''Tharattu'' is a 1981

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film, directed by

Balachandra Menon Balachandra Menon ( ml, ബാലചന്ദ്ര മേനോൻ) (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian actor, director and script writer. He made a number of films in the 1980s and 1990s. He has directed 40 films and has acted in over 100. ...

and produced by AM Sherif and SM Sheryff. The film stars

Srividya Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, ...

Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in ...

and

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in the lead roles. The film has musical score by

Raveendran Madhavan Raveendran ( ml, മാധവൻ രവീന്ദ്രൻ ), (born Kulathupuzha, Kollam, 9 November 1943 – died Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 3 March 2005), fondly known as ''Raveendran Master'', was a popular South Indian music composer ...

Plot

The film is set around family of 3 brothers, Unni (

Venu Nagavally Venu Nagavally (16 April 1949 – 10 September 2010) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam film industry. He has directed 12 films. Son of writer, commentator, and broadcaster Nagavally R. S. Kurup, ...

), Venu (

) and Viswanathan (

Maniyanpilla Raju Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam:മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.Srividya Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, ...

), the matriarch of the family. Sreedevi is unmarried and looks after her brothers while working in a private sector firm. Unni is a hard working mechanic who is awaiting a job visa from middle east. Venu is an aspiring ballet artist who loses his job as he is more interested in his drama troupe. Viswanathan is a jobless youngster leeches off his elder siblings and spents his time chasing girls and dancing at the club. Viswan befriends Dileep (

) a rich youngman with shadowy businesses. Though Dileep claims his rich parents are sending him money, he appears to be handling guns and is involved with criminal gangs. Dileep take liking to Viswam and lavishes him with gifts. Unni and Sreedevi gets worried about Viswam's new relationships. Sridevi clashes with Dileep about it. She even expels Dileep from their home when he visit Vishwam for lunch. Unni becomes close to Meera, neighbour's granddaughter (

), but has to leave to Bombay enroute Dubai. Venu falls for Vasantha, heroine of his drama, but she appears to be flirting with many people. During a north Indian tour, Venu catches her red handed with another artist and ends the relationship. He disbands the drama troupe abruptly and return home. Sreedevi falls ill and loses her sight. The doctor advises an expensive experimental surgery. Meera steps in to take care of Sreedevi. Unni returns home scammed by visa agents, but the family tries to conceal this from Sreedevi initially. Three brothers goes in search for Rs.15,000 required for the surgery, but with no avail until Dileep gives the money to Viswam. Sreedevi regains sight after successful surgery. Later, a drunk Dileep reveals to Vishwam that he is actually an orphan abandoned in a hospital in Bangalore 23 years ago. As Sreedevi overhears this from Viswam, she realizes that Dileep is her illegitimate son with an old lover(

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) who abandoned her after having a baby. She visits Dileep and reveals the truth to him. The family prepares to welcome Dileep. But Dileep gets killed by a criminal rival (

Kundara Johny Johny Joseph with the stage name Kundara Johny is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in more than 100 films. He has also done Tamil films like ''Vaazhkai Chakram'' and ''Nadigan''. He surprised everyone with the wide range of pe ...

) on his way to meet family.

Cast

....Sreedevi *

Maniyanpilla Raju Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam:മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in ...

as Venu *Rathidevi *

as Dileep *

as Meera *

as Unni * Sankaradi *

.. Johny *

Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair N. Sreedharan Nair (11 September 1922 – 19 October 1986), popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian actor who appeared Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala. Sree ...

*Sreerekha *

Trivia

* Nedumudi Venu and Kundara Johny plays characters of their own name. This was typical of Balachandra Menon movies of early 80s *Srividya plays a woman with illegitimate child. She repeated the role in many films later.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0240974 1981 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Balachandra Menon