Plot
Prof. "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai leads a happy family life. His loving wife, Sarada, is a homemaker and they are blessed with three daughters and one son. Their neighbour is Indira Thampi, an unmarried woman who had a failed love affair during her college days. Her niece, Asha Thampi, lives with her to attend college. Asha's good friend, Unnikrishnan, is the sports coach of her college team and is also a family friend of Prof. Krishna Pillai. She attends special classes taken by Prof. Krishna Pillai at his house. Unnikrishnan shares a liking of music with Sarada and this makes them vibe very well. Asha misinterprets this as a liking for each other. Unnikrishnan gets irritated because of Asha's immature behaviour. Disheartened, Asha pretends to be in love with Prof. Krishna Pillai as revenge for Unnikrishnan. Professor was initially hesitant, but slowly begins to like her. He starts going out with her to night clubs and this worries Sarda. She informs about this to Indira and she in turn scolds Asha. In retaliation, Asha leaves Indira's house but she has nowhere else to go. She takes the help of the professor and he gets her admitted to the YWCA hostel. All the while, Asha makes it a point to avoid Unnikrishnan and he feels terrible and insulted because of that. While at the YWCA hostel, he barges into her room when she informs via the matron that she doesn't want to see him. He asks her repeatedly about her relationship with the professor, but she doesn't give him a clear reply. Unnikrishnan tells Sarda about Asha and her immaturity. The professor starts distancing from Sarda and this makes her confront him one day in front of their children. Furious, the professor leaves home and takes a room in a hotel. He calls his family and talks to the children but hesitates to talk to Sarda. He is in a great dilemma whether to live with his family or Asha. The next day, he gets Asha to his hotel room and tries to get intimate with her. She gets uncomfortable at this and tries to pull her hands from his. At this moment, Unnikrishnan arrives, confronts Asha, and beats her repeatedly. She finally reveals the truth about her affair with the professor. She hugs Unnikrishnan in front of the professor, making him heartbroken. Out of shame, the professor drinks heavily on the beach in his car. Unnikrishnan spots him and brings him to his home. After getting rid of a hangover, he happily reunites with his wife and kids.Cast
* Bharath Gopi as Professor "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai *Voice - artists
Soundtrack
The film features songs composed by Johnson with lyrics by Kavalam Narayana Panicker.Reception
Upon release, the film was well received in the theatres. The film is also noted for the performance of Srividya, often considered as one of the best performances in her career.Awards
; Kerala State Film Awards: * Best Actor – Bharat Gopy * Best Female Playback Singer – S. Janaki * Best Art Director – Bharathan ;Other awards: * Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Film *Film Fans Association Award for Best Film *Rotary Award for Best FilmReferences
External links
* {{Bharathan 1983 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Bharathan Films with screenplays by T. Damodaran Malayalam films remade in other languages Films scored by Johnson