Vazhve Mayam

Plot

Sudhindharan Nair (Sathyan) or Sudhi and Sarala (Sheela) are a newly married couple. Sudhi loves his wife a lot. But he is also possessive and highly suspicious of her, who is beautiful. One night he sees a man run out of his house when returning from work. He accuses Sarala of infidelity and this forces her to leave the house. He concludes that she had been sexually involved with his friend Sasidharan Nair (K. P. Ummer). A few months later, he discovers that the man he saw the other day was actually Sasidharans wife Kamalakshis (Khadeeja) extramarital partner. He is filled with remorse. He now wants to bring Sarala back into his life. But, it was too late. Saralas father Pillai (Adoor Bhasi) had already married her off to Neelakanta Pillai (Sankaradi), a widower. This tires him out mentally. As the years pass by, he becomes a mentally ill and an alcoholic. Twenty years later, he gets a letter from Sarala informing that she had fixed their daughters marriage and wants him to bless her. He blesses her and goes back home. He dies soon. Sarala comes to see his dead body, and dies next to him.Extra ordinary acting by Sathyan and Sheela.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Devarajan and lyrics was written by Vayalar Ramavarma.

Remakes

The movie was remade in Telugu as Edadugula Bandham (1985) by Dasari Narayana Rao with lead roles played by Mohan Babu and Jayasudha; and with minor changes, particularly in the end scenes as Aap Ki Kasam (1974) in Hindi with lead roles played by Rajesh Khanna, Sanjeev Kumar and Mumtaz.