Punyam Aham is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Raj Nair. Prithviraj, Samvrutha Sunil, and Nedumudi Venu play the lead roles in this film.
Plot Punyam Aham is set in a small village in northern Kerala. The protagonist is Narayan Unni, a young man with a Brahmin father and a low-caste mother, who are separated, leaving the mother to raise him alone. The film tells the story of Unni leaving home and searching for his identity, and then repeating many of his father's mistakes in life. It is based on the story in traditional folklore about Naranath Bhranthan and his father Vararuchi.The Hindu: Shankaramangalm in the limelight
Cast
Prithviraj Sukumaran as Naarayanan Unni Samvrutha Sunil as Jayasree Nedumudi Venu as Kaarackal Easwaran Namboodiri Nedumudi Harikumar as Shopkeeper Nishanth Sagar as Georgekutty Roslin as Antharjanam Sona Nair as Eldest Sister K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Jayasree's Amma M. R. Gopakumar as Pappanassar Sreejith Ravi as Pankan Sreekala VK as Narayanan's mother Binda as Younger sister
Production Punyam Aham was the directorial debut of Raj Nair, the grandson of novelist Thakazhi Shivashankara Pillai.Now Running: Punyam Aham: Raj Nair turns Director Filming began in January 2009 at Ottapalam, and then shifted to Kuttanad.India Glitz: 'Punyam Aham' starts at Kuttanad It premiered at the Mumbai International Film Festival in October 2010.Daily Pioneer: Time for rising stars to twinkle
Critical reception Paresh C. Palicha, writing for Rediff Movies, criticised the plot for being "too intellectual".Rediff Movies: Punyam Aham is too intellectual
References
External links
Punyam Aham on OneIndia.in