Prathyayam (2013)

Provocative, shocking and surprisingly tender amidst an explosion of unbridled emotions, "Prathyayam"(Trust) in telugu explores the consequences of sex trafficking, testing the vulnerability of trust in human relations. Srinivas(Siddiq) is a wonderful and devoted father to Durga(Anjali Patil), and he provides her the best. Working in the city and maintaining his family in a small town works well for him for years. One day everything is shattered when Durga comes unannounced to the city to appear for an interview concerning her college admission. Durga's life is brutally torn apart as Srinivas wrestles with grief, remorse, self pity and guilt. Prathyayam marks the telugu debut feature for both Siddiq and Anjali Patil. The filmmaker Rajesh Touchriver of the "In the name of Buddha" fame has specialized in innovative pictures that takes challenging risks. The film stars Siddiq, Anjali Patil, Lakshmi Menon, Ratnashekhar, Anup Arvindan, Nina Kurup, Warren Joseph and Sunil Kudvattoor. The cinematography is by the very talented Ramathulasi with Rajiv Nair as the art director. Don Max is the editor. The fantastic music and Music is done by Shantanu Moitra of the 'Three Idiots' fame and Shareeth did 3 wonderful songs too