Rathinirvedam (1978)
Synopsis
The story takes place in a small village surrounded by hills and valleys. Young Pappu, a teenager, awaiting school results to go to college, has plenty of time on hand. His trouble is adolescence, but neither his mother nor his aunt can diagnose his affliction. Everything around him excites and stimulates his sexual curiosity. Twenty plus Rathi, the girl next door, has been chechi (elder sister) to him since he was a child. Unaware of the stirrings of his desire, she dismisses his first overtures to her as boyish pranks. But soon her feelings change. She is sympathetic to the boy's confusion and goes to the sarppakkavu (cobra-shrine) to keep a midnight date with Pappu. It storms and thunders while Pappu makes love to Rathi. Only then do the storms—the one tormenting him inside his mind and the other raging thunderously on the outside, subside. Aghast at what has happened,
Release Date: 1978-03-08
Runtime: 124 minutes
Director: Bharathan
Top Cast
- Jayabharathi as Rathi
- Krishnachandran as Pappu
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Saraswathi
- KPAC Lalitha as Bharathi
- Meena as Narayani
- M G Soman as Krishnan Nair
- Adoor Bhasi as
- Bahadoor as
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