Agnisakshi (1999)

Agnisakshi

1999

Directed by Shyama Prasad

Music: Kaithapram

Cast: Rajit Kapoor, Shobhana, Sree Vidya, 
Madampu Kunji Kuttan, Praveena

Agnisakshi is the story of a Nampoothiri woman's struggle to rise above the shackles of tradition and her journey towards self-realisation. Based on a novel by the same name by noted Malayalam writer Lalithambika Antharjanam, Agnisakshi is the story of two individuals who love and respect each other, but whose life together is doomed right from the beginning.

Set against the turbulence of the freedom struggle, the film showcases the conflict between tradition and progressive reforms, the caste system and the emancipation of women.

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