''Rakthabandham'' is a 1951 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

-language film, directed by M. R. Vittal and produced by N. K. Karunakaran Pillai. The film stars

Kalaikkal Kumaran Kalaikkal Kumaran (1919 - 8 August 1998) was a noted Malayalam film and very popular drama actor. He was well known for his comedy roles in dramas by Kalidasa Kalakendram. He acted in 65 films and more than 150 dramas. He appeared more than 15000 ...

and

T. R. Omana T. R. Omana is an Indian actress in Malayalam films. She mainly acts in supporting roles and mother roles. She has acted in more than 500 films. Personal life T. R. Omana was born as eldest among five children to T R Gopala Pillai, Timber mer ...

. The film has a musical score by

S. M. Subbaiah Naidu Subburayulu Munuswami Subbaiah Naidu (a.k.a. SMS) (15 March 1914 – 26 May 1979) was an Indian composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He was one of the oldest music directors. He worked as an in-house music composer for Central Studios an ...

and S. N. Chaami (S. N. Ranganathan). It is the only Malayalam film directed by Velswami Kavi. It is the debut Malayalam film of S. D. Subbiah and the debut film of Paravoor Bharathan (as a bank peon), Kuttappa Bhagavathar, and lyricist Swami Brahmavrathan. The movie also introduced R. S. Prabhu to Malayalam cinema.

Cast

* Kuttappan Bhagavathar * S. J. Dev * Vaikkam Mani * Pisharody * Meenakshi (Old) * Cherthala Vasudeva Kurup * Rajamma * S. D. Subbayya * Paravur Bharathan (debut)

References

1951 films 1950s Malayalam-language films {{1950s-Malayalam-film-stub