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| image = Sadayam.jpg | | image = Sadayam.jpg | ||
| caption = Theatrical release poster | | caption = Theatrical release poster | ||
| director = [[Sibi Malayil]] | | director = [[Sibi Malayil]] | ||
| producer = G. P. Vijayakumar ([[executive producer]]) | | producer = G. P. Vijayakumar ([[executive producer]]) | ||
| writer = [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] | | writer = [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] | ||
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Thilakan]]<br />[[ | | starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Thilakan]]<br />[[Maathu]]<br />[[Sreenivasan]]<br />[[Nedumudi Venu]] | ||
| music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] | | music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Anandakuttan]] | | cinematography = [[Anandakuttan]] | ||
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| language = Malayalam | | language = Malayalam | ||
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'''''Sadayam''''' ({{Translation|'Mercifully'}}) is a 1992 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[psychological fiction|psychological]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] and directed by [[Sibi Malayil]]. It stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Thilakan]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], [[Sreenivasan]], [[ | '''''Sadayam''''' ({{Translation|'Mercifully'}}) is a 1992 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[psychological fiction|psychological]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] and directed by [[Sibi Malayil]]. It stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Thilakan]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], [[Sreenivasan]], [[Maathu]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], and [[T. G. Ravi]]. The film was produced and distributed by G. P. Vijayakumar of Seven Arts Films. The [[film score]] was composed by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]. | ||
The story follows convict Sathyanathan (Mohanlal) who is awaiting [[capital punishment]] for the murder of two young girls and two men. Mohanlal's performance in the film is regarded as one of the finest in his career. Despite faring poorly at the box office, the film came to be appreciated years later for their [[cult]] following.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-12|title=From 'Sadayam' to 'Kaiyoppu': 10 Malayalam films that flopped but have a cult status|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sadayam-kaiyoppu-10-malayalam-films-flopped-have-cult-status-68294|access-date=2021-06-13|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> M. T. Vasudevan Nair won the [[National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]].<ref>{{cite news|first=P. K. Ajith|last=Kumar|title=Screenplays for ever|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/screenplays-for-ever/article6449094.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 September 2014}}</ref> | The story follows convict Sathyanathan (Mohanlal) who is awaiting [[capital punishment]] for the murder of two young girls and two men. Mohanlal's performance in the film is regarded as one of the finest in his career. Despite faring poorly at the box office, the film came to be appreciated years later for their [[cult]] following.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-12|title=From 'Sadayam' to 'Kaiyoppu': 10 Malayalam films that flopped but have a cult status|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sadayam-kaiyoppu-10-malayalam-films-flopped-have-cult-status-68294|access-date=2021-06-13|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> M. T. Vasudevan Nair won the [[National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]].<ref>{{cite news|first=P. K. Ajith|last=Kumar|title=Screenplays for ever|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/screenplays-for-ever/article6449094.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 September 2014}}</ref> | ||
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There are appeals in lower courts and petitions for pardons by the cops as a matter of routine but Sathyan has no great interest in living. Eventually, when he wishes to start life again on a fresh slate because he now wants to live, in an O Henry-sque moment, he's denied a pardon and on Sept 29th, 1991, two years after he is originally convicted of the multiple murders, he is hanged to death. In a series of flashbacks, the story unfolds focusing on Sathyan's past and recreates the chilling crime scene, explaining his actions. | There are appeals in lower courts and petitions for pardons by the cops as a matter of routine but Sathyan has no great interest in living. Eventually, when he wishes to start life again on a fresh slate because he now wants to live, in an O Henry-sque moment, he's denied a pardon and on Sept 29th, 1991, two years after he is originally convicted of the multiple murders, he is hanged to death. In a series of flashbacks, the story unfolds focusing on Sathyan's past and recreates the chilling crime scene, explaining his actions. | ||
Sathyan is a | Sathyan is a fatherless child who is bullied and abused in his childhood by the people around him until he is rescued by a priest who realizes that the kid is a talented artist. Under the aegis of Father, Sathyan becomes a painter who makes a living by painting sign boards and hoardings. As part of one of his assignments, he takes a rented house in Kozhikode next to a house of ill-virtue where Jaya and her two young sisters live with their stepmom. They have no future to look forward to and it is only a matter of time when the stepmom get them to carry out prostitution. | ||
