Thaniyavarthanam

തനിയാവർത്തനം

Malayalam · 1987 · 120 min · drama

Directed by Sibi Malayil — Mukesh · Mammootty · Thilakan

Set in a traditional Nair household in rural Kerala, the story follows Balagopalan, a school drawing teacher whose family believes a generational curse causes one male descendant per generation to lose his sanity. After a disturbing nightmare, relatives and villagers begin to suspect he is succumbing to this inherited madness, even as his more rational younger brother pushes for a medical opinion. The film explores how superstition, rigid family hierarchy, and generational conflict shape the community's response to mental illness and to Balagopalan's unraveling reputation.

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