VAISHALI

An untold story from Ramayana. Lomapada King, a friend of Dasharadha Maharaj, is in a big dilemma. Due to a curse from a Hindu brahmin (which is considered as a grave mistake) the country is facing a heavy scarce. King tried whatever he could. In the end his Rajaguru comes up with the solution that a young brahmin, who doesn't know what a female is, should do a yaga to help the country. Vaishali was appointed for that task. The movie talks about the tragic story of her and her mother. Bharathan proved that he is one among the best directors in Indian cinema. MT's script and Bombay Ravi's music also contributed for this hit.

Vaisali is a Malayalam film, which was released in 1988. This film was directed by Bharathan. It is still a mystery in the realm of creativity when art excels the artist. In case of Bharathan it was 'Vaisali'. It was the masterpiece from the craftsman -acclaimed as a classic painting on a wide canvas. Scripted by the well known writer M.T.Vasudevan Nair, it was an adaptation of a sub-story told in the epic Mahabharatha. In the epic story, Vaisali was an insignificant character daughter of royal mistress, mastered in Vatsyayana Shastra. She was to attract Rishyashrunga, the son of great sage Vibhadanka, and bring him to the land of Lomapada to end the drought. Quite characteristic to his style, when M.T gave prominence to Vaisali, it was to achieve a new dimension. Bharathan, being an accomplished painter, knew how to blend the sensuousness of Vaisali's body with the wilderness of forest. The result was an unforgettable classic.


Year: 1988
Director: Bharathan
Music: Ravi Bombay
Lyrics: ONV Kuruppu
Actors: Sanjay, Suparna, Geetha, Babu Antony, Nedumudi Venu, Sreeraman, Parvathi, Asokan and so on.
Produced by: Chandrakant Movies
Written By: M.T. Vasudevan Nair