A boy falls for his dance teacher — and 90s Kerala loses its collective mind.
Rishyasringan is a 1997 Indian Malayalam film directed by Suresh Unnithan and starring Bhanupriya and Krishna in the lead roles, Arun falls in love with Poornima, his dance teacher who is much elder to him, creating tension among the family members.
Acting
Bhanupriya owns every frame with controlled fire.
Direction
Suresh Unnithan walks the exploitation/fine-line tightrope.
Director
Suresh Unnithan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released when Malayalam cinema rarely centered female desire, let alone an older woman's. The controversy was the point.
Bhanupriya, a Tamil star, took this role when similar scripts were rejected by established Malayalam heroines as 'too risky.'
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