''Sarpam'' is a 1979 Indian

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-language film, directed by

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and produced by Dhanya. The film stars

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and

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. The film has musical score by K. J. Joy.

Plot

Ramesh is married to a traditional woman Latha who esteems snakes very much. Ramesh's friend James is courting a firebrand, Daisy and tries to impress her with his bravery and derring-do. But she's disgusted by his arrogance and inclination to pick fights. Their fights come to point when Daisy's pet python breaks James's hand as he harasses her. Daisy's father -a scientist experimenting with snake venom- is delighted with James's courtship of his daughter.He advises both of them. A sheepish James is told to behave like a human being and not like an animal. Daisy's father apprises her of James's loveless family background and tasks her with treating him kindly. James apologizes to Daisy and she decides to forgive him after observing his conduct for a while and deciding that the apology is genuine. She agrees to James's proposal. No sooner do they realize that their mutual friends Ramesh and Latha are in danger from Ramesh's uncle and rushes over to help Ramesh after they discover his house burned and him getting beaten up by his uncle's goons. However it is left to the snakes to enact the final revenge.

Cast

as Ramesh *

as James * Seema as Daisy *

as Latha *

as Stephen *

as Bhavani *

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as Dr. Fernandez *

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as Ramesh's uncle, father * Ravikumar as Shamsu *

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as Saheera *

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as Saheera's mother

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. J. Joy and the lyrics were written by

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References

External links

* 1979 films 1970s Malayalam-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by K. J. Joy Films directed by Baby (director) {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub