''Anugraham'' is a 1977 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

film, co-written and directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma and produced by Melattoor Ravi Varma. The film stars

Prem Nazir Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 6 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading man, leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the hist ...

Jayabharathi Jayabharathi (born 28 June 1954 as Lekshmi Bharathi) is an Indian actress and two-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film), Nationa ...

KPAC Lalitha Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha (10 March 1947 – 22 February 2022), was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in the Malayalam film industry. Considered one of the greatest actresses in the ...

and

Pattom Sadan Sadhasivan, popularly known as Pattom Sadan was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 200 films. His debut movie was Chathurangam in 1959. He was a famous comedy artist during the 1960s and 1970s. He acted in many Tamil movi ...

in the lead roles. The film has musical score by

Shankar–Ganesh Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu movies for around 50 years. They also directed one movie '' Jagathalaprathapan'' in 1990 Personal life Shankar was the younger brother of ...

Plot

Rajan is a postman. He has a younger sister Jyothi, whom he educates after being orphaned at a young age. Their father Major Krishnan was killed in action in the army. On his rounds as a postman, Rajan meets Sharada, the daughter of a widow who lost her son with no knowledge of his whereabouts. Sharada works in a school owned by Sreedhara Menon whose son, Ravi hears her singing one day and compliments her. Sharada develops feelings towards him. Ravi is in love with Jyothi but his proposal is rebuffed by Rajan who considers him a rich brat. Meanwhile, Ravi finds out that Rajan and Jyoti are the children of his father's friend, Major Krishnan, who had died and whose eyes were donated to his father Sreedhara Menon. After this revelation, Rajan agrees to Ravi and Jyoti's wedding. Then Rajan comes to know that Sharada has feelings for Ravi, and he gets Jyothi to refuse Ravi's proposal so that Sharada can marry Ravi. Rajan treats Sharada as his sister after her mother's death and feels responsible for her. Jyoti refuses to marry Ravi on the advice of her brother. Ravi is upset. He is told by the school headmaster that Sharada loves him, and Ravi proposes to Sharada. She then reveals to him that Jyoti had denied his marriage proposal so that Ravi would marry Sharada on the advice of her brother Rajan. Ravi and Jyoti are united by Sharada. Rajan gets Sharada and Jyoti married and feels happy that he got both his sisters married as a responsible elder brother. Shreedhara Menon says that Rajan's father would be proud of the sacrifices Rajan made for his sisters. Rajan gets back to work a satisfied man.

Cast

as Rajan *

as Jyothi *

Bahadoor Padiyath Kochumoideen Kunjalu (1930 22 May 2000), better known by his stage name Bahadoor, was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films, primarily in comedic roles. He, along with Adoor Bhasi, were the two major comedians in Malayalam ...

Vincent Vincent (Latin: ''Vincentius'') is a masculine given name originating from the Roman name ''Vincentius'', which itself comes from the Latin verb ''vincere'', meaning "to conquer." People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003) ...

as Ravi * Radha Saluja as Sharada *

T. R. Omana T. R. Omana is an Indian actress in Malayalam films. She mainly acts in supporting roles and mother roles. She has acted in more than 500 films. Personal life T. R. Omana was born as eldest among five children to T R Gopala Pillai, Timber mer ...

as Kamakshiyamma *

as Pankajakshiyamma *

as Mathew *Radhika *

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 '' Mudiyanaaya Puthran'' (1961), '' Ninamaninja Kaalp ...

* Ragava Menon * Paramu * Nedumangadu Krishnan * O. Ramdas *

Prathapachandran Prathapachandran (1941–2004) was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Malayalam film industry, though he acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He is known for the portrayal of villainous and character roles in over 300 mov ...

as Principal *

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'' (19 ...

as Joseph contractor *

K. P. Ummer Kachinamthoduka Puthiyapurayil Ummer known as K. P. Ummer (11 October 1930 - 29 October 2001) was an Indian actor from Thekkepuram quarter of Kozhikode, Kerala, India. He was active in the Malayalam cinema from the early sixties until the lat ...

as Sreedhara Menon * Kunchan as Padmalojanan *Kunjava * Master Raghu as young Rajan *

Meena Meena () is a tribe from northern and western India which is sometimes considered a sub-group of the Bhil community. It used to be claimed they speak Mina language, a Spurious languages, spurious language. Its name is also transliterated as ' ...

as Ravi's Aunty *

Oduvil Unnikrishnan Oduvil Unnikrishnan (13 February 1943 – 27 May 2006) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has portrayed supporting roles in both dramatic and comedic roles.The HindMalayalam film actor Oduvil Unnikrishnan dead He is a four- ...

as Unnnikrishnan School master * P. K. Abraham as Major Krishnan *

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 ...

as School teacher *

Paravoor Bharathan Vadakkekarayil Koran Bharathan (16 January 1929- 19 August 2015), better known as Paravoor Bharatan was an Indian actor who acted in Malayalam films. He started his career in movies during the 1950s. Bharathan is known as a versatile actor and ...

as Rowdi Kuttan nair *

Chithra Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963) is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning around five decades, she has recorded over 25,000 Songs in various Indian languages languages such as Tamil, Kann ...

as student at school * P. K. Abraham as Krishnan *

T. P. Madhavan T. P. Madhavan (7 November 1935 – 9 October 2024) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He began acting at age 40 and appeared in over 600 films. Initially known for playing antagonistic roles, he transitioned t ...

as Collector T. P. Madhavan

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics written by

Mankombu Gopalakrishnan Mankombu Gopalakrishnan (1947 or 1948 – 17 March 2025) was an Indian film lyricist, poet and scriptwriter in the Malayalam film industry. Gopalakrishnan wrote more than 700 songs for about 200 Malayalam movies. He also did story, screenplay ...

Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (25 March 1928 – 27 October 1975), also known as Rama Varma Vayalar and simply Vayalar, and was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam literature, Malayalam language. He was known for his poems, including ''Sargasangeetham ...

and

P. Bhaskaran Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was an Indian Malayalam language poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed ...

References

External links

* 1977 films 1970s Malayalam-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub