Sarapancharam


Sarapancharam is a 1979 Malayalam film written and directed by Hariharan, starring Jayan, Sheela, Sathaar, P. K. Abraham and Oduvil Unnikrishnan in major roles. It was released in the golden era of Jayan, a popular superstar of Malayalam cinema. He played the main villain role in the film. It was also one of the first notable films of Oduvil Unnikrishnan. The story line of the film is loosely based on D. H. Lawrence's 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover, though there are significant differences in plot and characterization. The film was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 1979.

Plot

The story concerns a young married woman, Soudamini, whose upper-class husband has been paralyzed and rendered impotent. Her sexual frustration leads her into an affair with the servant, Chandrasekharan. She eventually marries him but later discovers that he has had relationship with many ladies and he aimed only at her wealth. She and her only daughter Baby are helpless as they are not able to put him out of their lives. Later, a young man named Prabhakaran, who is the son of an ex-servant of Soudamini, enters their life and helps them to get rid of Chandrasekharan. In the climax, Chandrasekharan is shot dead by Soudamini.

Box office

This film was commercial success which strengthened the position of lead actor Jayan both as a villain and as a hero. This film also broke many box office records and was declared as the highest-grossing movie ever released until another Jayan film Angadi broke it.

Cast

The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Yusufali Kechery.