Artham

<p>The movie starts with a loner named Ben Narendran writing a suicide note. He mentions that he is committing suicide as he has nothing to do with his life. He chooses to jump in front of the train to perform the act. He waits for the train but ends up saving another young man named Janardanan who has the same intention. Janardanan has committed a murder out of desperation and is scared of revenge. Narendran consoles him and offers to take the blame of the murder so that Janardanan can live freely. Narendran gets sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. While in jail, he writes a book [Sharanalayam] under the pen name “Ben” which becomes immensely popular. He is also given an award by the state, but his true identity is never revealed. Journalist Manasa discovers that the author is behind bars and tries to get a parole for him. Though Narendran is not initially interested, he eventually applies for parole and is granted 28 days of parole so that he can receive the award in person. Once out of jail, Narendran gets word that Janardanan has died mysteriously. He, with the help of Manasa and his advocate P S Nenmara, sets out on a mission to find the culprits. Janardanan’s family, who initially reluctant to help them due to fear, later reveales that, a Mr. Nambiar and his henchmen are behind this. They have now employed Janardanan’s sister Geeta, who is blackmailed to work for them. She is killed by Mr. R K Nambyar when they find out she revealed their secrets to Narendran.<br /> On the final day of his parole, Narendran has to attend his award ceremony but he first finishes, Mr. RK Nambyar and his men. He then attend the ceremony and reveal that he killed for the first time but he feels justice is served now. He finally feels that there is now a meaning (Artham -Film title) in his otherwise aimless life. He then voluntarily surrenders in front of police. Lyrics by Kaithapram. The film was one of the biggest hits of 1989. It had also marked the debut of actress, (in her mother-tongue). This article about a Malayalam film of the 1980s is a . You can help Wikipedia by .</p>