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Susanna (2000 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Susanna' is a 2000 Malayalam film written, directed and produced by T. V. Chandran with Vani Viswanath in the title role.https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jul/15sus.htm The film won two Kerala State Film Awards: Second Best Actress (Vani Viswanath) and Special Jury Mention (T. V. Chandran). It received the Padmarajan Award for Cinema in 2000. 'Susanna' is widely regarded as the best performance by Vani Viswanath.
Plot
The central character is Susanna, who appears to be a prostitute living with five different people at the same time. These five men and Susanna engage in a strange relationship, easily misunderstood by the society around them. But no one can judge her on grounds of morality. She is a mother, wife, sister, daughter to all her men. They find peace in her presence.
Cast
*Vani Viswanath as Susanna
*Narendra Prasad as Prof. Noor Mohammad
*Charuhasan as Ramakrishna Iyer
*Bharath Gopi as Retd. High Commissioner K. P. Govardhanan Pillai
*Madhupal as Ramesan
*Mukundan as Thomachan
*M. R. Gopakumar
*M.G. Sasi
*Shivaji
*Nedumudi Venu as Colonel Ramachandran Nair
*Urmila Unni as Bhargavi
*K. B. Ganesh Kumar
*Murali as Josekutty
*MG Sasi
*Mukundan Menon
*Gopalakrishnan
*Prasanna Ravi
*Teena
*KG Chitranjali
*Remya
*Sudhiranjan
*Aliyar
*Reshmi Soman as Susanna's daughter
*Omana Ouseph
*Geetha Nair as Ramakrishna Iyer's wife
Soundtrack
The music is composed by Johnson. Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" is played in the film.
*"English Song" - N/A
*"Himabinduvai Pirannu Ninmel" - Johnson
Production
Mallika Sarabhai was also approached to play the role of Susanna.Unni R. Nair. (7 June 2001). [http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010706/rmal1.html "Dani Travelling with history"]. 'Screen India'
References
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