Hariharan

Hariharan started as assistant to well-known directors like M S Mani and M Krishnan Nair. He made his directorial debut with Ladies Hostel (1973). He directed a series of successful films scripted by renowned Malayalam writer M T Vasudaven Nair.

Selected Filmography:

Parinayam - 1994
(The Wedding)

The film is set in the pre-Independence orthodox ‘Namboodiri’ Brahmin community. Widowed at 17, only three months after being married to an old man, a young Brahmin girl has, therefore, to live a life secluded from the world, even though her marriage has not been consummated. An ambitious Kathakali artist seduces her, but out of cowardice, he finally refuses to recognise the baby born of their union. The young girl is ‘excommunicated’ from her community but, helped by the progressive-minded son of her dead husband, she keeps the child, finds a job and drives out her seducer when he tries to make up with her.

Direction: Hariharan
Screenplay: M T Vasudevan Nair
Cast: Mohini, Manoj K Jayan, Vineeth, Thilakan, Jagathi Sreekumar
Cinematography: S Kumar
Editing: M S Mani
Music: Ravi Bombay

Ennu Swantham Janakikkutty - 1997
(Sincerely Yours, Janakikutty)

Fourteen-year-old Janakikutty lives in a small village in Kerala. Plain and quiet, she is pretty much ignored by the rest of the family and boys. An old family aunt comes to stay and Janakikutty forms a bond with her, listening to the old lady's magical stories. One day, in a state of depression and loneliness, Janakikutty is confronted with the vision of a yakshi, the spirit of a beautiful green-eyed young woman who was murdered after her wedding. The two forms a close friendship, and, with the yakshi's powers (perhaps, Janakikutty's imagination), her uncaring family suffers mysterious mishaps. Fearing that she is possessed, Janakikutty's mother seeks the help of the local witchdoctor.

Direction: Hariharan
Screenplay: M T Vasudevan Nair
Cast: Jomol, Chanchal, Sarath Das, Chakyar Rajan, Valsala Menon, Premachandran
Cinematography: Hari Nair
Editing: M S Moni
Music: Kaithapram Damodaran Namboodiri

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