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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Amrutham Gamaya<br />
| image = Amrutham Gamaya.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster designed by [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]]<br />
| director = [[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]]<br />
| producer = [[P. K. R. Pillai]]<br />
| writer = [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Thilakan]]<br />[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]<br />[[Parvathy Jayaram]]<br />[[Vineeth]]<br />
| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]<br />
| cinematography = S. C. Padi<br />
| editing = [[M. S. Mani (film editor)|M. S. Mani]]<br />
| studio = Shirdhi Sai Creations<br />
| distributor = Shirdhi Sai Release<br />
| released = {{Film date|1987|02|06|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Amrutham Gamaya''''' is a 1987 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]], written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] and produced by [[P. K. R. Pillai]]. It features [[Mohanlal]] in the lead role, along with [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]], [[Parvathy Jayaram]], [[Vineeth]], [[Thilakan]], [[Devan (actor)|Devan]], [[Babu Namboothiri]] and [[Karamana Janardanan Nair]] in major supporting roles. The film has no songs, but features a musical score composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]].<br />
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This film is known for its poignant expression of guilt, it portrays with great sensitivity the story of a doctor who tries to atone for a mistake that he committed as a student – a mistake that destroyed a family. ''Amrutham Gamaya'' is regarded as one of the best films of Hariharan<ref>{{cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. K. Ajith|title=Celebrating a fine half century of filmmaking|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/celebrating-a-fine-half-century-of-filmmaking/article19453761.ece|access-date=30 October 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171030091639/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/celebrating-a-fine-half-century-of-filmmaking/article19453761.ece|archive-date=30 October 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Anima|first=P.|title=Conquering Mind and Eye|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/conquering-mind-and-eye/article5639179.ece|access-date=30 October 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=31 January 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171030091827/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/conquering-mind-and-eye/article5639179.ece|archive-date=30 October 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and one of the classic screenplay of Vasudevan Nair.<ref>{{cite news|title=Screenplays for ever<br />
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/screenplays-for-ever/article6449094.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 September 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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The film tells the story of Dr. P. K. Haridas (Mohanlal). When he was a senior student in Medical college, he unknowingly killed Unnikrishnan (Vineeth), a junior student, during ragging. The incident comes back to haunt him when he meets Unnikrishnan's poor family. He drowns in deep resentment and as an act of atonement, he helps the poor family. He also helps Unni's sister, Sreedevi (Parvathy), to become a doctor. He understands the graveness of his past doings and dedicates his entire life to uplift Unnikrishnan's family.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Mohanlal]] as Dr. P. K. Haridas<br />
*[[Thilakan]] as Kurup<br />
*[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Bhanu<br />
*[[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]] as Sreedevi<br />
*[[Vineeth]] as Unnikrishnan<br />
*[[Captain Raju]] as Suku<br />
*[[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Raghu<br />
*[[Kuthiravattom Pappu]] as Kumaran<br />
*[[Karamana Janardanan Nair]] as Medical Professor<br />
*[[Rajya Lakshmi (actress)|Rajya Lakshmi]] as Sarada<br />
*[[Kunjandi]] as Kaakka<br />
*[[Babu Namboothiri]] as Ilethu<br />
*[[Kundara Johny]] as Dr. Rajan Thomas<br />
*[[Kamala Kamesh]] as Sreedevi's mother<br />
*[[Sukumari]] as Haridas' mother<br />
* Manoj<br />
* R.K Nair<br />
* Vinodh<br />
* Abu Sirkar<br />
* Saudamini<br />
* baby Sheema<br />
* Indhumathi<br />
* Balraj<br />
* Mithran<br />
* UnniNarayanan<br />
* Vijayakumar<br />
* Vineethan<br />
* Lowel<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] and directed by [[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Prakash|first=Asha|title=Drugs, not new in Malayalam Cinema|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Drugs-not-new-in-Malayalam-Cinema/articleshow/46213904.cms|access-date=30 October 2017|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=13 February 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171030095441/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Drugs-not-new-in-Malayalam-Cinema/articleshow/46213904.cms|archive-date=30 October 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It was their subsequent collaboration with [[Mohanlal]] and [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] together again after ''[[Panchagni]]'' (1986). Unlike ''Panchagni'', which was a women-oriented film, ''Amrutham Gamaya'' follows the character of Dr. Haridas played by Mohanlal. The title is derived from the lyric "[[Pavamana Mantra|mṛtyor mā amṛtaṃ gamaya]]" (meaning: "From death, lead me to immortality") of the [[Pavamana Mantra]], a [[Hindu]] [[mantra]]. The film score was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]. This film does not feature any songs.<ref name="deepika">{{cite news|last=ശങ്കർ|first=അനൂപ്|title=അമൃതം ഗമായ: നാശത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ജീവിതത്തിലേക്ക്|url=https://www.deepika.com/cinema/Super-Hit-Movies.aspx?ID=481|access-date=30 October 2017|work=[[Deepika (newspaper)|Deepika]]|date=2 September 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171030095128/http://www.deepika.com/cinema/Super-Hit-Movies.aspx?ID=481|archive-date=30 October 2017|language=ml|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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==Release==<br />
The film was released on 6 February 1987. On an interview in August 2000, praising Mohanlal's performance, Hariharan said that "he really surprised me. That was an amazing performance. In fact, he should have won a National Award for it. Have you seen the scene in which he injects pethidine into his thighs? That was simply great. And when he realises that the family he befriends is the family of the boy whom he had accidentally killed while ragging him in medical college, was heartbreaking. I don't know how he showed inner turmoil so beautifully. It was so subtle, so disturbing. The beauty of his performance is that he underplays emotions. Every muscle of his body reacts. For that one scene itself, he should have been given an award. I, the director, forgot myself when he was performing in ''Amrutham Gamaya''. Why, all the unit members wept, while watching him perform".<ref>{{cite web|last=Warrier|first=Shobha|title='His gift is that he underplays emotions'|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/aug/29hari.htm|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=16 July 2019|date=29 August 2000}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0229986}}<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGKsom1pFR8 ''Amrutham Gamaya'' on YouTube]<br />
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[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
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