Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam
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| Directed by | T. V. Chandran |
| Produced by | Aryadan Shaukato |
| Written by | T. V. Chandran |
| Starring | Meera Jasmine |
| Music by | Johnson |
| Cinematography | K. G. Jayan |
| Edited by | Venugopal |
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Release date
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24 October 2003 |
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Running time
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107 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Padam Onnu: Oru Vilapam (English: Lesson One: A Wail) is a 24 October 2003 Indian Malayalam film, written and directed by T. V. Chandran. The film stars Meera Jasmine as Shahina, who won the National Film Award for Best Actress and Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 2003 for her performance in this movie. Later the film was dubbed in Tamil
Kerala film critics award
V Shantaram Award
Mathrubhumi Film Awards
National Film Academy Award
Kerala Film Audience Council Award
Shahina is a teenage Muslim girl studying in the 10th grade, when her relatives and the community chiefs decide to marry her to a boy named Rasaq. However, Rasaq is already married and the father of a child. Shahina knows nothing about married life and her interest still lie in attending school. Rasaq exploits shahina sexually in the beginning by drugging her, and later divorces her saying that she is not fit for the family. Shahina is happy that she can return to school, but soon realizes that she is pregnant.
Razia, holding a baby, is sent back home by her husband because her parents have failed to give the promised dowry. Razia’s friend, Shahina, visited her. She tries to cheer her up by talking about the baby and their days at school.
Hassan Moyeen is a busy matchmaker. Economically backward families opt for a Mysore marriage – where they give their daughters in marriage to unknown men from the neighbouring province of Mysore. Razia’s was one such marriage brokered by Hassan Moyeen. Her husband arrives seeking the remaining dowry amount, and seeks Hassan’s intervention.
Shahina’s mother, Saphia, makes a living by making rice dumplings and selling them at a nearby teashop.
Razak is already married, and has a child. He is trying to leave for the Gulf in search of a job. He decides to get married again so he can use the dowry to fund his trip. Hassan was hired to find a match for him. He impresses upon Saphia and her brother Abdu that it is time for Shahina to be married off.
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