| ABAYAM
(Main Phir Aaunga)
(Shelter)
[feature film]
1991/16mm/35mm/2552.49 mts. 93 Mins/16mm: Malayam/35mm:
Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam
Director : Sivan
Script : Shibu Chakravorthy
Camera : Santosh Sivan
Editor : Sreekar Prasad
Music : M.G. Radhakrishnan
Cast : Madhu, Parvathy,
Master Tarun Kumar, Ramachandran, Baby Ambili |
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Director's Biography
Sivan
Sivan began his illustrious career
as a photo-journalist, contributing to magazines such
as Newsweek, Life and Span. He learnt the rudiments
of film making as a staffer with the USIS. He is credited
with making the first 16mm film in India. "Labour
Week" in 1953. From 1972 onwards, Sivan has made
a spate of films that have won his awards and recognition.
Sivan founded the film complex Sivan Studios in Kerala,
which has extended to an art gallery for emerging
artists and photographs. "Swapnam" made
in 1972 was his first feature film, which won four
state awards, and his second feature "Yogum"
was as successful. Sivan is currently engaged in the
production of a major feature film as well as two
documentaries.
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Synopsis
A young prince is being trained for the time he will
become the king. The lonely and frustrated boy is
kept secluded while being taught high statesmanship
by experts. One day he finds a strange little man
from another planet beside him. He names his new-found
friend Trishanku. The two exchange views about their
different worlds. Trishanku is very homesick. The
two escape to find how Trishanku can return to his
planet. In the process, they deeply affect each other's
feelings, in remarkable ways.
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