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	\| producer = [[T. V. Chandran]]		\| producer = [[T. V. Chandran]]
	\| writer = [[T. V. Chandran]]		\| writer = [[T. V. Chandran]]
	\| starring = [[Vani Viswanath]]<br>[[Bharath Gopi]]<br>[[Nedumudi Venu]]<br>[[Narendra Prasad]]<br>[[Charu Hassan]]<br>[[P. Sreekumar]]<br> [[M. R. Gopakumar]]<br>[[Urmila Unni]]<br>[[Madhupal]]<br>[[M. G. Sasi]]<br>[[Shivaji (Malayalam actor)\|Shivaji]]<br>Reshmi Soman		\| starring = [[Vani Viswanath]]<br />[[Bharath Gopi]]<br />[[Nedumudi Venu]]<br />[[Narendra Prasad]]<br />[[Charu Hassan]]<br />[[P. Sreekumar]]<br /> [[M. R. Gopakumar]]<br />[[Urmila Unni]]<br />[[Madhupal]]<br />[[M. G. Sasi]]<br />[[Shivaji (Malayalam actor)\|Shivaji]]<br />Reshmi Soman
	\| music = [[Johnson (composer)\|Johnson]]		\| music = [[Johnson (composer)\|Johnson]]
	\| cinematography = [[K. G. Jayan]]		\| cinematography = [[:ml:കെ.ജി._ജയൻ\|K. G. Jayan]]
	\| editing = [[Venugopal]]		\| editing = [[Venugopal]]
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	'''''Susanna''''' is a 2000 [[Malayalam]] film written, directed and produced by [[T. V. Chandran]] with [[Vani Viswanath]] in the title role. The film won two [[Kerala State Film Awards]]: Second Best Actress ([[Vani Viswanath]]) and Special Jury Mention ([[T. V. Chandran]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090906133226/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/03/06/stories/0406211e.htm "'Sayahnam' bags seven awards"]</ref> It received the [[Padmarajan Award\|Padmarajan Award for Cinema]] in 2000.		'''''Susanna''''' is a 2000 [[Malayalam]] film written, directed and produced by [[T. V. Chandran]] with [[Vani Viswanath]] in the title role.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=rediff.com, Movies: The Susanna review \|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jul/15sus.htm \|access-date=2024-07-08 \|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> The film won two [[Kerala State Film Awards]]: Second Best Actress ([[Vani Viswanath]]) and Special Jury Mention ([[T. V. Chandran]]).<ref>{{usurped\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090906133226/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/03/06/stories/0406211e.htm "'Sayahnam' bags seven awards"]}}</ref> It received the [[Padmarajan Award\|Padmarajan Award for Cinema]] in 2000. ''Susanna'' is widely regarded as the best performance by Vani Viswanath.

	~~==Plot==~~
	~~The central character~~ is ~~Susanna, who appears to be a prostitute living with five different people at~~ the ~~same time. These five men and Susanna engage in a strange relationship, easily misunderstood~~ by ~~the society around them. But no one can judge her on grounds of morality. She is a mother, wife, sister, daughter to all her men. They find peace in her presence~~.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
			{{Colbegin}}
	*[[Vani Viswanath]] as Susanna		*[[Vani Viswanath]] as Susanna
			*[[P. Sreekumar]] as Planter Varkey
	*[[Narendra Prasad]] as Prof. Noor Mohammad		*[[Narendra Prasad]] as Prof. Noor Mohammad
	*[[Charuhasan]] as Ramakrishna Iyer		*[[Charuhasan]] as Ramakrishna Iyer
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	*[[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]]		*[[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]]
	*[[Murali (Malayalam actor)\|Murali]] as Josekutty		*[[Murali (Malayalam actor)\|Murali]] as Josekutty
	*MG Sasi
	*Mukundan Menon
	*Gopalakrishnan		*Gopalakrishnan
	*Prasanna Ravi		*Prasanna Ravi
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	*Sudhiranjan		*Sudhiranjan
	*Aliyar		*Aliyar
	*Reshmi Soman as ~~Daughter of~~ Susanna		*Reshmi Soman as Susanna's daughter
	*Omana Ouseph		*Omana Ouseph
	*Geetha Nair as ~~Wife of~~ Ramakrishna Iyer		*Geetha Nair as Ramakrishna Iyer's wife
			{{Colend}}

			==Soundtrack==
			The music is composed by [[Johnson (composer)\|Johnson]]. Canadian poet and musician [[Leonard Cohen]]'s "[[Suzanne (Leonard Cohen song)\|Suzanne]]" is played in the film.
			*"English Song" - N/A
			*"Himabinduvai Pirannu Ninmel" - Johnson

