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Rathinirvedam is a 2011 Malayalam coming-of-age film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar and starring Shweta Menon and Sreejith. It is a remake of the 1978 film of the same name directed by Bharathan and written by P. Padmarajan based on his own novel Rathinirvedam. The film was produced by Suresh Kumar under the banner of Revathy Kalamandhir.

Plot

Shweta Menon playing bubbles in a movie scene from the 2011 erotic drama film Rathinirvedam

Pappu (Sreejith Vijay) stays in his mother's house after completing high school, awaiting results. During his stay, he falls in love with Rathi (Shweta Menon), a woman elder to him. The boy is very deeply in love with Rathi and shows his love in different ways. He keeps visiting the snake temple to see Rathi. There are many scenes in which Pappu expresses his love. Rathi also sees him as friend

Shweta Menon smiling while walking in the lake and wearing a beige dress and bandana in a movie scene from the 2011 film Rathinirvedam

but, after some time, she realizes his love. After some problems, the two families know about the love issue. They forbid them to see each other. Before the climax Rathi meets Pappu in the sarppakavu (snake temple).

Shweta Menon and Sreejith Vijay staring at each other in a movie scene from the 2011 erotic drama film Rathinirvedam

In the rain, Pappu seduces Rathi. Rathi does not agree at first, but as Pappu keeps advancing she can no longer stop herself and succumbs. However, after making love to Pappu, Rathi is bitten by a snake. Pappu offers to take her home, but she refuses saying that people would find out that they were alone in the temple. She goes home and starts crying loudly. Pappu watches all this helplessly. Rathi's mother, hearing her scream, comes into the room and asks her why she was crying. Rathi tells her that a snake has bitten her. The whole family carries Rathi to the hospital. Pappu watches all this secretly. The next day, Pappu is ready to go to his college. His relative takes him to the bus stop. There Pappu sees Rathi's family carrying her dead body. Pappu is engulfed by grief when he sees her dead body being carried in procession. He is shoved into a bus by his uncle. The film ends with Pappu crying as Rathi's body passes near the window of the bus.

Cast

Shweta Menon as Rathi

Sreejith as Pappu

Manianpilla Raju

Shammi Thilakan

Ajay Kumar (Guinness Pakru)

K. P. A. C. Lalitha

Maya Viswanath

Master Kunjan

Baby Ammu

Baby Meera

Box office

Sreejith Vijay splatter water on Shweta Menon's face in a movie scene from the 2011 erotic drama film Rathinirvedam

The film was made at a low budget of ₹1.40 crore made a distribution share of ₹2.5 crore (US$390,000) and a satellite right of ₹1.75 crore (US$270,000). Rathinirvedam was one of the top grossed Malayalam film of the year, compared to its low cost.