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| Ishti | |
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| Directed by | G. Prabha |
| Written by | G. Prabha |
| Screenplay by | G. Prabha |
| Produced by | P.S. Chandu, G. Prabha |
| Starring | Nedumudi Venu Anoop Krishnan Athira Patel |
| Cinematography | Eldho Issac |
| Edited by | B. Lenin |
| Music by | Kaithapram Damodaran |
Production company | Creative Creations |
| Country | India |
| Language | Sanskrit |
Ishti (or Iṣti:; English: Search for the Self) is a 2016 Sanskrit-language film, directed by Dr. G. Prabha,[1] starring thespian Nedumudi Venu and newcomer Athira Patel in lead roles. "Ishti" literally means search for self, yaga, etc. The film is the first in Sanskrit with a social theme.[2]
Ishti is written, scripted, produced and directed by Dr. G. Prabha, a Sanskrit professor and a doctorate holder in Sanskrit. Ishti is not the country’s first Sanskrit film. But it certainly is the first one to deal with a social theme.[3] G. Prabha, a doctorate holder in Sanskrit, was the former Head of the Department, Oriental Languages at Loyola College, Chennai. He had earlier made two non-feature films, Agnaye,[4] a documentary film on Athirathram yagna, and Akkitham,[5] on the life of poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri.
Ishti was the opening film,[6] of the feature section of the Indian Panorama section at the 47th edition of IFFI (International Film Festival of India).
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri and V Madhusoodhanan Nair penned lyrics for Ishti[7] and the camera was by Eldho P. Issac.[3]
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