Vaisali is a 1988 Malayalam film directed and edited by Bharathan.. It was an adaptation of a sub-story told by Vedavyasa to King Yudhishtira in the epic Mahabharatha. It is the story of Vaisali, a devadasi girl who was assigned the mission of seducing Rishyashrungan, the son of Mahirshi Vibhandakan and bringing him to Chambapuri to perform a mahayagam to bring rain. Vaisali is a mythical figure and myths are the most powerful tools used by patriarchy to subordinate women. Myths attribute to women a gender identity built on the binary logic and a sexual identity submerged within the phallic system. From the feminist perspective, the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata depict woman as a non-entity, totally subservient to man. The epic provides a
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There has been no rain for the past twelve years as the result of a curse by a Brahmin. The film begins with King Lomapadan's visit to Rajaguru, requesting him to return to Champapuri, the royal capital of Angarajya. Chitrangadan, the son of Rajaguru, was in love with Vaisali, daughter of a devadasi, which was against the social customs. Rajaguru had migrated away from capital with the aim of separating his rebellious son from his lover. Now, with the repeated requests from the king, Rajaguru decides to shift back to Champapuri to perform a yagam to please Lord Indra, the god of rain. On the night of his arrival at the capital, Rajaguru receives a mystic vision, in which his guru advices him to bring Rishyashrungan, the only son of Mahirshi Vibhandakan, to perform a mahayagam at Angarajyam. Only the son of Vibhandakan can save the nation. Rishyashrungan is a teenager, living deep inside a dense forest, along with his father, who is famous for his spiritual powers. Vibhandakan has taken care to keep his son away from the rest of the world since the day he was born. Rishyashrungan has not met any human being in his whole life apart from his father, and is unaware of the world outside his ashram inside the deep forest. Lomapadan and his group of ministers decide to send a beautiful girl to seduce Rishyashrungan and bring him to Champapuri. Rajaguru, who has a deep-rooted anger against Vaisali, asks the king to send her to the forest. Vaisali, daughter of Malini, a famous dancer in the palace, is also the illegitimate daughter of King Lomapadan, which he is unaware of. Malini, on the demand of the king, sets out with her daughter to the forest. While the rest of the team waits outside the deep forest, Vaisali sets in and meets Rishyashrungan and attempts to seduce him with her looks. He, unaware of the existence of any human being on the earth, is easily carried away by her exotic looks. But by evening,
There has been no rain for the past twelve years as the result of a curse by a Brahmin. The film begins with King Lomapadan's visit to Rajaguru, requesting him to return to Champapuri, the royal capital of Angarajya. Chitrangadan, the son of Rajaguru, was in love with Vaisali, daughter of a devadasi, which was against the social customs. Rajaguru had migrated away from capital with the aim of separating his rebellious son from his lover. Now, with the repeated requests from the king, Rajaguru decides to shift back to Champapuri to perform a yagam to please Lord Indra, the god of rain. On the night of his arrival at the capital, Rajaguru receives a mystic vision, in which his guru advices him to bring Rishyashrungan, the only son of Mahirshi Vibhandakan, to perform a mahayagam at Angarajyam. Only the son of Vibhandakan can save the nation. Rishyashrungan is a teenager, living deep inside a dense forest, along with his father, who is famous for his spiritual powers. Vibhandakan has taken care to keep his son away from the rest of the world since the day he was born. Rishyashrungan has not met any human being in his whole life apart from his father, and is unaware of the world outside his ashram inside the deep forest. Lomapadan and his group of ministers decide to send a beautiful girl to seduce Rishyashrungan and bring him to Champapuri. Rajaguru, who has a deep-rooted anger against Vaisali, asks the king to send her to the forest. Vaisali, daughter of Malini, a famous dancer in the palace, is also the illegitimate daughter of King Lomapadan, which he is unaware of. Malini, on the demand of the king, sets out with her daughter to the forest. While the rest of the team waits outside the deep forest, Vaisali sets in and meets Rishyashrungan and attempts to seduce him with her looks. He, unaware of the existence of any human being on the earth, is easily carried away by her exotic looks. But by evening,