Chandrolsavam

Chandrolsavam

Year: 2005

Runtime: 153 mins

Language: Malayalam

Drama

Circumstances compel Sreehari (Mohanlal) to leave his native village and pursue a music career abroad. Years later he returns as a successful Paris‑based musician, hoping to reclaim the time he missed. He finds the village transformed, and his former sweetheart is now married to someone else.

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1

Childhood in the village and first love

Sreehari grows up in his village and forms a tender connection with Indu. Their bond is the seed of a lifelong memory that threads through the entire story. The tale also foreshadows the role of his two friends who will influence his path later.

childhood village
2

Teenage romance and parental opposition

Hari's deepening romance with Indu faces stiff opposition from Indu's mother, Devaki, who resents Hari's family. Devaki's disapproval sets a core conflict that drives future decisions. The tension between love and family expectations underpins the early chapters.

teenage years village
3

Devaki's resentment tied to past family ties

Devaki despises Hari's family because of a past connection with her husband, who deserted the family for another woman. This backstory fuels ongoing sabotage of Hari's relationship with Indu. The bitterness around their lineage foreshadows later confrontations.

before marriage village
4

Years in Paris

Before the central conflicts unfold, Hari spends many years in Paris, shaping his worldview away from the village. Those years leave him changed and distant from his roots. He eventually returns with experiences that complicate the present.

years in Paris Paris
5

Balachandran's betrayal and the wedding day

Balachandran, Hari's close friend, doubles back and marries Indu in an arrangement orchestrated by Devaki. On the wedding day, Hari arrives and tries to intervene, sparing Balachandran from danger as Peethambaran fatally attacks him. Peethambaran then blurts that Hari paid him and disappears, leaving Devaki frightened and Indu doubting Hari.

wedding day wedding venue, village
6

Aftermath and growing doubt

The public drama of the wedding night sows doubt about Hari's integrity in Indu's eyes. Devaki's terror and the whispers of the village deepen the rift between them. Hari grapples with his reputation even as he tries to move forward.

immediately after wedding village
7

Cancer and clinging to the past

Back in the village, Hari clings to memories of his teenage romance while dealing with a cancer that leaves him with limited time. He searches for meaning in the fading present and for moments from the past to sustain him. The tension between longing and acceptance becomes central.

present village
8

Ramanunni's plot to harm Indu's husband

Ramanunni schemes to kill Indu's husband and frames Sreehari for the crime, revealing the jealous danger surrounding Hari's circle. The plan heightens the threat to Indu and tests Hari's loyalty. The narrative deepens with betrayal among friends.

aftermath of return village
9

Return and innocence asserted

Sreehari returns and gradually proves his innocence to Indu and her bedridden husband. Indu tends to her ailing spouse while Hari seeks to clear his name and restore trust. The reconciliation is partial but meaningful as trust slowly shifts.

post-return Indu's home
10

Ramanunni's fatal act

In a final bid to win Indu, Ramanunni kills Indu's husband, intensifying the tragedy surrounding Hari's circle. The crime escalates the danger and tests loyalties within the village. Indu's fate becomes more entangled with Hari's efforts to protect her.

after return Indu's home
11

Kidnapping and rescue

Indu seeks shelter with Sreehari but is kidnapped by Ramanunni; Sreehari mounts a daring rescue and saves her from Ramanunni's clutches. The episode reinforces Hari's protective role and his commitment to Indu. The peril deepens the connection between their past romance and present danger.

aftermath of kidnapping village
12

Durga arrives with a Delhi hospital plan

Doctor Durga arrives at Sreehari's home, revealing that she and her husband run a hospital in Delhi. Everyone is unsettled, since they had hoped for Indu and Hari's reunion. Durga's arrival reframes the stakes as Sreehari, their patient, has already escaped toward the village.

present Delhi (hospital) and village
13

Departure for treatment and hopeful ending

Sreehari leaves with Indu and Durga to seek treatment, moving toward Delhi. The film closes on a hopeful note that he will return healthy and perhaps rejoin Indu. The trio's exit marks a transition from conflict to a fragile, forward-looking future.

future Delhi

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