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India
NR 1h 48m

Ishti

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.

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Top Cast

  • Nedumudi Venu

    Nedumudi Venu

    Ramavikraman Namboodiri

  • Athira Patel

    Athira Patel

    Sreedevi

  • Anoop Krishnan

    Anoop Krishnan

  • Jijoy Rajagopal

    Jijoy Rajagopal

  • Preeja Madhu

    Preeja Madhu

  • Lakshmi Gopakumar

    Lakshmi Gopakumar

  • Mohini Vinayan

    Mohini Vinayan

  • Meenakshi Anoop

    Meenakshi Anoop

Overview

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.

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