Sayahnam is a 2000 Malayalam feature film

Feature film

In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...

 that marks the directorial debut of R. Sarath

R. Sarath

R. Sarath is an Indian film director and screenwriter working primarily in the Malayalam film industry based in Kerala. He made his directorial debut with the feature film Sayahnam in 2000 that won him the National Film Award for the best debutant director and followed it up with the critically...

 with screenplay by M. P. Sukumaran Nair. The film is a drama

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 centred around the environmental and anti-nuclear issue in India. It stars O. Madhavan

O. Madhavan

O. Madhavan was an Indian theatre director and actor. He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India in Kerala. He is considered as one of the great masters of the theatre, he has made major contributions for the evolution of theatre in Kerala...

, Gomathi Mahadevan, Ebrahim Kutty, Alex Kadavil, Jomol

Jomol

Gowri Chandrasekhara Pillai is an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films. She has had major roles in films like Niram, Piriyadha Varam Vendum and Deepasthambham Mahascharyam.She born in Koodathayi near Thiruvambady in Calicut district...

 and Remya Nambeesan. It won seven Kerala State Film Awards and two National Film Awards

National Film Awards

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Plot

An old man K.K. Madhavan noted for his thinking and stance on social issues is proud of his scientist son Siddharthan but upset about the country's involvement in nuclear tests. He continues his crusade against nuclear weapons but together with his loyal wife Bharathi finds himself increasingly isolated as his own son, his party and the country celebrate the nuclear advances made in India.

Cast

• O. Madhavan
  O. Madhavan
  O. Madhavan was an Indian theatre director and actor. He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India in Kerala. He is considered as one of the great masters of the theatre, he has made major contributions for the evolution of theatre in Kerala...
  
  
• Gomathi Mahadevan
• Ebrahim Kutty
• Alex Kadavil
• Jomol
  Jomol
  Gowri Chandrasekhara Pillai is an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films. She has had major roles in films like Niram, Piriyadha Varam Vendum and Deepasthambham Mahascharyam.She born in Koodathayi near Thiruvambady in Calicut district...
  
  
• Remya Nambeesan
• JAR Anand
• M. S. Nazeer
• Dr. T. Suresh Kumar
• Johnson Mulanthuruthi
• Master Jishnu
• Anil Pappan
• Kailas

Awards

National Film Awards

National Film Awards

The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...

• Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director
  Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director
  The Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director is a National Film Award - Golden Lotus Award, given to a feature film director's first film.The National Film Award - Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director winners:...
  
   - R. Sarath
  R. Sarath
  R. Sarath is an Indian film director and screenwriter working primarily in the Malayalam film industry based in Kerala. He made his directorial debut with the feature film Sayahnam in 2000 that won him the National Film Award for the best debutant director and followed it up with the critically...
  
   (director) and M. S. Nazeer (producer)
• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam
  National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam
  The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam winners:...
  
   - R. Sarath

Kerala State Film Awards

• Best Film
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Film
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Film winners:- References :* * Specific...
  
   - Sayahnam
• Best Actor
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor has been awarded annually in India since 1969. The Kerala State Film Awards were managed directly by the Government of Kerala's Department of Cultural Affairs until 1997; they are now given by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous non-profit...
  
   - O. Madhavan
  O. Madhavan
  O. Madhavan was an Indian theatre director and actor. He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India in Kerala. He is considered as one of the great masters of the theatre, he has made major contributions for the evolution of theatre in Kerala...
  
  
• Best Story
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Story
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Story winners:-References:**...
  
   - R. Sarath
  R. Sarath
  R. Sarath is an Indian film director and screenwriter working primarily in the Malayalam film industry based in Kerala. He made his directorial debut with the feature film Sayahnam in 2000 that won him the National Film Award for the best debutant director and followed it up with the critically...
  
  
• Best Screenplay - M. P. Sukumaran Nair
• Best Male Singer
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer winners:-Best Classical Music Singer:-References:**Specific...
  
   - Vidhu Prathap
  Vidhu Prathap
  Vidhu Prathap is an Indian playback singer born on September 1, 1980. He has sung many songs in over a hundred and fifty films in mostly Malayalam and a few in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages...
  
  
• Best Editing
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor winners:-References:**...
  
   - Beena Paul
• Best Art Direction
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director winners:-References:**...
  
   - A. V. Gokul Das

External links

• Sayahnam at the British Film Institute
  British Film Institute
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  Movie Database
• Sayahnam at the Malayalam Movie Database