Bharatham

Bharatham Malayalam is a 1991 Malayalam musicaldrama film written by A. K. Lohithadas, directed by Sibi Malayil, and produced by Mohanlal under the banner of Pranavam Arts. It stars Mohanlal, Urvashi, Nedumudi Venu, Lakshmi, and Murali in the main roles. The film is especially known for its music that is largely Carnatic classical and semi classical. The songs were composed by Raveendran.

Kalliyur Gopinathan alias Gopi Mohanlal is a member of a happy family with carnatic music heritage and he himself is a good singer. Kalliyur Ramanathan Nedumudi Venu who is also an excellent singer, is Gopis elder brother, guru and role model. Ramanathan is married to Ramani Lakshmi and has a son Appu. Gopi is in love with Devi Urvashi who is the sister of Ramani. Raman reigns in the family and in the society with his music. But he turns into alcoholic. Despite several attempts by family members to make him give up the habit and several failed assurances to his family members, he is unable to give up the habit. Movie depicts Raman reaching for a concert in an inebriated state and Gopi is forced to take over. He is an instant hit with the masses. This has been depicted quite symbolically during the song Sree Vinayagam. Gopis music, which was hidden behind his brothers charisma now flows out in full strength. Taking this as an insult, Raman starts hating his brother and strives hard to recover from alcoholism. His morale is shattered when organizers of the Tyagaraja Aaradhana select his brother over him to perform. This makes Raman angry. So Gopi decides to stop singing. But on hearing this Raman understands his mistake and asks Gopi to sing at Tyagaraja Aaradhana. Ramanathan attends his brothers concert in a drunken state but is able to appreciate his brothers talent. With a longing to get rid of the alcoholism and perform a concert with his brother, he sets on a pilgrimage, but was never to return. Gopi, getting to know that Raman is killed in an accident, is forced to conceal this truth because of their vocally disabled sisters marriage. Gopi gets lot of moral support with Devi, who also knows about the truth. Gopis trauma reaches penultimate when his family comes to know about Ramans death and that Gopi was concealing it. Everything ends fine when the family understands his intentions.The acclaimed soundtrack of this movie was composed by Music Maestro Raveendran

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