''Kalithozhi'' is a 1971 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 directed and produced by D. M. Pottekkad. The film features actors

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 ...

Sheela Sheela Celine (born 24 March 1945) is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (130) together as heroine ...

, Sathyan and

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 ...

. The musical score was composed by G. Devarajan and K. Raghavan.

Synopsis

Amminikutty (Ammini) and Ravi are depicted as childhood friends who share everything. After they grow up, Ravi moves to Madras (Chennai) to look for work, but returns home after a few months. Ammini is excited to see him. They meet and realize that they are in love. However, Thamphi also loves Ammini, who doesn't reciprocate Thamphi's feelings, so Thamphi tries to separate Ammini and Ravi. One day, when Ammini comes back from Sarppakkavu, Thamphi tries to rape her. A witness rescues her. Thamphi then goes about saying that Ammini understands his feelings and everyone should accept their love. At first, Ravi doesn't believe the story but eventually, his mother and relatives prevail upon him. When Ammini realizes Thamphi has been lying, she goes to Ravi's house. He avoids her and tells her never to see him again. Against his wishes, Raghavan's mother arranges his marriage to Murappennu Mallika. He is forced to marry. Afterwards, he beats his wife and abuses her verbally, forcing Mallika to go back to her parents. Ammini attempts suicide, but she is brought to elderly Dr Mathews whose saves her and asks her to marry him, but she doesn't accept because she still loves Ravi. Dr Manuel doesn't understand why she refused his proposal. Eventually, he marries her. After a few days, Ravi sees Ammini in a hospital, finds out they are still in love and remember intimate moments from the past. Dr Manuel has lingering doubts about their relationship. A few days later, Ammini finds out that she's pregnant. Dr. Mathews thought that Ravi is the person for her pregnancy. He commits suicide . Ravi's mother tells her son to patch up with Mallika as she truly loves him. Ravi feels sorry and asks Mallika to forgive him. His mother sends him back to his new house. Ammini, with the baby in hand, attempts suicide by lying on a railway track. Thamphi tries to stop her by saying that he loves Ammini more than anyone. He takes the baby. He steps backwards but when he turns around, Ammini is dead. He goes to Ravi and hands him the baby, saying that Ammini is dead and that they must take care of the child. Ravi refuses to look after the baby, but Thamphi explains he is this baby's father. Thamphi returns home.

Cast

as Ravi *

as Ammini * Sathyan as Dr. Issac Matthew *

as Mallika *

Paul Vengola Paul Vengola was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He mainly acted in comedy roles and supporting roles. He was an active comedian during the 1970s and 1980s in Malayalam film. Career He was a drama artist before coming into film industry an ...

as Pilla *

Kaviyoor Ponnamma Kaviyoor Ponnamma (10 September 1945 – 20 September 2024) was an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She also acted in TV serials and c ...

as Ravi's mother *

Alummoodan Dominic Alummoodu, known by his stage name Alummoodan (15 March 1933 3 May 1992) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam films. He acted in more than 100 films and mainly did comedy roles. Background Alummoodan was born as Dominic to Rosa ...

as Vaidyar Antony *

Kaduvakulam Antony Kaduvakkulam Antony (9 November 1936 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian actor from Kerala who performed in more than 300 films as a comedian during the 1960s and 1970s. One journalist considers him to have been one of the best and most popular ...

as Puramboku *

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 Amritham * N. Govindankutty as Keshavan Thampi *T. P. Radhamani as Nurse

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan and K. Raghavan and the lyrics were written by

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 Changampuzha.

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* {{IMDb title, 0257828, Kalithozhi 1971 films 1970s Malayalam-language films 1970s Indian films