Food for the Journey) is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Bharathan, based on a screenplay by A. K. Lohithadas.

[1] The film revolves around Chandradas, a writer of repute, who comes across Haritha Menon, his daughter after a lapse of 15 years, at a school function in Kodaikanal.

The film features original songs that was composed by Bombay Ravi, while the lyrics were written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.

[5][3] Chandradas, a famous and best-selling poet and author arrives in Kodaikanal to attend a school felicitation ceremony.

There he meets Harita, a brilliant student who directs and performs the lead in a group dance skit based on one of his poems.

Haritha's grandfather, Govinda Menon, arrives to pick her up after her exams and is taken aback when the school principal tells him she is missing.

However, as the days pass on, she is haunted by the memories of the family she left behind and the happy times she spent with them - especially by the thoughts of the love and kindness showered on her by her step-father.

It takes a profound insight into human psyche and political ethos to mold a true revolutionary, be he an extremist or not.

Set in far-off Culcutta, the flashback featuring the younger Chandradas and Anita and their amorous meeting on the fateful night are driven home in shot but sharp touches.

Regarding the performances they write: "Appearing as Chandradas, Mammootty strives to act natural with a fair degree of success.

"[3] Neelima Menon of The News Minute criticizes the film's treatment of women, writing: "In Bharathan’s Patheyam (1993, written by Lohitadas), the hero (Mammootty) molests his friend’s fiancée who is there for a night of shelter and benevolently offers to marry her.

I became a mere woman and I blame myself for that.” Though he suggests forgetting this lapse and moving on, she is consumed by the guilt of "cheating" her fiancé and agrees to the marriage.