Chithramela

Chithramela is a 1967 Malayalam anthology film directed and produced by T .S. Muthiah. It was Malayalam cinemas first anthology film, consisting of three short films. The cast includes Prem Nazir, Sharada, Sheela, K. P. Ummer, Kottayam Chellappan, S. P. Pillai, Adoor Bhasi, Bahadoor and Manavalan Joseph.

The characters in the film were the original film stars themselves. Adoor Bhasi, Manavalan Joseph and Bahadoor are trained to drive a car by S. P. Pillai, their ashan or teacher. They encounter hilarious situations with the women they meet. All the students and their teacher go into deep sleep. They wake up after 50 years to find that men have lost dominance women, they find, have become all powerful in the world.The film told the story of a tragic love affair between a blind girl and a street singer. Seetha Sharada, the daughter of a coolie in a colony is in love with Babu Prem Nazir, a street singer. A city wastrels evil eye falls on Seetha and Babu is beaten up severely by his goons. A famous dancer happens to listen to Babus singing. Babu goes on to accept the patronage of the dancer, separating him from Seetha. The colony is hit by an outbreak of smallpox. Except for Seetha and a small boy all the others die. Seetha and the boy leave in search of Babu. She hears Babus voice from a theatre. Babu rushes to meet his lover. Seetha who is elated falls into his arms and dies. ........

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