorial debut of Raj Nair, the grandson of novelist Thakazhi Shivashankara Pillai.[2] Filming began in January 2009 at Ottapalam, then shifted to Kuttanad.[3] It premiered at the Mumbai International Film Festival in October 2010.[4]

Critical reception

Paresh C. Palicha writing for Rediff Movies criticised the plot as "too intellectual".[5]

Cast

Prithviraj Sukumaran as Naarayanan Unni
Samvrutha Sunil as Jayasree
Nedumudi Venu as Kaarackal Easwaran Namboodiri
Nishanth Sagar as Georgekutty
Sona Nair as Eldest Sister
K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Jayasree's Amma
M. R. Gopakumar as Pappanassar
Sreejith Ravi as Pankan
Sreekala VK as Narayanan's mother
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Binda as Younger sister

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References

External links

Punyam Aham on IMDb
Punyam Aham on OneIndia.in

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[1] The Hindu: Shankaramangalm in the limelight

[2] Now Running: Punyam Aham: Raj Nair turns Director

[3] India Glitz: 'Punyam Aham' starts at Kuttanad

[4] Daily Pioneer: Time for rising stars to twinkle

[5] Rediff Movies: Punyam Aham is too intellectual