Kandethal (Revelation)
Three
line Synopsis
Kandethal (Revelation) is a
spiritual film deals with, the joys and sorrows of contemporary life to peace
and calm in the light of ancient Indian Philosophy. Through personal experience a mother in this
film realizes that the reason behind crises in life may not be searched in the
exterior world, but in one's own interior world. Here, a mother whose agony on losing her son thinks that the whole
children in the world are her own children and overcomes the sadness because of
the previous jnana (inherited
knowledge) and thus attains bliss
Medium
Synopsis
When the joint family reduced to
nuclear family the parents decide to own only one child. What if that child
leaves for good? They become grief stricken and secluded. In a study the number
of boys who give up their parents voluntarily in the world between the age limit of thirteen and
eighteen is one per thirty seconds.
The parents seek the reason behind
their child who left home even as he enjoys the
amenities of homeliness. The father, Sivadasan, fell into the abyss of
grief and despondency even though he searched on the street and sought the
assistance of law. But the mother attained peacefulness and bliss through
constant practice of Dhyana(inner
search).Then she transformed herself to universal
mother hood by the wisdom fixed with Poorvika mudra ( Ancestoral mark) neglecting the pride of possessing her only
child and considering all the children in the world as her own children
Long Synopsis.
A happy family of three, Sivadasan,
the father, an employee ,Santhi,the mother,and
thiteen year old Deepu ,their only son. Even if Deepu was deeply loved
and indulged by his parents; one day he left for school, did not come back. Deepu's
leaving home unreasonably made Sivadasan and Santhi desperate. The following days they remained
themselves in waiting for his returning home and seeking after him. The father
complained of his son's disappearance in the police station ,and walking
through the street in search of him, returned home frustrated. He terribly felt
that his wife, who lost her son may be in solitude at home and collapsed. But
the mother gave solace to the father who comes frustrated. Sivadasan wondered
when his wife behaved so.
The solitary mother, Santhi,
was in pain and spent time alone at home. But her husband who was in pursuit of
his lost son .In the light of Yogavidya that she inherited , she could converse
to ,like a grand father ,the all pervading in the cells of cell, the
master-Atma Guru-and a live a life in the wake of spiritual knowledge. That is
why she could contain in purity as a witness to her grief stricken husband and the run away from home of her son. Thus
the reason behind the disappearance of her son and the enquiry about him by the
parents bifurcated internally and externally. When the mother, though her inner
Guru's blessings attains peace and tranquility, the father experiences
unhappiness and grief by conversing with external Gurus. That is the experience of both of them
While Sivadasan
in search of his son, got another boy Kannan, resembling his son, to take care
of with the blessing of a Sanyasin. On his way home, Sivadasan was eager
whether his wife would accept that boy. But Santhi, who possesses blissfulness
due to her Poorvika jnana (Ancestoral
wisdom) accepts the boy as her own. The boy too absorbed in the motherhood
accept her as his own mother. Hence forth ,the enquiry about his son remains as
a private matter to Sivadasan
While on searching his son Sivadasan
happens to meet many parents who lost
their children. He could know their sufferings as well. Still then, his wife's
peace and tranquility was an enigma to him. One day he realized that the foster
son too is waiting for his sons come back. Through the love of his foster
father and mother Kannan recognizes his parents love .He decides to return home
.Then Sivadasan without his wife's notice
get ready to take Kannan to his parents. The mother Santhi
somehow or other recognized Kannans returns to his home comes in front of them. They
become startled on seeing her. She was on her way to give back Kannan to his
parents. The child comes fortunately to her life must be returned to his
parents. Then only the child of her own ,who has been fostered by some other
parents would be handed over to her. Such was her Poorvika jnana. They handed
over Kannan to his father and mother and come back. On reaching home, Sivadasan
and Santhi see the same Sanyasin and another child were there in waiting for their
arrival. Sanyasin entrust that run away
boy on the street to Sivadasan and Santhi. On the upheaval of her motherhood
she accepts the second child as well
Cast
and Crew
The Sreen play writer of the
film" Kalchilampu" which was selected in 2010 Indian Panorama, M.Sukumarji,
is the writer as well as the director of this film "Kandethal"( Revelation).Introducing
new faces such as world known dancer V. P .Dhananjayan, Devendanath, Sunil Raghavan,
Geetha Poduval ,Master Abhinav are in leading roles. Dedication:To all the
children in the world who left their homes . Banner: Pranamam Films, Produers: Manniyath Krishnan, Manniyath Sukumaran, Cinematography: Shaji Jacob,
Background Music: Kaithapram Viswanathan,
Studio: Vismaya Max ,Editing: Vipin Mannoor, Sound recording: Sandeep Sreedharan, Assistant Director: Kamal Payyannur , Time:1hour55
minutes
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