Desadanam

Desadanam (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.

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 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 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 who himself wrote the lyrics, had a role in the movie too.

Box office
The film became commercial success.

Awards

 * National Film Awards
 * Best Feature Film in Malayalam
 * Best Child Artist - Master Kumar
 * Best Audiography - T. Krishnanunni


 * Kerala State Film Awards
 * Best Director- Jayaraj
 * Second Best Actress - Mini Nair
 * Best Child Artist - Master Kumar
 * Best Male Playback Singer - K. J. Yesudas
 * Best Cinematography - M. J. Radhakrishnan
 * Best Sound Recordist - T. Krishnanunni
 * Best Dubbing Artist - Venmani Vishnu