He helps the kids in their education and gets Jaya a job in the company in which he's working. Sathyan likes Jaya and wishes to marry her and settle down in life but destiny has other ideas; circumstances force her to end up as a prostitute and there are signs that her sisters will sink in the same quagmire later. In a moment of extreme paranoia, Sathyan kills the two girls in a bid to save them from prostitution and eventually both the guys responsible for her state. | He helps the kids in their education and gets Jaya a job in the company in which he's working. Sathyan likes Jaya and wishes to marry her and settle down in life but destiny has other ideas; circumstances force her to end up as a prostitute and there are signs that her sisters will sink in the same quagmire later. In a moment of extreme paranoia, Sathyan kills the two girls in a bid to save them from prostitution and eventually both the guys responsible for her state. | ||
All this was narrated in Sathyan's flashbacks and after that, the film cuts back to the present as Sathyan now wants to live on a fresh slate. | |||
We then see the climax in which Sathyan is escorted to the gallows with his hands tied and his head covered in a black cloth and then he's hanged to death on that night at 5 AM. The film ends sad as Jaya weeps over Sathyan's dead body that morning. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Mohanlal]] as Sathyanathan | * [[Mohanlal]] as Sathyanathan aka Sathyan, the film protagonist who is convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to death. | ||
* [[Thilakan]] as Dr. K. V. G. Nambiar | * [[Thilakan]] as Dr. K. V. G. Nambiar, the prison doctor who is the father of Vijayan. | ||
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Father Dominic | * [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Father Dominic, the priest who took care of Sathyan when he was a boy. | ||
* [[ | * [[Maathu]] as Jaya, Sathyan's love interest | ||
* [[KPAC Lalitha]] as Devakiamma | * [[KPAC Lalitha]] as Devakiamma, Jaya's wicked stepmom | ||
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Police superintendent | * [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Harishankar, Police superintendent | ||
* [[Sreenivasan]] as Kunjali | * [[Sreenivasan]] as Kunjali, a fellow inmate and Sathyan's friend | ||
* [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] as Madhavan Jailer (Police Officer) | * [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] as Madhavan Jailer (Police Officer) | ||
* [[Mahesh (actor)|Mahesh]] as Vijayan | * [[Mahesh (Malayalam actor)|Mahesh]] as Vijayan, one of Sathyan's victims | ||
* [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]] as Jaya's sister | * [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]] as Lathika, Jaya's sister | ||
* [[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Chandran | * [[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Chandran, the main antagonist and a villainous pimp | ||
* [[T. G. Ravi]] as Kanaran | * [[T. G. Ravi]] as Kanaran, a fellow inmate | ||
* [[M. G. Sasi]] as Samuel | * [[M. G. Sasi]] as Samuel | ||
* [[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair | * [[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Ramettan | ||
{{colend}} | {{colend}} | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
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[[Category:1992 films]] | [[Category:1992 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1992 Malayalam-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] | [[Category:Films with screenplays by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1992 thriller films]] | ||
[[Category:1990s psychological drama films]] | [[Category:1990s psychological drama films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian psychological drama films]] | |||
[[Category:Indian prison films]] | |||
[[Category:Films shot in Kozhikode]] | |||
[[Category:Films directed by Sibi Malayil]] | [[Category:Films directed by Sibi Malayil]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Johnson]] | [[Category:Films scored by Johnson]] | ||
[[Category:Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film Award]] | [[Category:Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film Award]] | ||
[[Category:1992 drama films]] | [[Category:1992 drama films]] | ||
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| Sadayam | |
|---|---|
| File:Sadayam.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sibi Malayil |
| Produced by | G. P. Vijayakumar (executive producer) |
| Written by | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Starring | Mohanlal Thilakan Maathu Sreenivasan Nedumudi Venu |
| Music by | Johnson |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | L. Bhoominathan |
Production company | Seven Arts Films |
| Distributed by | Seven Arts Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Sadayam (transl. 'Mercifully') is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language psychological drama written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Mohanlal, Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Murali, Sreenivasan, Maathu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, and T. G. Ravi. The film was produced and distributed by G. P. Vijayakumar of Seven Arts Films. The film score was composed by Johnson.
