Susanna (2000 film)

Susanna
Directed by	T. V. Chandran
Produced by	T. V. Chandran
Written by	T. V. Chandran
Starring	Vani Viswanath Bharath Gopi Nedumudi Venu Narendra Prasad Charu Hassan P. Sreekumar M. R. Gopakumar Urmila Unni Madhupal M. G. Sasi Shivaji Reshmi Soman
Music by	Johnson
Cinematography	K. G. Jayan
Edited by	Venugopal
Distributed by	Manoj, Shogun Films, Vinod Movies Release
Release dates	2000
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Susanna is a 2000 Malayalam film written, directed and produced by T. V. Chandran with Vani Viswanath in the title role. The film won two Kerala State Film Awards: Second Best Actress (Vani Viswanath) and Special Jury Mention (T. V. Chandran).^[1] It received the Padmarajan Award for Cinema in 2000.

Plot

Central character is Susanna, who appears to be a prostitute living with five different people at the same time. These five men and Susanna engage in a strange relationship, easily misunderstood by the society around them. But no one can judge her on grounds of morality. She is a mother, wife, sister, daughter to all her men. They find peace in her presence.

Trivia

• Mallika Sarabhai was also approached to play the role of Susanna.^[2][3]
• Susanna is widely regarded as the best performance by Vani Viswanath.^[4]

References

1. "'Sayahnam' bags seven awards"
2. "Dissecting Danny"
3. Unni R. Nair. (7 June 2001). "Dani— Travelling with history". Screen India
4. "With guns blazing"

External links

• Susanna at the Internet Movie Database