Peruvazhiyambalam

Peruvazhiyambalam is a 1979 Malayalam film directed by P. Padmarajan based on his novel of the same name. It marked Padmarajan's directorial debut and the acting debut for Ashokan who plays the central character Raman.

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• Plot
• Trivia
• Cast
• Awards
• References

The film is an incisive examination of how violence or totalitarianism works in our society; it dealt with disturbing questions relating to masculinity and how people adore and dread it at the same time. The Hindu described this film as one of the finest films in Malayalam. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. The film was included in IBN Live's list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time.

Plot

Fifteen-year-old Raman (Ashokan) lives alone with his older sister Bhagyam, their parents having died several years prior. The town bully Prabhakaran Pillai (K. P. A. C. Azeez) rapes Raman's sister who later commits suicide. Raman kills Pillai in anger and escapes from murder charges by hiding from the police with the help of a teashop owner (Bharath Gopi) and a prostitute (K.P.A.C. Lalitha) until he faces Pillai's children.

Trivia

Theme dealt in this film can be seen reflected in the popular Malayalam film Kireedam (1989).

Cast

Ashokan as Raman

Bharath Gopi as Teashop owner

Jose Prakash as Paramu Nair

K. P. A. C. Azeez as Prabhakaran Pillai (as Aziz)

Ramesh

Geetha

Santhakumari

K P A C Lalitha as Devayani, the prostitute

Suresh

Scandan as childhood Raman

Awards

National Film Awards

Best Feature Film in Malayalam

Kerala State Film Awards - 1979

Second Best Film

Best Story - P. Padmarajan