''Adimakkachavadam'' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Hariharan and produced by P. Sukumaran. The film stars M. G. Soman, Jayan, Jayabharathi,

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and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by

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Plot

Sita (Jayabharati) a honest and virtuous girl is married by Vasu (M.G. Soman) who promptly abandons her after cheating her of her gold jewellery. He uses the money to pay off Ponnamma's father and marries her. Sita has to face the recrimination of society alone as she gives birth to Vasu's child. Meanwhile Ponnamma realizes that women are as exchangeable as cattle for the cattle trader Vasu. She is persuaded by her ex- lover (Jayan) to elope with him. Will Sita take back her repentant husband? Or has she grown disillusioned by this time? The film explores the exploitation of women by men, whether they are virtuous and obedient like Sita. Or rebellious like Sita's sister Chandrika who elopes with a rich man's son- only to be abandoned by him.

Cast

* M. G. Soman as Vasu * Jayan as Ponnamma's lover * Jayabharathi as Sita * Shubha as Ponnamma * KPAC Lalitha as Parvathiyamma * Adoor Bhasi as Velayudan *

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 Varkey Muthalali *

as Seetha * Sathaar as Chaathan * Bahadoor as Madhavan * Kuthiravattam Pappu as Kuttappan *Latha as Chandrika *Suchitra as Omana *

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as Jose *

Kottayam Santha Kottayam Santha was an Indian actress and dubbing artist best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 300 films. She had also acted in several TV serials like Valayam, Krishnakripasagaram etc. She dubbed for almost ...

as Jessy James * Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Guest at song *

Pala Thankam Pala Thankam (1941 – 10 January 2021) was an Indian actress in Malayalam movies. She was one of the prominent supporting actresses, singers and dubbing artists in the late 1960s and 1970s in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She acted in more than 1 ...

as Hostel warden *Bhaskara Kurup as Rakshasan

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by Mankombu Gopalakrishnan.

References

External links

* 1978 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Hariharan {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub