''Rarichan Enna Pauran'' () is a 1956 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 written by Uroob and directed by

P. Bhaskaran Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was a Malayalam poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed 44 Malayalam fea ...

. The film marks the debut of the noted Malayalam film actor

K. P. Ummer Kachinamthoduka Puthiyapurayil Ummer known as K. P. Ummer (Malayalam: കെ.പി. ഉമ്മർ) was an Indian actor from Thekkepuram quarter of Kozhikode, Kerala, India. He was active in the Malayalam cinema from early sixties until late ...

. The cast includes Vilasini, Prema, Master Latheef, Padmanabhan and Mrs. K. P. Raman Nair, Abdul Kader Chullickal.

Plot

The story is about a young orphan boy who steals money to help the daughter of his benefactress to marry. The story is set in a village of north Kerala. The feudal landlord demolishes the house and belongings of the labor Chozhi. Chozhi kills the landlord as a revenge and is imprisoned. His wife gets affected psychologically and dies soon after. As a result, Chozhi's son Rarichan becomes an orphan. He gets a job at the tea shop run by Biyyathumma and her young daughter Khadeeja. Khadeeja is in love with Mohammed Ali, the son of the rich beedi shop owner Saidali, who is opposed to this relationship. Annamma, the daughter of the coffin vendor Kariachan also loves Mohammed Ali. Mohammed Ali was firm in his decision to marry Khadeeja unaware of Annamma’s silent love for him. Saidali demands a dowry of Rs. 300 for his son’s marriage with Khadeeja. Biyyathumma is unable to give this amount as dowry. Rarichan comes to the rescue of Biyyathumma’s family and gives the dowry amount. Biyyathumma believed that the money was from Rarichan's mother's savings. But the Police arrests Rarichan’s friend Sankaran for stealing money from the landlord’s house. Rarichan owns up for the crime and surrenders before the police. He is sentenced and sent to a juvenile home.

Cast

* Vilasini as Khadeeja *

Prema Menon Prema was an Indian actress in Malayalam cinema. She acted mainly in supporting and character roles as a mother, during the 1960s and 1970s and appeared in more than 50 films in her career. She is the mother of actress Shobha. Personal life Pre ...

as Annamma * Master Latheef as Rarichan * Padmanabhan as Mohammed Ali * Mrs. K. P. Raman Nair as Biyyathumma *

as Saidali *

Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma Kalamandalam Kallyanikutty Amma (1915 – 1999) was an epoch-making Mohiniyattam danseuse from Kerala in southern India. A native of Thirunavaya in Malappuram district of the state, she was instrumental in resurrecting Mohiniyattam from a dismal, ...

as Narayani * P. Kunhava as Khaderkka * Sivaramakrishnan as Sankaran *Kochappan *Abdul Kader as Judge

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0156009 1950s Malayalam-language films Films directed by P. Bhaskaran Indian black-and-white films