Abhayam (1991 film)

Abhayam (English: Shelter) is a 1991 Malayalam children's film written by Shibu Chakravarthy, directed by Sivan, produced by Children's Film Society of India (CFSI), starring Madhu, Parvathy, Tarun Kumar, Ramachandran, Kottayam Santha, Raghavan and Baby Ambili. The film had a dubbed release in Hindi as Main Phir Aaunga.

Abhayam
Directed bySivan
Produced byCFSI
Written byShibu Chakravarthy
StarringMadhu
Parvathy
Raghavan
Tarun Kumar
Prema Menon
Kottayam Santha
Ramachandran
Baby Ambili
CinematographySantosh Sivan
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

Eight-year-old Vinu is an artistically inclined boy, who is irresistibly drawn to Nature. His parents, however, try to pin him to a rigid routine. Vinu finds that he is a prisoner of time in terms of his daily chores. He finds solace in thinking about his loving grandfather and his village. One day Vinu runs away. In the course of his journey, he meets and interacts with many people and faces many unusual adventures and encounters. Vinu finally reaches his destination – his grandfather's village.[1]

Awards

The film has won the following awards.[1]

7th International Children's Film Festival, India
  • Silver Elephant Award
  • Special Jury Award
39th National Film Awards
Film Festival Raggazzi, Bellinzona, Switzerland
  • Prize "Environment and Quality of Life" signed by "Ecology Jury" composed of 14-16 children to the Director.
1st Uruguay Children Film Festival
  • Special Mention and Award statue made of earth and Certificate to the Director.

References
  1. "Abhayam (Main Phir Aaunga) (Shelter)". Children's Film Society, India. Retrieved 27 July 2013.


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