Director: S. Nottani; Writer: C. Madhavan Pillai; Cast: Sebastian Kunju Kunju Bhagavathar, C.K. Rajam, Aleppey Vincent, M.V. Shankar, K.K. Aroor, C. Madhavan Pillai, Chellappan Pillai, A.B. Pious, P.K. Kamalakshi, T.A. Rose, L. Ponnamma, C.A. Seetalakshmi, K. Ammini, C. Lakshmikutty, C.P. Devaki
Summary: Made at the Newtone Studio, Madras, this was after
Balan (1938) the director's 2nd effort to capture the Malayalam market on behalf of his Tamil backers. The plot is similar to its predecessor with an unscrupulous second wife of a mildmannered husband, who exploits his daughter by his first marriage. The wife and her lover want to appropriate the husband's property. Eventually the wife is brought to justice and Gnanambika, the daughter, marries in traditional style. The film, using extensive outdoor locations from the Trivandrum zoo and museum complex, was successful. The lyrics by Puthankavu Mathan Tharakan were the first instance of a noted Malayalam poet writing verse for the cinema.
Prahladan (1941) was the third in the venture of Tamil producers entering the Malayalam market.
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