''Adhyayam Onnu Muthal'' ( en, From Chapter One) is a 1985
Malayalam
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-language
drama film
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, written by John Paul, directed by
Sathyan Anthikad and starring
Madhavi,
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appe ...
,
Soman
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,
Balan K. Nair,
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 ...
,
Venu Nagavalli
Venu Nagavally (16 April 1949 – 10 September 2010) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam film industry. He has directed 12 films. Son of writer, commentator, and broadcaster Nagavally R. S. Kurup, ...
and
Bahadur.
Plot
Seetha is from an aristocratic family and finds out that her aunt, father's sister is back in the village with her only son Vishnu. Seetha visits her aunt frequently without her family's knowledge as her family had severed ties with the aunt for marrying a Christian. Vishnu also reprimands Seetha for visiting his home frequently as he has only anger towards his mother's family. Seetha however develops feelings for her cousin Vishnu. However Vishnu does not reciprocate this feeling towards her. One day, Seetha her family finds out about this and Seetha's father Kesava Kuruppu forbids her to prolong thi