Padamudra (film)
Padamudra is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by R. Sukumaran. It stars Mohanlal in the dual roles of Soap Kuttappan and Maathu Pandaaram, along with Seema and Nedumudi Venu. The film features original songs composed by Vidyadharan and a background score by Johnson. The film won Mohanlal the Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actor and a Kerala State Film Special Jury Award.
Plot
"Padamudra" unfolds the story of Kuttappan, a largely unemployed youth portrayed by Mohanlal. The narrative delves into the dramatic events in Kuttappan's life. He is the illegitimate son of the doorstep seller, Maathu Pandaaram. The striking resemblance to Pandaaram makes him the laughingstock of the village. Poverty is a prevalent theme in the village, and Kuttappan constantly becomes entangled in a web of historical perceptions of inappropriateness and the cruel whips of an illiterate and uncultured society.As Kuttappan tries to navigate through life, the constant unveiling of openly known hidden truths about his origin disturbs his core. The film captures the protagonist's attempts to secure life, seize the required life course events within a society, and wrestle with a fate that has dealt him the wrong cards, making it unbearable for him to move forward or be in limbo. In the end, Kuttappan emerges as a victim of his circumstances, not as a resilient protagonist who, against all odds, would find a path to a more hopeful and authoring future showcasing the indomitable spirit of the human will to overcome adversity and shape one's destiny.
Cast
- Mohanlal in a dual roles as:
- *Soap Kuttappan
- *Maathu Pandaaram
- Seema
- Nedumudi Venu
- Sithara
- Urvashi
- Rohini as Aswothi
- Shyama
- Mala Aravindan
- Jagadish
- Adoor Bhavani
- Kalasala Babu
- Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
- Mstr. Sreekumar