Thaniyavarthanam

Sibi Malayil/ India/ Malayalam/ 1987/ color/ 119 minutes

Balan is a teacher who lives in a tiny hamlet in kerala. People called him Balan Mash. (Mash is colloquial usage of master or teacher). He lives with wife, two kids, mother, grandmother, uncle and a revolutionary brother. His uncle is mental patient. The family have deep-routed belief among their family that one male from each generation will become mad.

One night, Balan has a nightmare. People start suspecting Balan following footsteps of his uncle. They watch his routine and misinterpreted it. Later, his family joins the gang. He is sent to a doctor for checkup. The doctor declares him as normal. But society doesn’t agree. They avoid him. His students scared. In the situation, he plays mad. The Ending is a bit dramatic, where Balan's mother decides to help him from the world.

Director: Sibi Malayil
Screenplay: Lohithadas
Cast: Mammootty, Thilakan, Mukesh, Philomina, Kaviyur ponamma, Asha Jayaram, Parvathi, Babu Namboodhiri, Saritha, Innocent, Valsala Menon, Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Music: M.G.Radha Krishnan
Lyrics: Jayadev Krithi

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