The story follows convict Sathyanathan (Mohanlal) who is awaiting capital punishment for the murder of two young girls and two men. Mohanlal's performance in the film is regarded as one of the finest in his career. Despite faring poorly at the box office, the film came to be appreciated years later for their cult following.[1] M. T. Vasudevan Nair won the National Film Awards for Best Screenplay.[2]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Sathyanathan is condemned to death for brutally murdering four persons – two adults and two young girls – and is awaiting his final call. He shows no remorse and is just as cheerful as a man who knows he has done no wrong. The prison doctor Dr. Nambiar's son Vijayan is one of Sathyan's victims; he wants to sign his death certificate and see the fear in his eyes as he is led up the gallows but the doctor is just as puzzled as to why the crime was committed.
There are appeals in lower courts and petitions for pardons by the cops as a matter of routine but Sathyan has no great interest in living. Eventually, when he wishes to start life again on a fresh slate because he now wants to live, in an O Henry-sque moment, he's denied a pardon and on Sept 29th, 1991, two years after he is originally convicted of the multiple murders, he is hanged to death. In a series of flashbacks, the story unfolds focusing on Sathyan's past and recreates the chilling crime scene, explaining his actions.
Sathyan is a fatherless child who is bullied and abused in his childhood by the people around him until he is rescued by a priest who realizes that the kid is a talented artist. Under the aegis of Father, Sathyan becomes a painter who makes a living by painting sign boards and hoardings. As part of one of his assignments, he takes a rented house in Kozhikode next to a house of ill-virtue where Jaya and her two young sisters live with their stepmom. They have no future to look forward to and it is only a matter of time when the stepmom get them to carry out prostitution.
He helps the kids in their education and gets Jaya a job in the company in which he's working. Sathyan likes Jaya and wishes to marry her and settle down in life but destiny has other ideas; circumstances force her to end up as a prostitute and there are signs that her sisters will sink in the same quagmire later. In a moment of extreme paranoia, Sathyan kills the two girls in a bid to save them from prostitution and eventually both the guys responsible for her state.
All this was narrated in Sathyan's flashbacks and after that, the film cuts back to the present as Sathyan now wants to live on a fresh slate.
We then see the climax in which Sathyan is escorted to the gallows with his hands tied and his head covered in a black cloth and then he's hanged to death on that night at 5 AM. The film ends sad as Jaya weeps over Sathyan's dead body that morning.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Mohanlal as Sathyanathan aka Sathyan, the film protagonist who is convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to death.
- Thilakan as Dr. K. V. G. Nambiar, the prison doctor who is the father of Vijayan.
- Nedumudi Venu as Father Dominic, the priest who took care of Sathyan when he was a boy.
- Maathu as Jaya, Sathyan's love interest
- KPAC Lalitha as Devakiamma, Jaya's wicked stepmom
- Janardhanan as Harishankar, Police superintendent
- Sreenivasan as Kunjali, a fellow inmate and Sathyan's friend
- Murali as Madhavan Jailer (Police Officer)
- Mahesh as Vijayan, one of Sathyan's victims
- Kaveri as Lathika, Jaya's sister
- Augustine as Chandran, the main antagonist and a villainous pimp
- T. G. Ravi as Kanaran, a fellow inmate
- M. G. Sasi as Samuel
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Ramettan
Awards[edit | edit source]
- National Film Award for Best Screenplay - M. T. Vasudevan Nair
- Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam - Siby Malayil
- Kerala Film Journalists Award for Best Actor - Mohanlal
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
Johnson composed the songs, for which the lyrics were written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Vaasantharaavin" | Sujatha Mohan | Raga: Pilu |
| 2 | "Arabikkadhayile" | K. G. Markose |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "From 'Sadayam' to 'Kaiyoppu': 10 Malayalam films that flopped but have a cult status". The News Minute. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (26 September 2014). "Screenplays for ever". The Hindu.