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film written by M. T Vasudevan Nair , directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Rosamma George. The film has musical score by

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. The film stars

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, Rajyalakshmi, Swapna and

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in the lead roles. The film gave

his major break as a solo hero. The film tells the story of ''Das'' (

), who is a rich playboy and his relationships with his callgirl, ''Jaysree'' ( Swapna) and his love interest, ''Sridevi'' ( Rajyalakshmi). Rosamma George won the 1981

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for this film.

Plot

''Das'' is a rich and spoilt playboy who drives to his bungalow in Kodaikanal with a callgirl ''Jaysree''. The bungalow is looked after by caretaker ''Parameswaran'' and his Tamil wife ''Kannamma''. Parameswaran has a son ''Gopan'' who stays away from the place and does guide work for foreigners. Parameswaran has told both of them that Jaysree is Das' wife to avoid ill-fame to the family name. Das feels he owns Jaysree and does not waste a single opportunity to ridicule her profession. Other than sex, there is no emotional bond between them.
A family friend of Das' late father, ''Panikkar'' and family drop by to meet Das' wife which makes Das uncomfortable. Though Jaysree refuses at first to play the role, she then acts as a dutiful wife before them. Panikkar's family consists of his wife ''Chinnammu Amma'', father-in-law ''Rao Bahadur Shankaramenon'', and two daughters, elder one being ''Nirmala'' married to engineer ''Ramakrishnan'' and younger one ''Sridevi'' who is separated from her husband. Two relations build up simultaneously. On one side, Sridevi is able to bring back the fondness of music in Das and they spent time understanding each other. On the other side, Jaysree feels Gopan is like herself, a victim of helplessness and she becomes attached to him. Things take a turn when, after a moment of passion, Jaysree tells the truth about herself to Gopan and he feels a revulsion towards her. Meanwhile, Das confesses his womanising nature to Sridevi and then proposes to her but she is unable to commit to him. Finally, Jaysree leaves the house and Gopan joins her in her journey. Sridevi's separated husband ''Vijayshankar'' apologises to her for his insensitive behaviour and she goes back to him. In the end, Das drives off from the place, all alone.

Cast

as Das * Rajyalakshmi as Sreedevi * Swapna as Jayasree *

as Chinammu Amma *Beena Kumbalangi as Nirmala *

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as Panikkar *

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as Vijayshankar *

Sankaradi Chandrashekaran Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit. He dominated the ...

as Parameswaran * Rajkumar as Gopakumar *

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as Ramakrishnan *

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as Kannamma *

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as Raobahadur Shankaramenon

Production

The film is Mammootty's first film in a leading role.

replaced

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as lead actor just after 12 days of shooting. The film was shot extensivly in and around

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Release

The film was released on 31 October 1981. The film was critically acclaimed and was a commercial success.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by

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. The film's songs were chartbusters.

Awards

won by Rosamma George (1981)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1981 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films shot in Kodaikanal Films directed by I. V. Sasi Films scored by Shyam (composer)