This movie is a remake of the American film Enoch Arden which also adapted from Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem of the same name starring Alfred Paget.Released on December 30, 1954, this was a New Year gift to the Malayali. One of the most successful films produced by the thespian T. E. Vasudevan, the USP of 'Snehaseema' was a strong social theme and some wonderful music.
The plot revol ves around Johny (Sathyan), an orphan raised by a Christian priest who works as a teacher in a private management school. The print of original is probably lost. But I remember seeing them both and Snehaseema is a good facsimile of the original, made especially so by the appearance of the mega star Sathyan . I love the song "Kanivolum Kamaneeya Hridayam" - a P.Leela classic . Watch it on YouTube. It is difficult to remain dry-eyed by Leela's song sung by a very young Pathmini.
