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 ...
Malayalam film
Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry ...
, directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring Saleema, Devan, and Vineeth.imdb.com /ref> The film was produced by B. Sasikumar. /ref> The music was composed by Raghunath Seth, with lyrics by O. N. V. Kurup and vocals by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chitra. It is about a teenage girl named Ammini who likes to visit forests and has a hobby of writing imaginary letters to famous people. Actress Saleema memorably portrays Ammini. She remains one of the few quirky female characters in Malayalam cinema to date.
Plot
The film handles the issue of exploitation of
Adivasi
The Adivasi (also transliterated as Adibasi) are heterogeneous tribal groups across the Indian subcontinent. The term is a recent invention from the 20th century and is now widely used as a self-designation by groups classified as Scheduled Tr ...
s by feudal lords, and that of Naxalism which attempts to resist and counter this, and of how the feudal lords use the "system" to suppress the resistance. The film speaks through the eyes of protagonist Ammini, a 16-year-old girl whose life takes a turn when Devan, who is a stranger and Mohan, who has a romantic interest in her, inspires her and believes in her brilliance unlike everyone else, enter her life. Ammini starts loving Mohan back. Devan turns out to be a Naxalite conspiring to kill her uncle, a feudal lord, who has been exploiting the tribal community in the area for his own personal interests. But Devan accidentally kills Mohan instead of her uncle. The police kill Devan as a result.
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 Nambiar
* Captain Raju as a police officer
* Sukumari as Madhavan Nair's wife
* Valsala Menon as Nambiar's wife
* Deepthi Kurupp as Shailaja's sister