Vaanaprastham

Vanaprastham - The Last Dance is an Indian-French-German produced feature film directed by Shaji N. Karun. It stars Mohanlal, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar, Kalamandalam Gopi and Venmani Haridas. The film's music is composed by Zakir Hussain. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival in 1999. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. It is considered one of Mohanlal's best performances and gave him international acclaim. The story revolves around a male Kathakali dancer... Kunhikuttan , an admirable and respected performer but a member of a lower caste. He struggles to come to terms with the rejection and estrangement of his father, a member of an upper caste who disapproves of his son. Poor, unhappy, and stuck in an arranged marriage that provides no relief, he gets by for the sake of his daughter. One night, whilst performing as Arjuna from the epic Mahabarata on stage, his dance is witnessed by Subhadra , a well educated member of an upper caste family.
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