''Aabhijathyam'' () is a 1971 Indian

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-language

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directed by

A. Vincent Aloysius Vincent (14 June 1928 – 25 February 2015) was an Indian cinematographer and director known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi language films. From the mid-1960s on, he directed some 30 movies including the landmark Mal ...

and produced by R. S. Prabhu. A remake of the

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film ''Manini'' (1961), it stars

Madhu Madhu ( Sanskrit: ) is a word used in several Indo-Aryan languages meaning ''honey'' or '' sweet''. It is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*médʰu'', whence English ''mead''. Metaphorical use ''Madhu'' has been used for millenni ...

, Sharada, Sukumari and

Kaviyoor Ponnamma Kaviyoor Ponnamma is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She has also acted in TV serials and commercials and has playback singing cre ...

. The was released on 12 August 1971. It was remade in Tamil as '' Petha Manam Pithu'' and in Telugu as ''Abhimanthavalu''.

Plot

Cast

as Madhavan * Sharada as Malathi (voice dubbed by K. P. A. C. Lalitha) * Sukumari *

as Malathi's mother *

Adoor Bhasi K. Bhaskaran Nair (1 March 1929 – 29 March 1990), known by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian actor and film director from Kerala. Adoor Bhasi was almost always cast as the man who stands next to the hero. His hilarious actions and ro ...

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (16 October 191611 March 1997) was an Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, though he is best known as an actor in Malayalam cinema. He is the recipient of Padma Shri from ...

as Malathi's father * Sankaradi *

Raghavan Raghavan (Tamil: ராகவன்; Malayalam: രാഘവന്‍) is a South Indian name. It derives from the Sanskrit ''raghava'', meaning "derived from Raghu" or "descendant of Raghu" (an epithet of the Hindu god Rama, an incarnation of ...

*Baby Jayarani * Junior Sheela *Kannoor Rajam *

Kedamangalam Ali Kedamangalam Ali was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in 1932 in Kedamangalam near North Paravur in Ernakulam District, Kerala, his popular movies are ''Mudiyanaya Puthran, Mudiyanaaya Puthran'' (1961), ''N ...

*Master Bablu *Master Babu * Master Sekhar *Metilda * Pala Thankam *

Philomina Philomina (1926 – 2 January 2006) was an Indian actress, who worked in the Malayalam film industry. She acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of mother and grandmother. She sta ...

*Ramankutty * S. P. Pillai *Sathyapalan Nair *Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan *

Veeran Veeran was an Indian actor and dubbing artist in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in more than 100 films. He appeared in character roles as well as villain roles. Filmography * ''Akalangalil Abhayam'' (1980) * ''Rakthamillatha Manushyan'' (1979 ...

*Vijayabhanu * Krishnankutty

Soundtrack

Accolades

Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam The Filmfare Best Film Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Laksh ...

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0257358 1970s Malayalam-language films 1971 drama films 1971 films Films directed by A. Vincent Indian drama films Malayalam remakes of Marathi films