Satish Menon
2002 Kerala State Film Awards - Best Picture, Debut Director, Supporting Actress (Jyothirmayee), Background Score, Editing, 2002 Kerala Film Critics - 3 awards, including one for Best Debut Director, 2002 Aravindan Puraskaram - Best Debut Film in India, 2002 John Abraham Award - Special Jury Mention (Instituted by the Federation of Film Societies of India), 2003 Indian Panorama - Among the 18 Best Films in India for 2002, 2003 Indian Diaspora Award - Indo-American Art Council (Presented by Salman Rushdie), 2004 Lake Michigan Film Competition, Winner, First Prize
"Bhavum" captures the struggle of consciousness of a young urban couple upon the arrival of the wife’s mysterious sister. Their struggle, seeking to reconcile their desires with various realities and truths, results in the gradual deterioration of their relationship.
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02/02/03 - 02/02/03
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Their evolving relationship plays out as a metaphor for a society that is growing apart intellectually and emotionally in an environment where the effects of globalization – mainly manifesting in avid consumerism - and the influence of media as a tool for proliferating propaganda have taken root. This irreconcilable wedge precipitates in the gradual disintegration of relationships inevitably resulting in degradation and chaos.
