Olavum Theeravum

Olavum Theeravum is a 1970 Malayalam film directed by P. N. Menon and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair based on his own short story of the same title, published in an anthology of short stories in 1957. The story is about a Muslim trader who falls in love with his dead friends sister who is the daughter of a prostitute. But the girls mother forces her to marry a wealthy man who has an eye on her. She rejects him but is raped by him and commits suicide. The film was produced by P. A. Backer, who later turned director, under the banner of Charuchithra.

Timber traders Bapputty Madhu and Abdu Nellikkodu Bhaskaran are friends. Ashamed of his mother Beevathus Philomina immoral life after his fathers death, Abdu runs away from his native village Vazhakkadavu and is engaged in timber trading. Abdu never returns to his home after that. On the way to the trading centre after loading timber from the forest Abdu falls ill and dies on the way. Bapputty reaches Beevathus hut with Abdus dead body. Bapputty takes pity on the family and decides to support them.Here, Bapputty falls in love with Abdus only sister Nabeesa Usha Nandini who also hates her mothers way of life but is helpless. Bapputty takes a decision to make enough money, marry Nabeesa and live happily. He lives the village to distant timber depots to realise this dream. ........

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