Aabhijathyam

Aabhijathyam (transl. False pride) is a 1971 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by A. Vincent^[1] and produced by R. S. Prabhu. A remake of the Marathi film Manini (1961), it stars Madhu, Sharada, Sukumari and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. It was released on 12 August 1971.^[2][3] It was remade in Tamil as Petha Manam Pithu and in Telugu as Abhimanthavalu.^[4][5]

Aabhijathyam
Poster
Directed by	A. Vincent
Screenplay by	Thoppil Bhasi
Produced by	R. S. Prabhu
Starring	Madhu Sharada Sukumari Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Cinematography	A. Venkat
Edited by	G. Venkitaraman
Music by	A. T. Ummer
Production company	Rajesh Films
Release date	12 August 1971 (1971-08-12)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Plot

Malathi, born into a wealthy family, defies her father's wishes by marrying her music teacher, who is of modest means. Facing disdain from her family, particularly during her sister's wedding, Malathi and her husband decide to leave before the celebrations begin due to the hurtful insults. This departure deeply affects her mother, who becomes bedridden and passes away from sorrow. Realizing his errors, Malathi's father seeks forgiveness, reconciles with her, and chooses to live with her permanently.

Cast

• Madhu as Madhavan
• Sharada as Malathi (voice dubbed by K. P. A. C. Lalitha)^[6]
• Sukumari
• Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Malathi's mother
• Adoor Bhasi
• Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Malathi's father
• Sankaradi
• Raghavan
• Baby Jayarani
• Junior Sheela
• Kannoor Rajam
• Kedamangalam Ali
• Master Bablu
• Master Babu
• Master Sekhar
• Metilda
• Pala Thankam
• Philomina
• Ramankutty
• S. P. Pillai
• Sathyapalan Nair
• Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan
• Veeran
• Vijayabhanu
• Krishnankutty

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Aattin Manappuratharayaalin"	Ambili, Latha Raju
2.	"Chempakappoonkaavanathile"	K. J. Yesudas
3.	"Kalyaanakkuruvikku"	P. Leela, Choir
4.	"Mazhamukiloli Varnnan"	S. Janaki
5.	"Raasaleelaykku"	K. J. Yesudas, B. Vasantha
6.	"Thallu Thallu"	Ambili, Adoor Bhasi, Latha Raju
7.	"Vrischika Raathri Than"	K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela

All lyrics are written by P. Bhaskaran; all music is composed by A. T. Ummer

Accolades

• Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Venkiteswaran, C. S. (27 February 2015). "Guiding light of Malayalam cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
2. "ആഭിജാത്യം‌ (1971)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
3. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 408. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
4. Sudhish, Navamy (12 June 2014). "On a Rewind Mode". The New Indian Express. p. 2. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
5. "AABHIJATYAM 1971". The Hindu. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
6. "Queen of emotions, KPAC Lalitha will be missed". The News Minute. 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

External links

• Aabhijathyam at IMDb