Dasharatham

Dasharatham Malayalam is a 1989 Malayalam drama film written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Mohanlal, Rekha, Murali, Nedumudi Venu, Sukumaran, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Sukumari, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, K. P. A. C. Lalitha and Jayabharathi. The music was composed by Johnson. The film deals with the subject of artificial insemination.

Rajiv Menon Mohanlal is born into riches and is an alcoholic with absolutely no aim in life. With no parents to guide him and with the family business being run by a trusted manager Pillai Karamana Janardanan Nair, Rajiv is free to waste his life and money on drinks and debauchery. A close friend Scariah Nedumudi Venu with his wife and children come over to stay at Rajivs palatial house for a week. Soon Rajiv gets attached to one of Scariahs children and decides that he wants to have a child of his own, but neither does he want to get married nor does he want to adopt a baby. One of his good friends, guide and philosopher Dr. Hameed Sukumaran, advises Rajiv to rent a womb. They come across a former football player Chandradas Murali who is in dire need of money for an operation, his wife Annie Rekha agrees to give birth to Rajivs child through artificial insemination. Both Chandradas and Annie arent happy about the decision its clearly a desperate solution to their financial needs.At first Annie just wants to get over with the 9month pregnancy period, hand over the baby and move on with life. The usually rash and immature Rajiv is now a changed man, reading up books on pregnancy, childbirth and making sure that Annie stays in an atmosphere that is cheerful, beautiful and is taken care of by nurses, provided with the best diet and so on to ensure the birth of a healthy and happy baby. He is completely taken up by the thought of having a child, the thought of finally having someone he can call his own. But by the time of the childs birth Annie gets emotionally attached to the life that is taking shape in her womb and refuses to part with the baby. ........

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