''Saravarsham'' is a 1982

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 ...

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starring

Sukumaran Edappal Ponnamkuzhi Veettil Parameswaran Sukumaran Nair (10 June 1948 – 16 June 1997), known mononymously as Sukumaran, was an Indian actor and producer of Malayalam films. Sukumaran became a popular film star in Malayalam cinema during the ...

Zarina Wahab Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Malayalam films. Known for critically acclaimed roles in '' Chitchor'' and '' Gopal Krishna'' in Hindi and Malayalam cinema with films like ''Madanolsavam'', '' Chamaram'' ...

, Mammootty and

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Plot

Sumesh is the only child of his parents. He is living in constant depression after knowing that he is impotent and cannot have children. Adding to his depression, his wife is an alcoholic and leads a troubled life. One day Sumesh learns that his father has a daughter in an illegitimate relationship. His half-sister Savitha happens to be his friend's wife and Sumesh becomes so close to her family considering that her son would be his only legal heir. But Savitha's husband Rajashekharan starts suspecting his wife about the relationship with Sumesh. He discovers the truth only after it is too late.

Cast

as Dr. K. Sumesh *

as Savitha * Mammootty as Rajashekharan *

as Sumathi * Bahadur as Ravunni Nair *

Jagannatha Varma K. N. Jagannatha Varma (1 May 1939 – 20 December 2016) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film and television industry. He was also a Kathakali artist. His son Manu Varma is also an artist and his son-in-law Viji Thampi is a film di ...

as Meleppattu Ramakrishnan Nair * Kailas Nath as Dr. Varma *

Santhakumari Santha Kumari (born Vellaala Subbamma; 17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullayya. Early years Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur town, ...

as Lakshmi Amma *

Jose Prakash Jose Prakash (14 April 1925 – 24 March 2012) was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Malayalam cinema. He was a singer turned actor who had appeared in more than 300 films mostly in antagonist roles. He was awarded with the J. C. Daniel ...

as Sumathi's father *

Prathapachandran Prathapachandran (1941–2004) was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Malayalam film industry, though he acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He known for the portrayal of villainous and character roles in over 300 movies. ...

as Savitha's father * T. R. Omana as Devakiyamma *

Meena Meena () is a sub-group of Bhils. They speak Meena language. They started adopting the Brahmin worship system. Its name is also transliterated as ''Meenanda'' or ''Mina''. Historians claim that they belong to the Matsya tribe. They got the st ...

as Savitha's mother

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Shyam Shyam is a name of Krishna and an Indian masculine given name and surname. Notable people with this name include: ;Shyam *Shyam (actor), Indian Hindi film actor *Shyam (composer), an Indian music composer from Kerala * Shyam Benegal, Indian film di ...

and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader.

References

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1980s Malayalam-language films 1982 drama films 1982 films Films directed by Baby (director) {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub