Aattakalasam

Aattakalasam () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by J. Sasikumar, written by Salim Cherthala, and produced by Joy Thomas. The film stars Prem Nazir, Mohanlal, Lakshmi and Sukumari. The film features music composed by Raveendran. Aattakalasam was a blockbuster at the box office.

Plot
Balachandran (played by Prem Nazir) is a successful businessman and devout family man to his wife Indu (Lakshmi) and their three children. He also has a younger brother Babu (Mohanlal), a young doctor who loves his brother and sister-in-law like his own parents.

One evening, Babu meets his gang of friends who urge him to go to a bar and drink. An inebriated Babu returns home and chances upon Indu, who reminds him of the sensual exotic dancer at the bar, and forcibly kisses her. Balachandran sees them and in his rage-filled state of mind, imagines that his brother is having an affair with his wife, thereby throwing Babu out of his house.

Ashamed at his actions, Babu finds solace in a nearby village and becomes a doctor to help the villagers who helped him. He also falls for a neighborhood girl who reciprocates his feelings, much to the chagrin of a village goon who was after her. Meanwhile, Balachandran allows Indu to stay in his home, but mistreats and humiliates her in every way possible, even to the extent of bringing a young girl and her scheming mother to live with him and openly flirting with her.

In the end, Balachandran realises his mistake when he figures out that the girl and her mother were only after his money, and patches things up with Indu. However, their happiness is short-lived as Babu is fatally stabbed by the goon on the eve of his marriage to the neighbor girl. ￼He dies peacefully with Balachandran and Indu by his side, knowing that his mistake is finally undone.

Cast 

Prem Nazir as Balachandran
Mohanlal as Babu
Lakshmi as Indu
Sukumari as Ammaayi
Jagathy Sreekumar as Josekutty
Manavalan Joseph as Ammavan
V. D. Rajappan as Himself
Cochin Haneefa
Achankunju as Kumaran
Anuradha
Chithra as Marykutty
Kunchan as Fisherman
M. G. Soman as Usha
Meena as Marykutty's Mother
Santhakumari as Nani
Silk Smitha as Cabaret Dancer
T. G. Ravi as Rappayi
Raveendran

Soundtrack 
The music was composed by Raveendran and the lyrics were written by Poovachal Khader.

Release

References

External links 
 

Category:1983 films
Category:Indian films
Category:1980s Malayalam-language films