Chithariyavar

Viswanathan is a postgraduate youth. His father, Kumaran struggles to earn a living through the traditional chat and , far removed from his son’s educational aspirations. The reservation system in India guarantees positions to historically disadvantaged groups. When offered a position based on his poor background rather than his abilities, Viswanathan refuses. He struggles to rectify his own belief in his abilities with the seemingly meritless position offered; a struggle that worsens his feelings of inadequacy. The film explores the differences between the traditional work of the father and the educational job sought by the son, and merit-based advancement versus . Chithariyavar was filmed in Shornur Koonathura. ‘s poem Keezhalar is used as background score in the movie. The music is done by an Indian film-score composer and music director, . The folk songs in the movie are done by . This article about a Malayalam film of the 2000s is a . You can help Wikipedia by .