Patheyam

Patheyam
Poster
Directed byBharathan
Written byLohithadas
Produced byBharath Gopi
G. Jayakumar
StarringMammootty
Chippy
CinematographyMadhu Ambat
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music byBombay Ravi
Production
company
Minugopi Moviearts
Release date
  • 22 November 1993 (1993-11-22)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Patheyam (transl. Food for the Journey) is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Bharathan, based on a screenplay by A. K. Lohithadas. The film stars Mammootty and Chippy in lead roles, along with Nedumudi Venu, Sasikala, Bharat Gopy and Oduvil Unnikrishnan in supporting roles.[1] The film revolves around Chandradas, a writer of repute, who comes across Haritha Menon, his daughter after a lapse of 15 years, at a school function in Kodaikanal.[2]

The film was Bharat Gopy's first outing as a producer for a mainstream commercial production. He produced the film under the banner of Minugopi Moviearts. The film was shot extensively in and around Kodaikanal. The film features original songs that was composed by Bombay Ravi, while the lyrics were written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.[3] The cinematography of the film was done by Madhu Ambat, while the editing was done by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan. The art direction of the film was done by Bharathan himself.[4]

Patheyam was released in theatres on November 22, 1993 to critical acclaim. The film was a huge success at the box-office. The film's soundtrack was met with widespread critical acclaim and is regarded as one of the best in Malayalam cinema. The film won the V. Shantaram Gold Award for the Best film of 1994. K. J. Yesudas won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the film song Chandrakaantham Kondu. The film also introduced the audience to Chippy, who would go on to become one of the leading actresses of the Kannada film industry.[5][3]

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  2. ^ "Cinema of Male Apathy: Rape Scenes in Malayalam Films Through the Ages". 9 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Bharathan's Paadheyam (1993) produced by Bharat Gopy". Bharat Gopy. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "മമ്മൂട്ടിയും ലാലു അലക്‌സും തമ്മില്‍?". 10 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Looking back at Malayalam writer-director AK Lohithadas and his women characters". 27 June 2020.