Vasthuhara

Vasthuhara
Directed byG. Aravindan
Screenplay byG. Aravindan
Dialogues:
C. V. Sreeraman
G. Aravindan
N. Mohanan
Story byC. V. Sreeraman
Based onVasthuhara
by C. V. Sreeraman
Produced byT. Ravindranath
StarringMohanlal
Shobana
Neelanjana Mitra
Neena Gupta
CinematographySunny Joseph
Edited byK. R. Bose
Music bySalil Choudhury
Production
company
Paragon Movie Makers
Distributed byChnadrakanth Release
Release date
  • 3 June 1991 (1991-06-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Vaasthuhara (transl. The dispossessed) is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language social drama film written and directed by G. Aravindan. It is based on the short story of the same name by C. V. Sreeraman. The film looks into the lives of partition refugees from East Bengal to West Bengal. At a larger level, it's the universal story of refugees. The film stars Mohanlal, Shobana, Neelanjana Mitra, and Neena Gupta. The dialogues were written by Sreeraman, Aravindan, and N. Mohanan.[1][2]

The story is told through the eyes of Venu, a Malayali government officer send for a mission in Calcutta to rehabilitate refugees to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[3] Vaasthuhara was released on 3 June 1991 to widespread critical acclaim. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and three Kerala State Film Awards—Best Film, Best Director, and Best Story (Sreeraman). Vasthuhara was the last work of Aravindan before his death.[4]

  1. ^ Gopalakrishnan, Aswathy (16 August 2017). "Legacy Of The Partition: Vasthuhara, A Tale Of The Dispossessed". Silverscreen.in. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ Venkiteswaran, C. S. (11 February 2016). "The mastery of Aravindan". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ "#FaceOfTheWeek @Mohanlal & #NeenaGupta from #GAravindan's #Vasthuhara". Twitter. National Film Archive of India. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Vasthuhara – a Lament & a Celebration". stancemagazine.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.