Anubhavangal Paalichakal
Anubhavangal Paalichakal Malayalam is a 1971 Malayalam film scripted by Thoppil Bhasi and directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan. The story is based on the novel of the same name Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. The stars Sathyan, Prem Nazeer and Sheela. It was the last film of legendary Malayalam actor Sathyan, who died before all the scenes were shot. Actor Mammootty, present day superstar of Malayalam films, made his debut with this film he appears in a single scene.
Life is depicted as a daily fight against hunger and hardship. One day, Chellappan gets fired from his job by Chacko. A belligerent Chellappan happens to meet Chacko on a bylane and accosts him. A nervous Chacko escapes somehow and complains to the police of a possible threat to his life by Chellappan. The police come looking for Chellappan, but he has vanished underground, leaving behind his wife and children to fend for themselves. In order to support her family, Sheela joins the ranks of day labourers. Gopalan befriends her and offers her sympathy and a shoulder to cry on. After a while, despite her conscience, they soon enter into a relationship. Bhavani sells her house to a local businessman, who promises to get her another small parcel of land elsewhere where she can construct her own house. The children miss their father, especially the little daughter Kumari.The local chapter of the Communist Party has now arranged temporary hiding for Chellappan with a family of humble workingclass people, also Communist sympathisers, under a false alias Prabhakaran. To them, he is an honoured, but mysterious guest, a minor celebrity. They shower him with honest warmth and affection especially their grownup daughter Parvathy K. P. A. C. Lalitha, who harbours in her heart a desire for matrimonial union. Prabhakaran reads those subtle signals and tries to seduce her, but she does not succumb. He feels ashamed and realises he has been neglecting his wife and children, and travels back to his village incognito. There he comes to know that his wife has sold their old home and is now openly residing with Gopalan. Moreover, she is pregnant. Chellappan is remorseful, and starts blaming himself for the change of events. Without a word, he goes back to Ernakulam, but now he has changed significantly he is deeply philosophical, and truly alone. ........
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