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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Agnisakshi<br />
| image = Agnisakshi (1998).jpg<br />
| caption = CD cover<br />
| director = [[Shyamaprasad]]<br />
| producer = V V Babu<br />
| screenplay = Shyamaprasad<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Agnisakshi (novel)|Agnisakshi]]''|[[Lalithambika Antharjanam]]}}<br />
| starring = [[Rajit Kapur]]<br>[[Shobana]]<br>[[Srividya]]<br>[[Praveena]]<br>[[Madhupal]]<br>Madambu Kunhukuttan<br />
| music = [[Kaithapram Damodaran]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Alagappan N.]]<br />
| editing = [[Beena Paul]]<br />
| studio = Srishti Films<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1999||}}<br />
| runtime = 100 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Agnisakshi''''' (English: ''With Fire As Witness'') is a 1999 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[List of religious films|spiritual film]] written and directed by [[Shyamaprasad]], based on the [[Agnisakshi (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Lalithambika Antharjanam]]. It stars [[Rajit Kapur]], [[Shobana]], [[Srividya]], [[Praveena]], [[Madhupal]] and Madambu Kunhukuttan.<br />
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The film premiered at the Soorya Festival on 14 September 1998. ''Agnisakshi'' received numerous accolades, including the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]] and nine [[Kerala State Film Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2020 |title=Happy Birthday Shobana: Five movies of the actress from 'Manichithrathazhu' to 'Makalkku' that you should watch right away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/happy-birthday-shobana-five-movies-of-the-actress-from-agnisakshi-to-makalkku-that-you-should-watch-right-away/photostory/74736006.cms?picid=74736528 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><br />
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==Plot and themes==<br />
Unni accepts Devaki as his wife and brings her into the fold of his [[Namboothiri]] illam. Bound by a plethora of traditional beliefs, customs and rituals that constitute life within four walls of the joint family, Unni is unable to be the husband that he would have liked to be. Yet, they understand and love each other immensely. Guarded by the fortress of tradition, the family remains oblivious to the winds of change sweeping through society. Though Unni is aware, he shuts the door to everything that his family will never be able to comprehend or accept. But Devaki, who is essentially of a different mould, longs to step out into the world &mdash; and is finally forced to do so.<br />
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Set in early 1930s, the story develops within walls of a Namboothiri Illam, in the South Indian state of Kerala, against the backdrop of the struggle for freedom from the British rule. The film opens in [[Haridwar]], a holy city, where Thankam, Unni's younger half sister (of same father; Unni's mother was Namboothiri and Thankam's mother was Nair) has come to immerse Unni's ashes in the Ganga and trace Devaki, who now is an ascetic. The story is revealed through the reminiscences of Thankam, a mute spectator who is caught between these characters and the complexities of their relationship &mdash; complexities that can never be relegated to the realms of right and wrong.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Shobana]] as Devaki<br />
* [[Rajit Kapur]] as Unni<br />
* [[Srividya]] as Thankam<br />
* [[Praveena]] as younger Thankam<br />
* [[Madhupal]]<br />
* [[Madampu Kunjukuttan]]<br />
* [[Sreenath]]<br />
* [[Krishna Kumar (actor)|Krishna Kumar]]<br />
==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album|<br />
| name = Agnisakshi<br />
| type = [[Soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri|Kaithapram]]<br />
| cover =<br />
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| released = {{start date|1999|October|3}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agnisakshi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/agnisakshi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/558557417 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref><br />
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]<br />
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The album consists of 9 tracks all written (except ''Aathole'' and ''Sa virahe'') and composed by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agnisakshi - MSIDb |url=https://en.msidb.org/m.php?3800 |website=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! No. !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Raagam !! Notes<br />
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| 1 || ''Jwaalamukhamaay'' || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || ||<br />
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| 2 || ''Vaarthinkaludhikkaatha'' || [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Kapi (raga)|Kapi]] ||<br />
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| 3 || ''Gange Maha Mangale'' || K. J. Yesudas, Sindhu || [[Chakravakam (raga)|Chakravakam]] ||<br />
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| 4 || ''Kannaanthali Muttathe'' || [[Sujatha Mohan]] || ||<br />
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| 5 || ''Vaarthinkaludhikkaatha'' || K. J. Yesudas || Kapi ||<br />
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| 6 || ''Saa Virahe'' || [[Kavalam Sreekumar]] || Dwijavanthi || Written by [[Jayadeva]]<br />
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| 7 || ''Mangalaathira'' || Sudha Ranjith || ||<br />
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| 8 || ''Pankajavairi'' || Sudha Ranjith || ||<br />
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| 9 || ''Aathole Kunjaathole'' || Sudha Ranjith || || Traditional lyrics<br />
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|}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
;National Film Awards<br />
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]<br />
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;Kerala State Film Awards<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]]<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]] - [[Shyamaprasad]]<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] - Rajit Kapur<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress|Second Best Actress]] - [[Praveena]]<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography|Best Cinematographer]] - Azhagappan<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Recordist|Best Sound Recordist]] - Krishnanunni, Hussain<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist|Best Makeup Artist]] - P. Mani, Vikram Gaekwad<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist|Best Dubbing Artist]] - Murali Menon, Vennmani Vishnu<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Processing Lab|Best Processing Lab]] - Gemini Lab<br />
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;Kerala State Film Critics Awards<br />
* Best Film<br />
* Best Director - [[Shyamaprasad]]<br />
* Best Lyrics - Kaithaprom<br />
* Best Actress - [[Shobana]]<br />
* Best Cinematographer - Azhagappan<br />
* Best Art Director - Premachandran<br />
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;Other awards<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Feature Film (Malayalam)]]<br />
* Aravindan Puraskar for Best Director - [[Shyamaprasad]]<br />
* [[Gollapudi Srinivas Award]] for Best Director - [[Shyamaprasad]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDB title|0205727|With Fire As Witness}}<br />
* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?3800 ''Agnisakshi''] at the Malayalam Movie Database<br />
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