			==Production==
			[[Mallika Sarabhai]] was also approached to play the role of Susanna.<ref>Unni R. Nair. (7 June 2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080920041220/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010706/rmal1.html "Dani— Travelling with history"]. ''[[Screen India]]''</ref>

	==~~Trivia~~==		== Reception ==
	* [[~~Mallika Sarabhai~~]] ~~was also approached~~ to ~~play~~ the ~~role of~~ Susanna.<ref>~~Unni R~~. ~~Nair~~. ~~(7 June 2001)~~. [http://www.~~screenindia~~.com/~~old~~/~~20010706~~/~~rmal1~~.~~html "Dani— Travelling with history"]. ''[[Screen India]]''~~</ref>		D. Jose of ''[[Rediff.com\|Rediff]]'' wrote, "Where this film — obviously produced on the thinnest of shoestrings — works is in the fact that, even as it tries to portray a power-packed woman as the central character, it does so without feminist ranting or the usual tears and pathos as Susanna stumbles from misery to misfortune."<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2000-08-30 \|title=rediff.com, Movies: The Susanna review \|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jul/15sus.htm \|access-date=2023-01-12 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000830074755/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jul/15sus.htm \|archive-date=30 August 2000 }}</ref>
	* ''Susanna'' is widely regarded as the best performance by Vani Viswanath.
	* Canadian poet and musician [[Leonard Cohen]]'s "[[Suzanne (Leonard Cohen song)\|Suzanne]]" is played in the film.

	==References==		==References==
	~~<references/>~~		{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
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			{{Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Film}}

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	[[Category:Films directed by T. V. Chandran]]		[[Category:Films directed by T. V. Chandran]]
			[[Category:Films scored by Johnson]]


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	'''''Susanna''''' is a 2000 [[Malayalam]] film written, directed and produced by [[T. V. Chandran]] with [[Vani Viswanath]] in the title role. The film won two [[Kerala State Film Awards]]: Second Best Actress (Vani Viswanath) and Special Jury Mention (T. V. Chandran).<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/03/06/stories/0406211e.htm "'Sayahnam' bags seven awards"]</ref> It received the [[Padmarajan Award\|Padmarajan Award for Cinema]] in 2000.		'''''Susanna''''' is a 2000 [[Malayalam]] film written, directed and produced by [[T. V. Chandran]] with [[Vani Viswanath]] in the title role. The film won two [[Kerala State Film Awards]]: Second Best Actress ([[Vani Viswanath]]) and Special Jury Mention ([[T. V. Chandran]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090906133226/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/03/06/stories/0406211e.htm "'Sayahnam' bags seven awards"]</ref> It received the [[Padmarajan Award\|Padmarajan Award for Cinema]] in 2000.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	~~Central~~ character is Susanna, who appears to be a prostitute living with five different people at the same time. These five men and Susanna engage in a strange relationship, easily misunderstood by the society around them. But no one can judge her on grounds of morality. She is a mother, wife, sister, daughter to all her men. They find peace in her presence.		The central character is Susanna, who appears to be a prostitute living with five different people at the same time. These five men and Susanna engage in a strange relationship, easily misunderstood by the society around them. But no one can judge her on grounds of morality. She is a mother, wife, sister, daughter to all her men. They find peace in her presence.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	*[[Vani Viswanath]] as Susanna		*[[Vani Viswanath]] as Susanna
	*[[Narendra Prasad]]		*[[Narendra Prasad]] as Prof. Noor Mohammad
	*[[Charuhasan]]		*[[Charuhasan]] as Ramakrishna Iyer
	*[[Bharath Gopi]]		*[[Bharath Gopi]] as Retd. High Commissioner K. P. Govardhanan Pillai
	*[[Madhupal]]		*[[Madhupal]] as Ramesan
	*[[Mukundan (actor)\|Mukundan]]		*[[Mukundan (actor)\|Mukundan]] as Thomachan
	*[[M. R. Gopakumar]]		*[[M. R. Gopakumar]]
	*[[M.G. Sasi]]		*[[M.G. Sasi]]
	*[[Shivaji]]		*[[Shivaji]]
	*[[Nedumudi Venu]]		*[[Nedumudi Venu]] as Colonel Ramachandran Nair
	*[[Urmila Unni]]		*[[Urmila Unni]] as Bhargavi
	*[[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]]		*[[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]]
	*Murali		*[[Murali (Malayalam actor)\|Murali]] as Josekutty
	*MG Sasi		*MG Sasi
	*Mukundan Menon		*Mukundan Menon
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	*Sudhiranjan		*Sudhiranjan
	*Aliyar		*Aliyar
	*Reshmi Soman		*Reshmi Soman as Daughter of Susanna
	*Omana Ouseph		*Omana Ouseph
	*Geetha Nair		*Geetha Nair as Wife of Ramakrishna Iyer

