Director: T.S. Muthaiah; Writer: M.K. Mani, S.L. Puram Sadanandan, T. Vasudevan, Bharathan Kutty, Sreekumaran Thampi; Producer: T.S. Muthiah; Cinematographer: N.S. Mani; Editor: Venkarataman; Cast: Sheela, K.P. Oomer, Kottayam Chellappan, Baby Rajani, Baby Usha, S.P. Pillai, Adoor Bhasi, Bahadur, Manavalan Joseph, Shri Nagendra Pillai, Meena, Khadija, C.R. Lakshmi, Prem Nazir, Sharada (Saraswati), Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair, Sukumari, G.K. Pillai, Nellicode Bhaskaran, T.R. Omana, Wahab Kashmiri, Kanam E.J., O.N.V. Kurup, B.S. Menon, Kottarakkara Kuttan Pillai, K. Abdul Qadir, K.P. Ummer, Mutatthu Varkey, Poonkunnam Varkey
Summary: Malayalam cinema’s first portmanteau film, consisting of three short films, is also Tamil/ Malayalam actor Muthaiah’s debut as director. Nagarathinte Mukhangal [Faces of the City] (38’) shows the tragic fate of children left at home by pleasure-loving parents who frequent nightclubs. Penninte Prapancham [A Woman’s World] (39’) is a Laurel and Hardy-inspired comedy speculating on life 50 years in the future when sex-change operations become commonplace. The longest story, Apaswarangal [Discordant Notes] (95’), is a tragic love story between a street singer and a blind woman. To achieve success, the street singer has to accept the patronage of a famous dancer, which estranges him from his girl. In the end she dies in his arms.
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