''Swanthamevide? Bandhamevide?'' () is a 1984 Indian

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film directed by

J. Sasikumar Nambiathusseril Varkey John (14 October 1927 – 17 July 2014), better known by his screen name Sasikumar, was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has directed more than 141 films in his career which began in the mid-19 ...

and written by

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from a story by Sasikumar. The film is about the issues cropping up inside a family after the marriage of two sons.

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, Jose Prakash,

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, and Adoor Bhasi appears in major roles. The film features music composed by

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. The film was received positive reviews from critics and audience alike and mixed to appreciated and criticised the family drama considered one of the best brothers bonding .

Plot

Madhavan Nair, a lorry driver is loyal and honest to his master Keshava Panicker. In return, Panicker offers him a lorry, and a house in which to stay along with his family consisting of Lakshmi, his wife and two sons. With time, Madhavan Nair turns into a rich businessman who owns several buses, automobile workshops, and trucks. Balachandran, his elder son runs his business, while Rajendran, younger son is of carefree nature, who is also in his final years in college. Rajendran falls in love with Usha, Panicker's daughter, while Balachandran is in love with Indu, daughter of Varma, an old feudal family, who had lost all his wealth with time. With the consent of parents, both Rajendran and Balachandran marry and their hearts throb. But life turns more troublesome after the marriage. Both Indu and Usha get into petty quarrels leading to serious clashes inside the house. Things even get out of hand with both the brothers getting into physical fights in front of the parents. In such a fight between Rajendran and Balan, Madhavan Nair and Lakshmi interfere, but accidentally, the blow hit on Lakshmi's head, leading to her death, shocking everyone.

Cast

as Rajendran Nair *

as Usha Paniker *

as Balachandran Nair *

as Indulekha * Jose Prakash as Madhavan Nair * Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Leshmi Nair * Jagathy Sreekumar as Gopakumar * Adoor Bhasi as Keshava Paniker * Meena as Bhagirathi * Kundara Johnny as Sreedharan *

M. S. Thripunithura Madathilparambil Seshan Venkitaraman (26 May 1943 – 8 March 2006) known by his stage name M. S. Thripunithura was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film Industry. He was born in Thripunithura in the erstwhile Cochin State. He died in Sho ...

as Indu's Father *

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...

as Indu's Mother *

Kollam G. K. Pillai Kollam G. K. Pillai was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 50 films. He handled character roles and comedy roles during the 1970s and 1980s. He died on 30 January 2016. Career He was a theater artist turned movie actor. ...

as Sankara pillai

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by

and the lyrics were by

Poovachal Khader Poovachal Khader (25 December 1948 – 22 June 2021) was a Malayalam lyricist from Kerala who worked mainly in Malayalam film industry. His first movie as a lyricist was ''Kaattuvithachavan'' (1973) but his first released movie was ''Chuzhi'' ( ...

Box Office

The film was a commercial success.

References

External links

* 1980s Malayalam-language films 1984 films Films directed by J. Sasikumar {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub