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-language film, directed by P. A. Thomas. The film stars Sathyan, Kamaladevi,

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and

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. The film had musical score by B. A. Chidambaranath. It is a remake of the 1941

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film '' Devatha''.

Plot

After completing his Bar-at-Law degree in England, Gopi returns to his native village in India. His family, including his mother Bhavani Amma and sister Radha, are overjoyed. Gopi becomes infatuated with Lakshmi, their family servant . He takes advantage of her vulnerability and promises to marry her before leaving for the city . Later when Lakshmi's father attempts to arrange a marriage for her, Lakshmi refuses it and leaves her house. . In a desperate attempt to restore stability, Bhavani Amma sends Gopi to bring Lakshmi back into their lives.

Cast

* Sathyan as Gopi *Kamaladevi as Lakshmi *

as Balaramaiah *

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as a marriage broker *O. Ramdas as Venkaiah *

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as Padma *

Aranmula Ponnamma Aranmula Ponnamma (8 April 1914 – 21 February 2011) was an Indian actress known for her roles as mother of the protagonist in numerous films in a career spanning over five decades. She is widely described as a mother figure in Malayalam ...

as Bhavani Amma, mother of Gopi and Radha * C. I. Paul *

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*Kumari Rajam * Miss Kerala (Rani Chandra) * N. Govindankutty * S. P. Pillai as Pappu *

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as Radha, sister of Gopi

Soundtrack

The music was composed by B. A. Chidambaranath with lyrics by P. Bhaskaran,

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and M. K. R. Paattyath.

Reception

The film was a critical and commercial failure; historian B. Vijayakumar believes this was due to its lack of "artistic and technical brilliance" and miscasting.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0255469 1960s Malayalam-language films 1967 films Films directed by P. A. Thomas Malayalam remakes of Telugu films