Film

Rathinirvedam

1978 · 2h 4m

IMDb

6.7

The story takes place in a small village surrounded by hills and valleys. Young Pappu, a teenager, awaiting school results to go to college, has plenty of time on hand. His trouble is adolescence, but neither his mother nor his aunt can diagnose his affliction. Everything around him excites and stimulates his sexual curiosity. Twenty plus Rathi, the girl next door, has been chechi (elder sister) to him since he was a child. Unaware of the stirrings of his desire, she dismisses his first overtures to her as boyish pranks. But soon her feelings change. She is sympathetic to the boy's confusion and goes to the sarppakkavu (cobra-shrine) to keep a midnight date with Pappu. It storms and thunders while Pappu makes love to Rathi. Only then do the storms—the one tormenting him inside his mind and the other raging thunderously on the outside, subside. Aghast at what has happened,

Jayabharathi

Rathi

Krishnachandran

Pappu

Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Saraswathi

KPAC Lalitha

Bharathi

Meena

Narayani

M G Soman

Krishnan Nair

Adoor Bhasi

Bahadoor

• BharathanDirector
• P. PadmarajanScreenplay · Story
• HaripothanProducer
• K. Ramachandra BabuDirector of Photography

Release date

March 8, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

Malayalam

Runtime

2h 4m

Rated

A