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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Vaasthavam<br />
| image = Vaasthavam.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[M. Padmakumar]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = [[Babu Janardhanan]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]<br />[[Kavya Madhavan]]<br />[[Samvrutha Sunil]]<br />[[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]]<br />[[Jagathi Sreekumar]]<br />[[Sindhu Menon]]<br />
| music = [[Alex Paul]]<br />C. Rajamani (Score)<br />
| cinematography = Manoj Pillai<br />
| editing = [[L. Bhoominathan]]<br />
| studio = Shrichakra Films Private Ltd<br />
| distributor = Shrichakra Films Release<br />
| released = {{Film date|2006|11|10|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 155 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Vaasthavam''''' ({{Translation|Fact}}) is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2006|2006]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[romantic film|romantic]] [[political thriller film]] written by [[Babu Janardhanan]] and directed by [[M. Padmakumar]]. The film revolves around a youth, Balachandran Adiga ([[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]), and follows his rise and fall in politics. The story is loosely based on [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]]'s novel ''Enippadikal''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/nov/13vaas.htm | title=Vaasthavam: Good effort }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/vaasthavam-review-malayalam-movie-8392 | title=Vaasthavam review. Vaasthavam Malayalam movie review, story, rating }}</ref><br />
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Prithviraj won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] for his performance, making him the youngest recipient of the award at age 24.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Raghavan Master, a scion of a high [[Adiga]] [[Brahmin]] family and an ardent [[Communism|communist]], is now in crisis as his [[Tharavad|tharavadu]] is devoid of the fame and fortune it once had. Balachandran, his only son, has the burden of looking after the family and his four sisters. He is aware of the difficulties in bringing the family back from the brink of nothingness and marrying off his sisters.<br />
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Balachandran's eldest sister, Shobha, does some tailoring and manages a low earning with which the family is kept out of hunger. Balachandran is engaged to Sumithra, his cousin. But in the turn of events, Thripran Namboodhiri comes with an offer to marry his niece to Balachandran, agreeing to ensure that he secures a job in the [[Kerala Government Secretariat|Secretariat]] as his name is in the rank list which would expire soon and thereby save his family from dire straits. Sumithra forces Balachandran to give up their dreams for the sake of his family.<br />
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He marries Surabhi, a girl from a rich family, to tackle the serious economic adversities his family faces. Notwithstanding the family chaos, Balachandran's younger sister, Shubha, walks out with an [[Adivasi]] leader, Sreedharan, on the day of Balachandran's marriage. This causes irreparable damage to the family's reputation, following which his mother dies. Sumithra marries a cruel and corrupt police officer who constantly doubts his wife's character.<br />
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At this juncture, Balachandran joins the job at the Secretariat. He lives with seventy-year-old Unnithan Asan who acts as his guide all through the corruption-filled secretariat. His financial needs force him to become a corrupt officer always on the lookout for money and power. He deliberately pretends to be a bachelor, to encourage the affections of Vimala, a divorcee and his colleague. With the help of Vimala, the niece of the new revenue minister Pattam Raveendran, Balachandran is posted to the minister's personal staff and quickly climbs the ladder of bureaucracy. What follows next is a series of events that turn Balachandran's mind so as to tear off his new life and go back to his native place to lead a simple, peaceful life with Surabhi and his family.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] as Balachandran Adiga<br />
* [[Kavya Madhavan]] as Sumithra<br />
* [[Samvrutha Sunil]] as Surabhi Balachandran Adiga<br />
* [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] as Pattam Raveendran<br />
* [[Jagathi Sreekumar]] as Unnithan Ashan<br />
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Thrippan Namboodiri<br />
* [[Sindhu Menon]] as Vimala<br />
* [[Usha (actress)|Usha]] as Shuba<br />
* [[Sadiq (Indian actor)|Sadiq]] as C.K. Nair<br />
* [[Sudheer Karamana]] as Pambu Vasu<br />
* [[Madhupal]] as Varghese<br />
* [[Jagadish]] as Shibhu Vattappara<br />
* [[Rajmohan Unnithan]] as Chief Minister<br />
* KPAC Saji <br />
* [[V. K. Sreeraman]] as Raghavan Master<br />
* [[Dinesh Prabhakar]] as Uthaman<br />
* [[Joju George]] as Basheer<br />
* [[Meghanathan]] as Sasidharan Pillai<br />
* [[T.G. Ravi]] as Gopinathan Unnithan<br />
* Vijayan Karanthoor as Thomas<br />
* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Govindan Namboodiri<br />
* Manka Mahesh as Balachandran's mother<br />
* [[Seema G. Nair]] as Shobha<br />
* [[Shaalin Zoya]] as Jr. Sumithra<br />
* [[Varada (actress)|Varada]] as Balachandran's sister<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
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The movie features an acclaimed soundtrack composed by [[Alex Paul]] and lyrics penned by Vayalar Sarathchandravarma.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Track # !! Song !! Artist(s) !! Raga <br />
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| 1<br />
| "Ara Pavan"<br />
| [[Vidhu Prathap]], [[Rimi Tomy]] || [[Dharmavati]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Kadam Konda"<br />
| [[Vidyadharan]]<br />
|| [[Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)|Sindhu Bhairavi]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Nadha Ne Varumbol"<br />
| [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Shahana]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Nindathi Chanthana"<br />
| [[Traditional]] ||<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The movie received positive reviews from critics.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}<br />
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===Awards===<br />
'''[[Kerala State Film Awards]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Film Awards |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234157/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |archive-date=2016-03-03 |access-date=2020-11-08 |website=[[Department of Information and Public Relations (Kerala)]]}}</ref><br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] – [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor]] – [[L. Bhoominathan]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0972913|Vaasthavam}}<br />
{{M. Padmakumar}}<br />
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[[Category:2006 films]]<br />
[[Category:2006 crime thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:2006 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian political thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about the caste system in India]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by M. Padmakumar]]</div>KatharinaFlanery