Raw and riveting, this radical political drama explores the unpleasant aspects of revolutionary violence through the trials and travails in the life of Indira (Geetha), a social activist, who is imprisoned for murder and on hunger strike. Allowed to visit her dying mother, a former activist in the Independence struggle, on a two-week pass, she encounters unmitigated hostility from some members of her family although her old mother welcomes her warmly.
Persecuted by the villagers as well as by the police, Indira eventually turns to a journalist, Rashid (Mohanlal), to unburden herself, recounting the circumstances of her crime. In the politically turbulent 60s in Kerala, she had been a welfare officer who had led a group which hacked to death a particularly vicious landowner.
For a woman who has suffered through such terrifying events, and has resigned herself to a lifetime in prison, how will the remainder of her short taste of freedom pan out?
Cast: Geetha Vasan, Mohanlal Nair
Crew: T Hariharan (Director), Shaji N Karun (Director of Photography), Ravi Shankar Sharma (Music Director)
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Dates: 05 Jul 1986 (India)
Malayalam Name: പഞ്ചാഗ്നി
Did you know? This movie marks the sensational debut of actress Geetha, in what is considered to be one of the most powerful female characters in Indian cinema ever. Read More
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Actress
as Rashid
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
as Rajan
Supporting Actor
as Raman
Direction
Director
Production
Producer
Writers
Screenplay Writer
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Music
Music Director
Editorial
Editor
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Malayalam
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
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Trivia:
This movie was phenomenally successful both commercially and critically, and is considered by most as one of the evergreen classics of Malayalam cinema.
This movie marks the sensational debut of actress Geetha, in what is considered to be one of the most powerful female characters in Indian cinema ever.
This movie marks the sensational debut of actress Geetha, in what is considered to be one of the most powerful female characters in Indian cinema ever.
