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Bodhi (Malayalam: ) is a 2012 Malayalam film written and directed by G. Ajayan, produced by Bhasi Irumpanam. Bodhi in Buddhism is the understanding possessed by a Buddha regarding the nature of things. It is traditionally translated into English with the word enlightenment and literally means awakened. The film is an anti-caste historical drama based on the story of Ananda, a buddhist bhikkhu and Mathangi, a Chandala (lower caste community) girl who converts to Buddhism under his influence.

Plot
Bodhi is a malayalam historical film. It is directed by G. Ajayan. The story of India’s first Dalit struggle. The movie portrays a Buddhist monk Anandan, who is on a journey asking Mathangi to share drinking water. Being a Chandala woman, she is afraid to give drinking water to the upper cast man as this might lead to osration of her and her family. Drinking water from a lower caste under Hinduism is believed to pollute a upper caste and here Anandan makes her aware of the feudal system that praises chathurvarnya, which denies justice by dividing human beings by though caste system.

Production and Release
Bhasi Irumbanam has produced the movie with a budget of 65 lakhs. Naushad Shereef and Sumesh Chandran had cranked the camera. The cinematography was done by Noushad Shereef. The film cast include Pooja Vijayan, Babu Annoor, Gopakumar, Ramesh Varma etc in prominent roles. Music director:Sreenivas Abhinaya It released on 6 July 2012.