Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1983


Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu

Buy Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu now from Amazon

First, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.

Wikipedia article




'Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written by Thoppil Bhasi and directed by P. G. Viswambharan. It is based on the 1980 novel of the same name by P. R. Shyamala. The film features Mammootty, Shankar, Seema, Mohanlal, Prathapachandran and Adoor Bhasi in major roles. The film did well commercially.

Plot



Dr. Baladevi (Seema) is a gynecologist. She lost her parents at a young age and is deeply attached to her only brother Thilakan (Shankar). Thilakan gets an opportunity to pursue his study in U.S. As he was about to depart, he tells Baladevi about his girlfriend Subhashini and wanted Baladevi to take care of her.

The twist comes when Subhashini informs Baladevi that she was raped by a man and is pregnant. She wants Baladevi to abort her child. However, she dies during the MTP surgery and Baladevi gets into an allegation and legal case related to that death. A case is filed by Subhashini's cousin Ramu (Mohanlal), who also tries to blackmail Baladevi for money.

Baladevi is helped by Adv. Jayamohan (Mammootty), who has a weakness for ladies. The verdict came in favour of Baladevi, who eventually falls for Jayamohan, whose lifestyle changes after involving in a relation with her. Meanwhile, Jayamohan also reveals that Subhashini has had relations with many men including him, and Ramu was a pimp, not a cousin to her.

Cast



* Mammootty as Advocate Jayamohan

* Shankar as Thilakan

* Seema as Dr. Baladevi

* Mohanlal as Ramu

* Adoor Bhasi as Panikkarammavan

* Uma Bharani as Subhashini

* Ambika as Priya

* Prathapachandran as Nambiar

* Sukumari as Jayamohan's mother

* Y. Vijaya as Sumitra friend of Baladevi

* V. D. Rajappan as a Sumitras husband and common friend of Jayamohan and Baladevi

Soundtrack



The film features three songs written by noted poet O. N. V. Kurup and composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Reception



According to 'The Times of India', the film was one of the films in which Seema "immortalised her characters". In another article by the same publication, Mammootty's role was described as one of the "astounding advocate roles he has given life to". Seema herself rated her role of Dr. Baladevi in 'Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu' and as the teenage prostitute in 'Avalude Ravukal' as her best.

References




Buy Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu now from Amazon

<-- Return to movies from 1983



This work is released under CC-BY-SA. Some or all of this content attributed to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1105282209.