Atmarpanam

Very down to earth story line; sublime performance by both Mis Kumari and Prem Nazir; heart warming music and sobering tragedy is how one can sum up this movie. A classic by any standard in Malayalam movies. Prem Nazir is young and looks breathtakingly cute.Mythology was the favourite theme of Indian cinema in the 1950s. Fantasy and adventure were the other sure-shot success themes. In the South MGR-starrers like Manthrikumari , Marutha Naattu Ilavarasi (1950), Sarvadhikari ,Marmayogi (1951) and Sivaji Ganesan starrers like Manohara (1954) are perfect examples of such films. In such adventurous tales the story is usually of the hero who fights against the tyrannical regime of kings, ministers, and brings peace and harmony. In most of these films, the hero or the heroine falls in love with the son or daughter of the tyrant ruler.