Bharathan's Paadheyam (1993) produced by Bharat Gopy

Paadheyam (1993)

“Food for the Journey” – (Lit. Translation)
Paadheyam was Bharat Gopy’s first outing as a Producer for a mainstream commercial production. Directed by Bharathan based on the screenplay by Lohithadas, the film also introduced Chippy to Malayalam cinema. It was a remarkable debut performance. Backed by a great crew, and with Mammootty in the leading role as Chandradas, the estranged father, Padheyam was a huge success at the box-office. The film also won the V Shantaram Gold Award for the Best film of 1994.

Mammootty

Chippy [ Debut ]

Nedumudi Venu

Bharat Gopy

Sasikala

Revathy

Chithra

KPAC Premachandran

Lalu Alex

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair

Oduvil Unnikrishnan

Priyanka

Director	Bharathan
Producer	Bharath Gopi, G Jayakumar
Banner	Minu Gopy Movie Arts
Story	Lohithadas
Screenplay	Lohithadas
Dialogue	Lohithadas
Lyrics	Kaithapram
Music	Bombay Ravi
Singers	KJ Yesudas, KS Chithra
Cinematography	Madhu Ambatt
Editing	B Lenin, VT Vijayan

Chandradas, best-selling novelist meets his daughter Harita, estranged for the past 15 years, in a school felicitation that he is invited to. The meeting results in mixed feelings for both father and daughter. The father for his part is overjoyed, but the daughter is shattered as she realizes that the man whom she thought was her ‘father’ was not really so. The ‘ownership’ now has legal implications and the matter is duly taken to court where Harita is asked to choose between Chandradas and her now-foster parents.