Padamudra (film)

Paadha Mudra
Promotional Poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan
Directed by	R. Sukumaran
Starring	Mohanlal Seema Nedumudi Venu Mala Aravindan Sithara Urvashi Jagadish Kalasala Babu
Music by	Vidhyadharan
Release date	24 June 1988 (1988-06-24)
Running time	125 min.
Language	Malayalam
Budget	Rs 45 lakhs

Paadha Mudra is a 1988 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by R. Sukumaran, starring Mohanlal, Seema and Nedumudi Venu in lead roles.

The film won Mohanlal the 1988 Filmfare Award for Best Actor.

Plot

Paadha Mudra is a family film where an emotional battle happens to a son due to his father. Mohan Lal plays dual roles, one is a worker in the quarry, while the other is a home business owner.

Cast

• Mohanlal - Double role ( Soap Kuttappan & Maathu Pandaaram )
• Seema
• Nedumudi Venu
• Sithara
• Urvashi
• Rohini
• Shyama
• Mala Aravindan
• Jagadish
• Kalasala Babu
• Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair

Symbols used in the film

Paadha Mudra is affluent with a good amount of symbols. Some of them are need to be mentioned. The 'pappadom' that the character Mathu Pandaram sells symbolizes the semen. Since this character is loyal to the deity that he represents, (who gives the fortune of children for those who do not have them) his characterization as a person who sells 'pappadams' alongside becoming himself the human form of the deity is very significant and also justifiable. The spoon that is thrown by the child character Kuttappan to his biological father Mathu Pandaram can be seen as a symbol of penis. Somewhere in the film we are shown the character of Kuttappan treading on an old rag that contains the menstrual blood of his mother. This can be seen as a symbolic way of telling Kuttappan's resentment toward a life of misfortune he has to lead and of a life over which he has only lesser controls.

External links

• Paadha Mudra at IMDb