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* [[Mallika Sarabhai]] was also approached to play the role of Susanna.~~<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/mp/2002/03/18/stories/2002031800960300.htm "Dissecting Danny"]</ref>~~<ref>Unni R. Nair. (7 June 2001). [http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010706/rmal1.html "Dani— Travelling with history"]. ''[[Screen India]]''</ref>		* [[Mallika Sarabhai]] was also approached to play the role of Susanna.<ref>Unni R. Nair. (7 June 2001). [http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010706/rmal1.html "Dani— Travelling with history"]. ''[[Screen India]]''</ref>
	* ''Susanna'' is widely regarded as the best performance by Vani Viswanath.~~<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2010032651390400.htm&date=2010/03/26/&prd=fr& "With guns blazing"]</ref>~~		* ''Susanna'' is widely regarded as the best performance by Vani Viswanath.
	* Canadian poet and musician [[Leonard Cohen]]'s "[[Suzanne (Leonard Cohen song)\|Suzanne]]" is played in the film.		* Canadian poet and musician [[Leonard Cohen]]'s "[[Suzanne (Leonard Cohen song)\|Suzanne]]" is played in the film.

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{{About|the 2000 Malayalam film|the 1923 silent film|Suzanna (film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Susanna
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
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| director = [[T. V. Chandran]]
| producer = [[T. V. Chandran]]
| writer = [[T. V. Chandran]]
| starring = [[Vani Viswanath]] [[Bharath Gopi]] [[Nedumudi Venu]] [[Narendra Prasad]] [[Charu Hassan]] [[P. Sreekumar]] [[M. R. Gopakumar]] [[Urmila Unni]] [[Madhupal]] [[M. G. Sasi]] [[Shivaji (Malayalam actor)|Shivaji]] Reshmi Soman
| music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| cinematography = [[K. G. Jayan]]
| editing = [[Venugopal]]
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| distributor = Manoj, Shogun Films, Vinod Movies Release
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2000||}}
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| country = India
| language = Malayalam
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'''''Susanna''''' is a 2000 [[Malayalam]] film written, directed and produced by [[T. V. Chandran]] with [[Vani Viswanath]] in the title role. The film won two [[Kerala State Film Awards]]: Second Best Actress (Vani Viswanath) and Special Jury Mention (T. V. Chandran).<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/03/06/stories/0406211e.htm "'Sayahnam' bags seven awards"]</ref> It received the [[Padmarajan Award|Padmarajan Award for Cinema]] in 2000.

==Plot==
Central character is Susanna, who appears to be a prostitute living with five different people at the same time. These five men and Susanna engage in a strange relationship, easily misunderstood by the society around them. But no one can judge her on grounds of morality. She is a mother, wife, sister, daughter to all her men. They find peace in her presence.

==Cast==
*[[Vani Viswanath]] as Susanna
*[[Narendra Prasad]]
*[[Charuhasan]]
*[[Bharath Gopi]]
*[[Madhupal]]
*[[Mukundan (actor)|Mukundan]]
*[[M. R. Gopakumar]]
*[[M.G. Sasi]]
*[[Shivaji]]
*[[Nedumudi Venu]]
*[[Urmila Unni]]
*[[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]]
*Murali
*MG Sasi
*Mukundan Menon
*Gopalakrishnan
*Prasanna Ravi
*Teena
*KG Chitranjali
*Remya
*Sudhiranjan
*Aliyar
*Reshmi Soman
*Omana Ouseph
*Geetha Nair

==Trivia==
* [[Mallika Sarabhai]] was also approached to play the role of Susanna.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/mp/2002/03/18/stories/2002031800960300.htm "Dissecting Danny"]</ref><ref>Unni R. Nair. (7 June 2001). [http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010706/rmal1.html "Dani— Travelling with history"]. ''[[Screen India]]''</ref>
* ''Susanna'' is widely regarded as the best performance by Vani Viswanath.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2010032651390400.htm&date=2010/03/26/&prd=fr& "With guns blazing"]</ref>
* Canadian poet and musician [[Leonard Cohen]]'s "[[Suzanne (Leonard Cohen song)|Suzanne]]" is played in the film.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0390526|Susanna}}

{{T. V. Chandran}}

[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. V. Chandran]]

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