Film

Ishti

2016 · 1h 48m · Drama

The film focuses on a very conservative Namboodiri family in a very regressive social milieu. Ishti centres around two main characters, a 70-year-old Ramavikraman Namboodiri, who is a Vedic scholar who preserves the fire from a Somayagam to light his funeral pyre, and Sreedevi, his young, third wife. Sreedevi stands up against orthodoxy. She manages to inspire her husband’s son from another marriage to read and write. The conflict between these characters and those who revolve around their lives is what the film is generally about. It then also becomes a strong comment on the attempt to balance worldly desires and the rigidity of caste and tradition.

Nedumudi Venu

Ramavikraman Namboodiri

Athira Patel

Sreedevi

Anoop Krishnan

Jijoy Rajagopal

Preeja Madhu

Lakshmi Gopakumar

Mohini Vinayan

Meenakshi Anoop

• G. PrabhaDirector · Writer
• B. LeninEditor

Watch: The First Film in Sanskrit Based on Social Theme Cause Directed By Dr.G.Prabha

Release date

November 21, 2016

Status

Released

Original language

Sanskrit

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

Drama