Anantaram (English: Monologue, Malayalam: à´??????à´?, meaning Thereafter) is a 1987 Malayalam feature film production written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Mammootty, Ashokan and Shobhana star in the lead. The film is structured like a monologue. It develops through a commentary by the protagonist about himself in the first person. The attempt of the protagonist is to narrate how he became what he is now. The film was an experimental film for its time as it had a very linear narrative.[1] The film won three National Film Awards. It was included in IBN Live's list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time