Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran
Swapnalokathe Balabhaskaran (transl. Balabhaskaran of Dream World) is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Rajasenan, starring Jayaram and Annie Shaji Kailas.[1]
| Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran | |
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| Directed by | Rajasenan |
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| Produced by | Maharaja Sivanandan |
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| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Balabhaskaran suffers from somnambulism. He walks long distances in the night and many mishaps happen because of this. He is blamed for a murder by his friend Johnnie, who wants to extort some money from Balabhaskaran by blackmailing him. Balabhaskaran's father marries him off to Chandrika in the hope that this will help him to get over his sleepwalking.
Later, Balabhaskaran is involved in an accident and believing he was on his death bed, tells Chandrika that he was living the life of a womanizer before marriage. Luckily, or unluckily, Balabhaskaran survives, but Chandrika is not willing to forget what he told her about his previous life. This creates problems in their married life.
Cast
- Jayaram as Balabhaskaran
- Annie as Chandrika
- Dileep as Kesavankutty
- Paravoor Ramachandran as Kaimal
- K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Bhageerathi
- Janardhanan as Sadasivan
- Indrans as Kunjunni
- Anju Aravind as Mohini
- Madhupal as Johnnie
- Zeenath as Sadasivan's wife
- Krishna Prasad as Manoj
- K. T. S. Padannayil as Balabhaskaran's grandfather
- Baburaj
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Chandrashekhara Kaimal
References
- "Malayalam cinema and the multiverse of misogyny". 9 March 2022.