Sidhi (film)
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| Directed by | Joel Lamangan |
| Produced by | Tatus Aldana (line producer) Jesse Ejercito (executive producer) Wilson Tieng (co-executive producer) Claire Marie Villar (supervising producer) |
| Written by | Rolando Tinio |
| Screenplay by | Ricardo Lee |
| Story by | Rolando Tinio |
| Starring |
Nora Aunor Albert Martinez Glydel Mercado |
| Music by | Nonong Buencamino |
| Cinematography | Romulo Araojo |
| Edited by | Jess Navarro |
| Distributed by | Crown Seven Ventures Solar Films |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Sidhi is a 1999 Filipino film based on Rolando Tinio's Palanca-winning teleplay (Ang Kwento ni Ah) expanded into a movie script by Ricky Lee, Sidhi is the story of Ah (Aunor), so called because she's mute and can only utter the first syllable of her name Anna.
The film won for Mercado all the Best Supporting Actress Awards given by the four annual award-giving bodies in the Philippines that time. The film also gave a posthumous award to Rolando Tinio for Best story at the FAMAS Awards.
Ana (Nora Aunor), is a mute woman living in a remote mountain area with father, Badong (Ray Ventura). Badong is sick and is searching for a man that will marry his daughter. He finds Michael (Albert Martinez), a man who expresses interest to wed Anna, because of the land he could inherit from her father. In the absence of her traveling husband, Ah meets Mayang (Glydel Mercado), with whom she forms a great friendship. Soon, Ana discovers that Mayang is also married to Michael. Angered at first, Ah cozies up to the scandalous cohabitation, even setting up three scarecrows in the field to represent her ideal household. She even has herself crucified on Good Friday to atone for her sin of accommodation.
The three decide to live under one roof. Michael as the king of the house, and Ana and Mayang as wives and slaves. Gradually the two women would find out Michael's debaucheries. When Michael tries to play a dirty trick on her for money, Ah fights back. Eventually, Ana kills Michael and takes care of the Mayang's son.
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