''Rathinirvedam'' is a 2011 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

-language

Erotic film Sex in film, the presentation of aspects of sexuality in film, specially human sexuality, has been controversial since the development of the medium. Films which display or suggest sexual behavior have been criticized by religious groups or hav ...

directed by

T. K. Rajeev Kumar Thazhathupurakkal Karunakara Panicker Rajeev Kumar (born 20 September 1961) is a National Award-winning Indian director of Malayalam films, from Trivandrum. He is the winner of five Kerala State Film Awards for Best Film, Director, Story Writer ...

and produced by

Revathy Kalamandhir Revathy Kalamandhir is an Indian film production company based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It was founded in 1993 by producer G. Suresh Kumar. The company is run by Suresh Kumar and his wife actress Menaka. They have produced more than 15 f ...

. Starring

Shwetha Menon Shwetha Menon is an Indian actress, model and television anchor. She won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number of Telugu and Tamil Language Fi ...

and Sreejith Vijay. It is a remake of the 1978 film of the same name, which itself was based on the novel of the same name written by P. Padmarajan. The film was produced by G. Suresh Kumar under the banner of

. It stars

Shweta Menon Shwetha Menon is an Indian actress, model and television anchor. She won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number of Telugu and Tamil Language Fi ...

in the role of Rathi, and Sreejith in the role of Pappu. Shooting was done in the Onnattukara area of

Kayamkulam Kayamkulam is a town and municipality in the ''Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in Kerala. It is the second biggest town in Alappuzha district. It is located on the western coast of India, and was an ancient maritime trading center. O ...

and

Mavelikkara Mavelikkara is a taluk and municipality in the '' Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Located in the southern part of the district on the banks of the Achankovil River. Etymology The name Mavelikar ...

, where the story is primarily set.

Synopsis

Takes place in a village surrounded by hills and valleys. Pappu, a teenager, awaiting high school results to go to college, has plenty of time on hand. His trouble is adolescence, but neither his mother nor his aunt can diagnose his affliction. Everything around him excites and stimulates his sexual arousal. Twenty plus Rathi, the

girl next door The girl next door is a young female stock character who is often used in romantic stories. She is so named because she often lives next door to the protagonist or is a childhood friend. They start out with a mutual friendship that later often ...

, has been a friend to him since he was a child. She becomes the object of his desire now. Initially unaware of Pappu's mind, later Rathi also starts reciprocating his feelings. They make love one night at the village Sarppakkaavu. Rathi is bitten by a snake but she asks Pappu to go home to avoid scandal. She silently limps to her home and hides this from everyone eventually dies from snake venom that night. As Pappu sets out to join his college the next day morning, he is aghast to see Rathi's dead body being taken away by a crowd.

Cast

as Rathi * Sreejith Vijay as Pappu *

Manianpilla Raju Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam:മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.Shammi Thilakan Shammi Thilakan is an Indian actor and dubbing artist who is active in Malayalam films. He is the son of veteran actor Thilakan. He lent his voice for Napoleon in ''Devasuram'', Prem Nazir in ''Kadathanadan Ambadi'' and for Nassar in '' Gh ...

as Krishnan Nair *

Guinness Pakru Ajay Kumar (born 31 August 1976), popularly known as Guinness Pakru, is an Indian actor. He has made an entry into the Guinness World Records for being the shortest actor () to play a character in a full-length film. He played the lead role ...

as Kochummini * K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Narayani * Maya Viswanath as Bharathi *

Shobha Mohan Shobha Mohan is an Indian actress known for her works, predominantly in Malayalam cinema along with few Tamil films. Biography Shobha Mohan was born to actor Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair and Vijayalakshmi at Kottarakkara in Kollam, Kerala. She ...

as Saraswathy * Master Ananthapadmanabhan as Govindan * Baby Ammu as Kunchi * Baby Meera as Shanthi

Reception

Box office

The film was made at a low budget of 1.40 crore made a distribution share of and a satellite right of . ''Rathinirvedam'' was one of the top grossed film of the year, compared to its low cost.

Soundtrack

Awards

;

2011 Kerala State Film Awards Winners Most Awards See also * National Film Awards * Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural ...

* Won, Best Male Singer - Sudheep Kumar – "Chembakapoonkavile" * Won, Best Female Singer -

Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards ...

– "Kannoram Chingaram"

References

External links

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Metro Manorama Special Website
{{T. K. Rajeev Kumar 2010s Malayalam-language films Films scored by M. Jayachandran 2010s erotic drama films 2010s coming-of-age drama films Films based on Indian novels Films set in 1978 Indian coming-of-age drama films Indian erotic drama films Films shot in Alappuzha Remakes of Indian films Films with screenplays by Padmarajan Films directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar 2011 drama films 2011 films