Thanmathra

Thanmathra ( Malayalam: തന്മാത്ര, English: Molecule) is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Blessy, based on Padmarajan's short story "Orma". It portrays the effects of Alzheimer's disease on the life of Ramesan Nair (Mohanlal) and his family.[1] The film collected three times its budget at the box-office and completed 150 days run.[2] Thanmathra won five Kerala State Film Awards, which includes the Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and a Special Mention Award for the debutant actor Arjun Lal. It also won the Best Feature Film in Malayalam Award at the 53rd National Film Awards.[3]

Thanmathra
DVD cover
Directed byBlessy
Produced byRaju Mathew
Written byBlessy
Based on"Orma" by Padmarajan
StarringMohanlal
Arjun Lal
Nedumudi Venu
Jagathy Sreekumar
Meera Vasudevan
Prathap Pothan
Music byMohan Sithara
CinematographySethu Sriram
Edited byRaja Muhammed
Production
company
Century Films
Distributed byCentury Release
Release date
  • 16 December 2005 (2005-12-16)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

Ramesan Nair (Mohanlal) is a Kerala government secretariat employee, cocooned in his own small and happy world. An honest and sincere man, Ramesan's family consists of his loving wife Lekha (Meera Vasudevan), son Manu (Arjun Lal) who is a plus-two student, and daughter Manju (Baby Niranjana), a primary school student. His biggest ambition is to see that his son gets into the IAS (Indian Administrative Service), something he himself had failed to achieve despite being a brilliant student. Manu is a very loving son and an intelligent student who shares a strong emotional bond with his father.[4]

Ramesan starts to develop problems with his memory. What starts as commonplace omissions and absentmindedness, quickly grows into handicapping cognitive and behavioral impairments.

The first time we notice this is when Ramesan misplaces a very important office file at his home, inside the refrigerator. One day he arrives in office after buying a bag of vegetables and starts behaving as if he had reached home after his office hours. He begins acting strangely in the office, as if he has lost his sense of time and place. He is taken to the doctor by his family and close friend, Joseph (Jagathy Sreekumar).

In the hospital, Ramesan is diagnosed with Familial Alzheimer's disease, a disease which causes a gradual loss of memory and cognitive abilities. The news comes as a grave shock for the happy family and turns their world upside down. The family is devastated by the sad news, but tries to adjust to the situation with a lot of determination underscored by strong emotional bonds. How they cope up with the trauma, insecurity and uncertainty caused by Ramesan's plight, forms the gist of the movie.

Cast
  • Mohanlal as Ramesan Nair
  • Meera Vasudevan as Lekha
  • Arjun Lal as Manu Ramesh
  • Baby Niranjana Rajeev as Manju Ramesh
  • Nedumudi Venu as Ramesan's father
  • Jagathy Sreekumar as Joseph
  • Innocent as Lekha's father
  • Manka Mahesh as Lekha's Mother
  • Prathap Pothan as Doctor
  • Seetha as Swarnam, Ramesan Nair's childhood friend
  • Lakshmipriya as Ramesan Nair's co-staff
  • Nandhini as Rameshan's Neighbour's Daughter

Soundtrack
Thanmathra
Soundtrack album by
Mohan Sithara
Released25 November 2005
GenreFilm
LabelManorama Music
ProducerCentury Films
Mohan Sithara chronology
Rappakal Thanmathra Hridayathil Sookshikkan

The music of this movie is composed by Mohan Sithara and the lyrics by Bharathiyar (Kaatru Veliyidai) and Kaithapram. Song Mixing done by Renjith Viswanathan.

TrackSong TitleSinger(s)Other Notes
1"Ithaloornnu"P. JayachandranRaga: Kalyani
2"Mindathedi"M. G. Sreekumar, Sruthi
3"Mele Vellithingal"KarthikRaga: Maand
4"Ithaloornnu"MohanlalRaga: Kalyani
5"Mindathedi"Sujatha
6"Mizhikalil"G. Venugopal, Sujatha
7"Kaatru Veliyidai"Vidhu Prathap, Sheela Mani, Dr. Unnikrishnan, SunilRaga: Valachi
This is a famous poem by Bharathiyar. The classical lyrics is by Kaithapram

Box office

The film was commercial success.[5]

Awards

National Film Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

Filmfare Awards South

Asianet Film Awards

Vanitha Film Awards

Kerala Film Critics Awards

Amrita Film Awards

Mathrubhumi Film Awards

Kerala Film Audience Council Awards

J.C. Foundation Awards

  • Best Actor - Mohanlal
  • Best Director - Blessy
  • Best Child Artist - Baby Niranjana

Kala Keralam Award

National Film Academy Award

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References
  1. "Thanmathra review". Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. "Mohanlal makes a hatrick". IndiaGlitz. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. "Thanmathra bag five state awards". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  4. "Thanmathra, a brilliant script". LiveJournal. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  5. "They too stirred up a hornet's nest: Pre-social media Malayalam films that sparked controversy". The Indian Express. 18 February 2018.
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