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Thanmathra is a film of genre Drama directed by Blessy with Mohanlal
Thanmathra (2005)
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Directed by Blessy
Genres Drama
Themes Films about altered memories, Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Rating83%
Thanmathra ( Malayalam: തന്മാത്ര, English: Molecule) is a 2005 Malayalam drama film written and directed by Blessy, based on Padmarajan's short story "Orma", which portrays the effects of Alzheimer's disease on the life of an individual and his family. The film collected three times than its cost and completed 150 days run. Thanmathra received five Kerala state film awards for the Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay and a special mention for the debutant actor Arjun Lal.
Synopsis
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. All in all, they form the very picture of loving family, with a bright future.Actors
Mohanlal
(Ramesan Nair)
Jagathy Sreekumar
(Joseph)
Meera Vasudevan
(Lekha)
Pratap K. Pothen
(Doctor)
Nedumudi Venu
(Ramesan's father)
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