Director: K. Shankar; Writer: Kothamangalam Sadanandan; Producer: K. Kumar; Cinematographer: Thambu; Cast: Sathyan, Prem Nawaz, Kalakkal Kumaran, S.P. Pillai, T.S. Muthaiah, G.K. Pillai, Sreenarayana Pillai, Kothamangalam Sadanandan, Pattom Sadan, Sulochana, Ambika
Duration: 02:16:02; Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1; Hue: 36.833; Saturation: 0.012; Lightness: 0.329; Volume: 0.172; Cuts per Minute: 7.454
Summary: Set in the working-class milieu of toddy tappers
and coir workers in Kerala. Paramu, the son of
a toddy tapper, marries Kallu, a woodcutter’s
daughter. As Kallu did not bring the promised
dowry of half a sovereign, Paramu’s
domineering mother harasses the new bride
until she returns to her own parents and the
lovers are reduced to meeting on the sly until
the dowry issue has been settled. Kallu
becomes pregnant and a local toddy-shop
owner tries to rape her, resulting in rumours in
the village that her child is illegitimate. When
Kallu’s brother returns having earned the
money for her dowry, he rejects his sister and
Kallu commits suicide. The grim melodrama,
realistically filmed, was not successful on its
initial release.
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