Azhakiya Ravanan

<p>Shankar Das ( ) is a rich man who returns to his native village in . No one in the village is aware of his past. During his childhood, he was a servant of the local feudal lord, Chatothu Panickar . He left the job after getting severely punished for kissing the lord’s young daughter Anuradha ( ). He fled to and becomes a successful entrepreneur. Now, he has returned to the village incognito. He is a very boastful man and revels in the praises showered on him by his sycophants. He reveals his identity to Ambujakshan ( ), his childhood friend and currently who is a tailor and an unsuccessful novelist. He also confides in him his interest in Panicker’s daughter, Anuradha, who was his childhood infatuation. Ambujakshan succeeds in convincing Shankar to produce a film by telling him that it would help him earn the respect of the villagers and win over Anuradha. Thus, the production of the film starts under the direction of Sharath who is also the love interest of Anuradha. Shankar renders unsolicited financial help to Panicker’s family. He later realizes the affection between Anuradha and Sharath( ), leading to a pause in the film’s production. Later, Shankar proposes marriage to Anuradha which she declines. However, the family, indebted to him, coerces her to marry him. Anuradha, who is infuriated, decides that she will not present herself as a virgin before Shankar and makes love with Sharath. After the marriage, she learns from Shankar that Sharath has accepted money from him for not creating any trouble for their marriage. This causes another heartbreak for her and she confesses about her relationship with Sharath to Shankar. In the end, Shankar embraces Anuradha, and their marital relationship resumes. This movie marked ‘s entry into Malayalam films. He won for his songs. All lyrics are written by ; all music is composed by .</p>