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{{Infobox film
| name = Desadanam
| image = Desadanam.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[Jayaraaj]]
| producer = Jayaraaj
| story = Sreekumar Arookutty
| screenplay = Madambu Kunhukuttan
| narrator =
| starring = Master Kumar<br />[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]]<br />Mini Nair<br />[[Unnikrishnan Namboothiri]]
| music = [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri|Kaithapram]]
| cinematography = [[M. J. Radhakrishnan]]
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1996|1|13|df=y}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Desadanam''''' ({{lang-en|Journey to wisdom}}) is a 1996 Indian [[Malayalam language]] feature film directed by [[Jayaraj]]. It won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2001 |title='Shantham' brings kudos to Malayalam cinema |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001/03/28/stories/0428404x.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040701124858/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001/03/28/stories/0428404x.htm |archive-date=1 July 2004 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
==Plot==

The plot revolves around the personal turmoil faced by the parents of a child who is to be inducted into [[priesthood]] by a [[monastery]]. The pain of imminent separation from their only child has been beautifully portrayed by the characters played by [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] and Mini Nair.

The boy who led a carefree life until now has been identified as having a deep understanding of religious philosophy and [[scriptures]] at a very young age by the priests of a holy [[shrine]]. They request the family to induct the boy into priesthood to which the grandfather of the boy readily agrees to; for, he himself had aspirations of joining the shrine in the past. The parents, though not keen on parting with their child are compelled to give in on the basis of the word given by the elders of the family.

==Cast==
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Sankaran, Pachu's Father
* Master Kumar as Parameswaran /Pachu
* Mini Nair as Pachu's mother
* Satyabhama Pisharasyar as Muttassi
* [[Unnikrishnan Namboothiri]] as Sankaran's father
* [[V. K. Sriraman]] as Madhavan
* [[Madampu Kunjukuttan]] as Shastrikal
* [[Kaithapram Damodaran]] as Krishnan
* Soumya Unnikrishnan as Theethikutty

==Soundtrack==
All the songs in the movie were well received. The music was composed by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri|Kaithapram]] who himself wrote the lyrics, had a role in the movie too.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Desadanam (1996) - MSIDb |url=https://en.msidb.org/m.php?1486 |website=Malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Track !! Song Title !! Singer(s) !! [[Raga]]
|-
| 1 || "Kaliveedurangiyallo" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Mohanam]]
|-
| 2 || "Yathrayayi" || K. J. Yesudas, [[Choir|Chorus]] || Shyama
|-
| 3 || "Engane Njan" || [[Sujatha Mohan]] || [[Arabhi]]
|-
| 4 || "Naava Mukunda Hare" || Manju Menon, Deepankuran || [[Bihag]]
|-
| 5 || "Vettakkoru Makan" || Prakash Chandran, Chorus || Mukhari
|-
| 6 || "Nanmayerunnoru" || Manju Menon ||
|-
| 7 || "Neelakarmukil" || Manju Menon, Kunjanujathi Thamburatti || [[Arabhi]]
|-
| 8 || "Kaliveedurangiyallo" || Manju Menon || Mohanam
|-
| 9 || "Engane Njan" || K. J. Yesudas || Arabhi
|-
|}

==Box office==
The film became commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warrier |first=Shobha |date=7 December 1998 |title=All is not lost... |url=http://inwww.rediff.com/entertai/1998/dec/07malaya.htm |url-status=live |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

==Awards==
;[[National Film Awards]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]] - Master Kumar
* [[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]] - T. Krishnanunni

;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]- [[Jayaraj]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm | title=Official Website Of Information And Public Relation Department Of Kerala | publisher=KIPRD | access-date=3 August 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234157/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm | archive-date=3 March 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress|Second Best Actress]] - Mini Nair
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]] - Master Kumar
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] - [[K. J. Yesudas]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography|Best Cinematography]] - M. J. Radhakrishnan
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Recordist|Best Sound Recordist]] - T. Krishnanunni
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist|Best Dubbing Artist]] - Venmani Vishnu

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Malayalam}}
{{Jayaraj}}

[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films that won the Best Audiography National Film Award]]
[[Category:Best Malayalam Feature Film National Film Award winners]]

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